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Day 54 Flashcards

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cognosc

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knowledge

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heteronym

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words with the same spelling but different meaning

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congenial

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friendly

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ejaculation

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exclamation; abrupt ejection

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repulsion

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distaste; disgust; act of driving back

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vouchsafe

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grant condescendingly, guarantee

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recumbent

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reclining; lying down completely or in part

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overture

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musical introduction to a long musical piece; first offer or proposal

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exhale

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breathe out

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prefigure

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be a sign of; foreshadow

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crust

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hard outer covering

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compute

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reckon; calculate

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pine

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long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline

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lethargic *

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lacking energy or enthusiasm

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legislature

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legislating branch of government

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valid

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logically convincing; sound; legally acceptable; effective

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partial

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incomplete; favoring one side over another; having a liking for something

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partition

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divide into parts

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byzantine

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maze-like; very complicated

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controvert

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oppose with arguments; attempt to refute; contradict

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consort

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associate with; keep accompany
n = husband or wife (or a ruler)

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scruvy

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despicable; contemptible

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reprimanded

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scolded

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knit

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contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely

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theatrical

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dramatic, exaggerated

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divest

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to strip of clothes or decoration

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hover

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hang about; (of birds or aircraft) stay in the air in one place; (of people) wait nearby

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rigid

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hard and unbending; stiff and unyielding; fixed in behavior or views; strict; rigorous

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threadbare *

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worn through till the threads show

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trinket

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knickknack; bauble; cheap jewelry

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ramose

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branch-like

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preternatural

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supernatural, unusual

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sedulous

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hardworking, industrious

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incredulity

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tendency to disbelief

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adulterate

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make impure or of poorer quality by adding inferior or tainted (contaminated)

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torpid

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lacking energy, enervated

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ablution

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washing

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prognosis

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medical opinion of the outcome of a disease or a prediction

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burnished

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shining, polished

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patron

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wealthy supporter of the arts or customer

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ravel

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fall apart into tangles; entangle; unravel or untwist

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anonymous

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without a name

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perpetrate

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to cause to happen, to commit

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microscope

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an instrument which allows you to see small things

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droll

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queer and amusing

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posterity

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future generations

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counterfeit

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fake, fraudulent

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blotch

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spot; blot

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satire

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form of literature in which irony and sarcasm are employed to attack human vice

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ornate

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highly decorated

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metaphysical

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pertaining to speculative philosophy

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nom de plume

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pen name or false name used by author

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explicate

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explain in detail, interpret, clarify

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tarantula

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venomous spider

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tablet

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small round piece of medicine; flat piece of stone or metal bearing an inscription

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utopia

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ideal place, state, or society

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addiction

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compulsive habitual need

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apprehend

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to pursue or chase after a criminal

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writhe

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twist in coils; contort in pain

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sneak

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move, give, or take in a quiet, stealthy way

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abrogate

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abolish

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healthy

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possessing good health

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advocacy

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support; active pleading on behalf of someone or something

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tessellated

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mosaic; inlaid

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substantiate

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backed up; given supporting evidence

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potential

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possibility or capacity of power

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bust

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piece of sculpture showing a person’s head, shoulders, and upper chest

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idolatrous

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worshipping idols; over-praising

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paean

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song of praise or joy

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enhances

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improves

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mishappropriate

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improperly taken or used

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undulate

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to move in a wavelike motion

53
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tatter

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torn piece of cloth

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deplete

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reduce; exhaust

54
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epic

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long series of events

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adventitious

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accidental; casual; happening by chance

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dumbfound

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astonish

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avantgarde

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group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods

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cumbersome

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heavy and awkward to carry or wear; burdensome

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terse *

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concise; abrupt; pithy

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clamber

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climb by crawling with difficulties; scramble

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disheartening

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very discouraging

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miffed

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angry, peevish

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hyper

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over, excessive

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fissure

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deep crack

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interdict

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to bar or prohibit

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extrinsic

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external; not essential or inherent; extraneous

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purse

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pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles

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wag

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shake repeatedly from side to side

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hue

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tone, shade of color

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embroider

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decorate with needlework; ornament (a story) with fancy or fictitious details

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artifact *

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object made by human beings, either handmade or mass-produced

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culprit

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criminal, guilty party

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empiricism

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a former school of medical practice founded on experience without the aid of theory

64
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satiate

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to satisfy, to sate

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cohesion

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tendency to keep together

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confounds

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confuses

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personification

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attributing human qualities to something non-human
acting as an example of

67
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prophetic

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foretelling the future, prescient

68
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bliss

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complete happiness

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