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Day 57 Flashcards

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Figurine

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small ornamental statuette(very small statue)

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Fusillade

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simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)

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Laity

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laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy

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Horde

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A crowd, a multitude of people

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Monarchy

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Rule by one leader

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Aseptic

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preventing infection; having a cleansing effect

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Desperate

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having lost all hope; despairing

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Venality

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corruption

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Persona

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public personality or facade

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Enterprising

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full of initiative; showing enterprise

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Antiquity

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quality of being very old; ancient times

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Defalcate

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To misuse someone else’s property or money

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Hackles

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hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog

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Plagiarism

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stealing someone’s ideas; taking credit for the work of another

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Disinter

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To reveal, to dig up

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Vision

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eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination

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Ambivalent

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Undecided, hesitant

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Dictatorial

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Authoritarian, bossy

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Unobtrusive

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inconspicuous; not blatant

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Opting

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choosing

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Blowhard

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talkative boaster; braggart

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Urge

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drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action

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Incoherent

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jumbled, not understandable

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Miniature

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small model; small painting;

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*Guile

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deceit, duplicity, cunning

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Disregard

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to ignore

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Persistent

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Stubborn, refusing to give up

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Perigee

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point on moon’s orbit when it is nearest the earth

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Fiasco

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disaster

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22
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*Incorrigible

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unable to be changed

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Objective

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neutral, impassive

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*Prevalent

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existing in many places, predominant

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Dismay

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v. discourage; frighten

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Aureole

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sun’s corona; halo; bright circle of light

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Jollity

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gaiety; cheerfulness

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*Sedentary

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requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled

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Snicker

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half-stifled laugh

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Expletive

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meaningless word

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28
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Lineage

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descent, ancestry

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Withstand

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stand up against; resist successfully

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Jaunt

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trip; short journey

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Mongrel

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plant or animal of mixed breed

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Bandy

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discuss lightly or glibly

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Jubilation

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rejoicing great joy

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Beneficiary

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one who receives gifts or benefits

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Topical

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on topic

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Filigree

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delicate ornamental lacelike metal work

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Unbridled

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unrestrained, uncontrolled

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Dishonor

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disgrace

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Jaundice

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medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, turn yellow

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Panoramic

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denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view

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Bamboozle

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to trick, to fool

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Dank

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wet and unpleasant

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lamentable

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regrettable

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constitution

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constituting; system of laws

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partisan *

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one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party

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dys-

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abnormal; impaired

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integrity *

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honesty

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subsistence

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existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood

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except

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exclude

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garner

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to gather or collect

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chaff

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worthless products of an endeavor; husk separated from grain

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husbandry

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science of farming
sensible management of resources

43
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felon

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convicted criminal

44
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substantiates

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gives supporting evidence

45
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mammoth

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immense, huge

46
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functional

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made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning

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placebo

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harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill

47
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frisk

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move about playfully

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executor

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person designated to execute the terms of a will

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dyslexia

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word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read

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gargantuan

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huge; enormous

50
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prosper

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become successful

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auspicious

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fortunate; indicative of a successful outcome

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flowery

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full of flowers

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prey

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target of a hunt, victim

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statutory

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created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute

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assent

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agreement

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vereri

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respect, love

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boost

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lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise

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impale

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pierce (with a sharp point)

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wittingly

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knowingly, deliberately

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preclude *

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prevent

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ignominious

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humiliating

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sophisticated

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cosmopolitan, knowledgeable

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gelid

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frigid, icelike

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ecclesiastic

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ecclesiastical, pertaining to the church

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mutt

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change

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integral

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crucial, essential

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taut

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tight, stretched out

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provenance

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place of origin

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birthright

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basic right from birth
inheritance

64
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attribute *

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essential quality

64
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recidivism

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habitual return to crime

65
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protégé

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someone who is under the protection or guidance of a mentor

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extirpation

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destruction

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scad

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a great quantity

66
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internecine

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mutually destructive

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effacement

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wiping out

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tally

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to count, to enumerate

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