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Day 58 Flashcards

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hydra

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water

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venus

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respect, love

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translucent

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transparent

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forensic

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suitable to debate or courts of law

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velocity

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speed

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deducible

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derived by reasoning

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start

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move suddenly or involuntarily

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noncommittal

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neutral, refusing commitment to a particular opinion

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arbitrator

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judge

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gratify *

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to please

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inarticulate

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not well spoken, barely understandable

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skulk

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move furtively and secretly

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aspirant

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someone who is hoping to achieve an honor or position

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slick

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make smooth or glossy

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whinny

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neigh like a horse

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unintimidating

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unfrightening

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pestilence

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plague, widespread disease

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overrun

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to infest or overwhelm

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trek

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travel; journey

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convivial

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sociable and friendly

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eponym

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word which is used to create other words

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discern

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distinguish, discriminate

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sovereign

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ruler in a monarchy

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veracious

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honest, condid

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tart

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sharp to the taste; acid-tasting; caustic; sarcastic

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disjunctive

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serving to divide or contrast

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impeccable *

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faultless

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table

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to put off til later, delay

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rapacious

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extremely hungry or greedy

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crypt

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secret recess or vault usually used for burial; underground room

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tendentious

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promoting a particular point of view; viased

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scavenge

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hunt through discarded materials for usable items or food; search

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malediction

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curse or slander

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juror

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member of a jury

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cringe

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shrink back as if in fear; cower

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jocund

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merry

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importunate

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urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent

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solstice

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point or time at which the sun is farthest from the equator

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germane

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pertinent; bearing upon the case at hand; appropriate; 밀접한 관계가 있는

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scenario

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plot outline

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paleontology

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study of fossils, ancient life

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finished

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properly made and complete

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endemic

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peculiar to one region

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cognate

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having a common origin; related linguistically; allied by blood

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dormer

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small window in a bedroom

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diadem

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crown

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jaded

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weary; indifferent; bored with everything

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colored

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influenced or biased by

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cherish

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to treat as valuable or precious

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provisional

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tentative; temporary

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eloquent

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well spoken

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threat

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sign or warning of coming danger

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funereal

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sad; solemn; suitable for a funeral

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reprobate

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immoral, evil

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polarize

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to split into groups

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asylum

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place of refuge or shelter; protection

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employ

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to use, to hire

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fermentation

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chemical reaction that splits complex organic compounds

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abstemious *

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sparing in eating and drinking; temperate; 검소한, 절제하는

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agape

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openmouthed

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polity

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political organization; form of government of nation or state

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trickster

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person who cheats people

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fatalism

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belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one’s control

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ruthless

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pitiless; merciless; cruel

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sophist

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teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning

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approbation

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approval

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influx

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flowing in, infusion

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trivial

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insignificant, petty

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repugnance

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disgust; strong dislike; loathing

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engaged

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employed; busy;; betrothed; involved in conflict

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beset

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harass or trouble from all directions

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mingle

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mix together in close association

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incur

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bring upon oneself

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erotic

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pertaining to passionate love or sexual love

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execrate

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criticize harshly

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vise

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vice; tool for holding work in place

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patrimony

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inheritance handed down from father to son

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affidavit

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written statement made under oath or use as proof in a court of law

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debunk *

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to prove as false

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bemused

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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied

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cemetery

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place for burying the dead

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crochet

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make (a piece of needlework) by looping thread with a hooked needle

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paragon

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model of excellence, perfection

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decried

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criticized, belittled

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restive

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agitated, disturbed

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malcontent

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person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs; discontented person

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misgivings

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doubts

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vivisection

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dissection of a live animal

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canvas

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to get an opinion or survey

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doldrums

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blues, listlessness (las of spirit or energy)

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apocalyptic

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prophetic; pertaining to revelations especially of disaster

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fallible

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liable to err

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impervious

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invulnerable, impenetrable

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homogeneous *

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of the same kind; uniform in composition throughout

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sleek

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smooth and shining as from good health

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substantive

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substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance

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nonplus

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put at a loss; bring to a halt by confusion; perplex

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temper *

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moderate

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sybarite

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lover of luxury

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mortify

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humiliate by embarrassing excessively; shame

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