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Day 9 Flashcards

1
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indenture

A

bind as servant

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2
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dormancy

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inactivity

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3
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peerless

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having no equal

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refractory

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unmanageable

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5
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feature

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distinctive part of the faces (as the eyes or mouth); features: overall appearance

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6
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incinerate

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burn to ashes

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7
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alumnus

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graduate

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8
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cadaverous

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like a corpse; pale

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9
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seasonable

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occurring at the proper time or season; opportune

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nimble

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quick in movement; quick in understanding

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11
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antebellum

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after the civil war

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12
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effluent

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sewage (waste water)

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contravene

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contradict; oppose

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14
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probe

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explore with tools; investigate

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15
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ramble

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wander aimlessly (physically or mentally); digress

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16
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putative

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generally accepted or believed

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17
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apogee

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climax, highest point

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equilibrium

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balance of opposing forces; balance of the mind; equanimity

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19
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vanguard

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forerunners; foremost position of an army; advance forces

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apathy *

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lack of energy or interest

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21
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revive

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to bring back to life

22
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fiat

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command

23
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expiate

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to make up for, to make aments

24
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autocratic

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having absolute unchecked power; dictatorial

25
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disband

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dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate

26
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abject

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wretches; as low as possible; lacking pride; very humble; showing lack of self-respect

27
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ostentatious *

A

showy 허세부리는

28
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omnivorous

A

eating or enjoying everything

29
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euphoric

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overjoyed, excited

30
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Obsequious

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extremely flattering or servile

31
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incorporate

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introduce something into a larger whole; include; embody; give material form to

32
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retraction

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removal; ‘taking back’

33
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domineer

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rue over tyrannically

34
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propulsive

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driving forward

35
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confine

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shut in an enclosed space; restrict; keep within limits

36
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aloft

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upward; high up in the air

37
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distrait

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absentminded; distracted

38
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distinction

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honor; excellence; difference; contrast; discrimination

39
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warped

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crooked, twisted

40
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disjunction

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act or state of separation; disunity

41
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enmesh

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to involve, to embroil

42
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formality

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ceremonious quality

43
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clench

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close tightly; grasp

44
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stock

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standard; kept regularly in stock or supply

45
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groom

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man employed to take care of horses

46
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studious

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given to diligent study

47
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tranquil

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calm, peaceful

48
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forebears

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ancestors

49
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insatiable

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not easily satisfied, extremely greedy

50
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graduate

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arrange into categories or grades

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