Deck 10 Flashcards

1
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Intuition

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The ability to understand something immediately;without the need for conicious reasoning

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2
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Adage

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A short traditional saying :a proverb

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3
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Calamity

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An event that causes great misfortune;a disaster

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4
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Obtain

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To gain possession of ; to acquire

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5
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Encumber

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To weigh down unnecessarily ;to burden ;to impede action

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6
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Falter

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To become weaker; to be unsteady

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7
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Sleazy

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Of cheap quality;of low character

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8
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Dismantle

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To take apart ,pull down,disassembled

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9
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Survive

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To remain , to continue living or existing

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10
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Embed

A

To fix

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