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Deck 35 Flashcards

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visceral

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adj. felt in one’s inner organs

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virus

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n. disease communicator

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vouchsafe

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v. grant; choose to give in reply; permit

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vagrant

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n. a homeless wanderer

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unruly

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adj. disobedient; lawless

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vacuous

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adj. empty; inane

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vagabond

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n. wanderer; tramp

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unravel

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v. disentangle; solve

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unrequited

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adj. not reciprocated

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transition

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n. going from one state of action to another

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trespass

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v. unlawfully enter the boundaries of someone else’s property

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tribute

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n. tax levied by a rule; mark of respect

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tendentious

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adj. having an aim; biased; designed to further a cause

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tantalize

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v. tease; torture with disappointment

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sparse

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adj. not thick; thinly scattered; scanty

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singular

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adj. unique; extraordinary; odd

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salvage

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v. rescue from loss

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retribution

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n. vengeance; compensation; punishment for offenses

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retrench

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v. cut down; economize

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remonstrance

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n. protest; objection

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remnant

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n. remainder

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regime

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n. method or system of government

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regeneration

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n. renewal or restoration (of a bodily part); spiritual rebirth

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rapacious

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adj. excessively greedy; predatory

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proponent

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n. supporter; backer; opposite of opponent

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predilection

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n. partiality; preference

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plagiarize

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v. steal another’s ideas and pass them off as one’s own

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poignancy

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n. quality of being deeply moving; keenness of emotion

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pejorative

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adj. negative in connotation; having a belittling effect

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permeable

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adj. penetrable; porous; allowing liquids or gas to pass through

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pandemic

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adj. widespread; affecting the majority of people

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officious

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adj. meddlesome; excessively pushy in offering one’s services

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musky

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adj. having the odor of musk

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navigable

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adj. wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through; able to be steered

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milieu

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n. environment; means of expression

36
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migratory

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adj. wandering

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legend

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n. explanatory list of symbols on a map

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linchpin

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n. something that holds or links various parts together

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legacy

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n. a gift made by a will

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limpid

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adj. clear; transparent; lucid

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jargon

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n. language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish

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jaded

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adj. fatigued; surfeited

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irony

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n. hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean

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insulated

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adj. set apart; isolated

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innuendo

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n. hint; insinuation

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innovative

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adj. novel; introducing a change

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incubate

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v. hatch; scheme

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indignity

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n. offensive or insulting treatment

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impertinent

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adj. insolent; rude

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importune

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v. beg persistently

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hoary

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adj. white with age

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hurtle

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v. crash; rush

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grimace

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n. a facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.

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gall (n)

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n. bitterness; nerve

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finesse

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n. delicate skill

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expository

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adj. explanatory; serving to explain

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exude

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v. discharge; give forth

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embark

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v. commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey

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enamored

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adj. in love

60
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dismember

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v. cut into small parts

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