Deck 38 Flashcards

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mushroom

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v. expand or grow rapidly

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maverick

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n. rebel; nonconformist

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menial

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adj. suitable for servants; lowly; mean

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mishap

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n. accident

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lustrous

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adj. shining

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loom

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v. appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged or distorted form

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marshal

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v. put in order

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leery

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adj. suspicious; cautious

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jurisprudence

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n. science of law

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momentous

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adj. very important

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novice

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n. beginner

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ornithology

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n. study of birds

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overwrought

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adj. extremely agitated; hysterical

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peerless

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adj. having no equal; incomparable

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piecemeal

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adv. one piece at a time; gradually

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picaresque

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adj. pertaining to rogues in literature

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quixotic

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adj. idealistic but impractical

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rankle

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v. irritate; fester

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regale

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v. entertain

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reaper

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n. one who harvests grain

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repercussion

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n. result or impact

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repellant

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adj. driving away; unattractive

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rig

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v. fix or manipulate

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rift

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n. opening; break

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scurry

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v. move briskly

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shambles

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n. wreck; mess

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subversive

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adj. tending to overthrow; destructive

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stellar

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adj. pertaining to the stars

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swindler

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n. cheat

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thermal

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adj. pertaining to heat

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ubiquitous

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adj. being everywhere; omnipresent

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verve

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n. energy in expressing ideas, especially artistically

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venerable

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adj. deserving high respect

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seethe

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v. be disturbed; boil

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acute

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adj. quickly perceptive; keen; brief and severe

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aftermath

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n. consequences; outcome; upshot

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accomodate

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v. oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt

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ambidextrous

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adj. capable of using either hand with equal ease

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amoral

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adj. immoral

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anesthetic

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n. substance that removes sensation with or without loss of consciousness

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appraise

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v. estimate value of

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arcane

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adj. secret; mysterious; known by very few

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assay

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v. analyze; evaluate

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avalanche

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n. great mass of falling snow and ice

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beset

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v. harass or trouble; hem in

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bland

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adj. soothing or mild; agreeable

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canny

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adj. shrewd; thrifty

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cavalcade

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n. procession; parade

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chafe

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v. warm by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)

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circumspect

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adj. prudent; cautious

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component

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n. element; ingredient

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commensurate

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adj. equal in extent

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cohere

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v. stick together

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confirm

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v. corroborate; verify; support

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contrite

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adj. penitent

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defile

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v. pollute; profane

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descry

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v. catch sight of

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depict

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v. portray

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delusion

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n. false belief; hallucination

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dismay

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v. discourage; frighten