Definishions Flashcards

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To plunge or dip into a fluid;to involve deeply

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Immerse

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Wealth,riches,prosperity;great abundance

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Affluence

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3
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A big, fat, clumsy individual

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Oaf

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Likely to undergo change, changeable a value or quantity that varies, a symbol

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Variable

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5
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Marked by bloodshed, slaughter, or violence

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Gory

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Difficult to catch or to hold, hard to explain or understand

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Elusive

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A series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression or oppinion

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Commentary

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8
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Complete, instantaneous, without, reservation, thorough going

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Outright

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9
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To meet in accordance with a plan

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Rendezvous

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10
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A first public appearance

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Debut

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11
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The striking of one object against another

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Impact

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Something new, a change, the act of introducing a new method.

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Innovation

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13
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Clearness, accuracy

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Clarity

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Cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims

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Crotchety

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15
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Expend

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to pay out, spend; to use up

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16
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To talk or act in a noisy and threatening way

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Bluster

17
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Appearing evil or dangerous

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Sinister

18
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A disease that causes plants to wither

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Blight

19
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The landscape, especially its physical features

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Terrain

20
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To feel sorry for what one has done or what one has failed to do

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Repent

21
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Rounded and plump, full or rich in sound

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Rotund

22
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A person who has committed a crime or is guilty of a crime or another misdeed

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Culprit

23
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Someone or something that is extremely puzzling

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Enigma

24
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Good judgement;care in speech or action

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Discretion

25
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To waste time; to be idle, to spend more time dong something than is necessary

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Dawdle

26
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Deep in painful regret in once’s pat misdeeds; pangs of conscience

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Remorse

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Easily fooled, tricked, or cheated

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Gullible

28
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Showing remarkable originality, inventiveness, resourcefulness; clever

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Ingenious

29
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To worship an idol, make an idol of, to love very much

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Idolized

30
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Enjoyment or satisfaction;something that adds a pleasing flavor to enjoy greatly

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Relish

31
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To cause, bring about, to persuade

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Induced

32
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To lie, tell an untruth , to mislead on purpose

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Prevaricate