Detivatives 2015 Flashcards

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Ambiguous

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Vague, uncertain

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Ambidextrous

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Skilled in both hands

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Civic

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Being a citizen

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Armory

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Place for storing weapons

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Armistice

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An agreement to stop fighting, standing down of weapons

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Aviary

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Place for housing birds

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Tertiary

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Third in order of importance

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Pedestrian

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Person who walks lacking inspiration: dull

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Impediment

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Blocks progress, gets in the way

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Formative

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Influential, beauty shaping

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Centenarian

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Person who has reached 100

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Gravity

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Importance, serious, dignity, authority

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Lucid

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Clear minded, vivid

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Lucent

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Giving off light, shining

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Capitulate

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To surrender, give up your head

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Recapitulate

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To summarize “to recap”

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Tantamount

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Equal to something in meaning: equivalent to

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Vivify

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To bring to life, make alive

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Piedmont

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At the foot of a mountain, foothills

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Altitude

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Height

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Longitude

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Length

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Latitude

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Width

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Paramount

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Beyond the mountain, at the top, most important

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Caveat emptor

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Buyer beware

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Ambivalent

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Indecisive, conflicting emotions