Dickinson Nature Vocab Flashcards
1
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Accretion
A
growth or increase by gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter
2
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Affable
A
friendly/familiar
3
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Amiable
A
friendly/familiar
4
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Avuncular
A
kind towards younger or less experienced person
5
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Congenial
A
friendly/familiar
6
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Cordial
A
friendly/familiar
7
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Crepuscular
A
resembling or relating to twilight
8
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Duplicitous
A
sneaky
9
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Effusion
A
act/process of being poured out
10
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Emanate
A
if smth emanates from somewhere, it comes from there
a force that is a manifestation of God
11
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Equivocation
A
use of ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid commitment
eg. “without equivocation”
12
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Exult
A
to celebrate/revel in
13
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Ineffectual
A
fail to do what supposed too
14
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Innocuous
A
beign/harmless
15
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Metamorphosis
A
complete transformation
