English 3 midterm Flashcards

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Fatalistic

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Believe

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2
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Numismatist

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Coin collector

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3
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Licentious

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Morally unrestrained (immoral

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4
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Paucity

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Insufficiency

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5
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Obtrude

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To Force oneself into a situation

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6
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Pensive

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Dreamily thoughtful

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7
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Alienate

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Turnaway feelings or affections

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8
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Elated

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In high spirits

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9
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Epigram

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witty saying expression

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10
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Amalgamate

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To combine

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11
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Demented

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Mentally ill

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12
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Hone

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To sharpen

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13
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Beleaguer

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Annoy cause problems

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14
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Gorge

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To eat or swallow greedily

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15
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Antiquated

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No longer useful

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16
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Opiate

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Narcoli to sleep

17
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Caricatures

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In exaggerated portrayal of one’s features

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Dally

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To waste time

19
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Felonious

20
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Ambidextrous

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Equally skillful with either hand

21
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Chauvinist

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having a fanatical devotion to a country gender or religion

22
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Egalitarian

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Promoting equal rights for all people

23
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Berserk

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The state of violent or destructive

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Ostentatious

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Mark fire con spacious showy or pretentious display

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Delude
To mislead
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Elude
Hey scape notice to get away
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Inactive
Unproductive
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Blight
Anything that destroys
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Obsequy
Funeral
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Denizen
An occupant
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Fealty
Loyalty
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Laggard
Slow person
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Gambit
Maneuver or action to gain