english combined Flashcards

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phototrophic

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tending to grow or move toward light

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phosphorescent

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giving off light without heat

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photogenic

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attractive in pictures or photographs

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Lucid

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easy to understand; clear

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elucidate

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to make clear by explaining

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translucent

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allowing light to pass through

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circumspect

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careful: mindful of rules and consquences

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prospect

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that which is expected

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specter

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a ghost or phantom

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invidious

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hateful or spitful

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providential

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happening by good fourtane

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improvise

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to create without any forethought or preperation

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perjury

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the breaking of a legal oath

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abjure

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to swear off; renounce

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predominant

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being most evident or apparent

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domineering

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forcing other to obey

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indomitable

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unbeatable; resilient

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aristocracy

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a group of the most wealthy and privileged

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theocracy

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a government ruled by a religious leader

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bureaucrat

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a minor offical

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legitmize

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to give credit or recognition

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privileged

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available only to a special few.

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legislative

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having to do with the law

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rapacious

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seizing everything; greedy

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rapt
giving total attention to; captivated
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surreptitious
hidden or secret; done without notice
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perceptible
able to be notice or felt
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susceptible
able to be influenced
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precept
an idea important to a system of beliefs
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voracious
devouring everything
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omnivorous
feeding on both animals and plants
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herbivorous
eating only plants
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Decadent
overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive
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cadence
a rhythmic rise and fall
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casualty
something or someone injured, killed, or eliminated
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invincible
unable to be conquered
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provincial
limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded
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evince
to establish; to reflect the truth of
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conducive
supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about
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induce
to lead toward some action
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deduce
to draw a conclosion from fact; to infer
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protracted
extended in time; prolonged
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intractable
stubborn; obstinate; hard to move foward
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retract
to draw back to withdrawp
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petulant
irritable or short tempered
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impetous
acting passionately without forethought
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impetus
that which drives one; momentum
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Fractious
Tending to argue or cause discord
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Infraction
A minor violation of a rule or law
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Infringe
to intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass
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Excise
To cut out of; to remove
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Incisive
Sharply cutting; direct and powerful
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Concise
Brief and straightforward
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Tome
A large and serious book
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Epitome
The best or most typical example
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Dichotomy
Two opposite parts of one whole
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Anatomy
The structure of parts; taken as a whole
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Compunction
A feeling of regret or remorse
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Punctilious
Paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful
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Pungent
Stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell
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JUR
to swear, to vow
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DOMIN
to rule; to dominate
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CRAT CRAC
to rule to power
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LEG
law
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RAP
to snatch; greedy, devouring
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CEP
to seize, to take
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VOR
to eat
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CAD, CAS
to fall
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PHOT, PHOS
light
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LUC
light
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SPEC, SPECT
to look ar
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VID, VIS
to see, to look
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VINC, VICT
to conquer
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DUC, DUCT
to lead
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TRACT
to drag
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PETO
to seek aggresivly
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PUNCT
to sting to pierce
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Cis
to cut to kill
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fract, fring, frang
to break
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tom
to cut