english combined Flashcards by Unknown Unknown | Brainscape

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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

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giving total attention to; captivated

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surreptitious

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hidden or secret; done without notice

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perceptible

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able to be notice or felt

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susceptible

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able to be influenced

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precept

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an idea important to a system of beliefs

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voracious

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devouring everything

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omnivorous

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feeding on both animals and plants

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herbivorous

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eating only plants

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Decadent

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overly luxurious and lacking moral discipline; excessive

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cadence

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a rhythmic rise and fall

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casualty

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something or someone injured, killed, or eliminated

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invincible

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unable to be conquered

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provincial

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limited in knowledge of the world; narrow-minded

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evince

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to establish; to reflect the truth of

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conducive

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supportive; encouraging; helping to bring about

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induce

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to lead toward some action

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deduce

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to draw a conclosion from fact; to infer

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protracted

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extended in time; prolonged

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intractable

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stubborn; obstinate; hard to move foward

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retract

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to draw back to withdrawp

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petulant

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irritable or short tempered

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impetous

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acting passionately without forethought

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impetus

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that which drives one; momentum

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Fractious

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Tending to argue or cause discord

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Infraction

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A minor violation of a rule or law

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Infringe

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to intrude on an area belonging to another; to trespass

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Excise

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To cut out of; to remove

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Incisive

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Sharply cutting; direct and powerful

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Concise

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Brief and straightforward

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Tome

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A large and serious book

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Epitome

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The best or most typical example

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Dichotomy

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Two opposite parts of one whole

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Anatomy

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The structure of parts; taken as a whole

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Compunction

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A feeling of regret or remorse

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Punctilious

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Paying strict attention to detail; extremely careful

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Pungent

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Stinging or biting, especially in taste or smell

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JUR

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to swear, to vow

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DOMIN

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to rule; to dominate

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CRAT CRAC

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to rule to power

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LEG

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law

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RAP

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to snatch; greedy, devouring

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CEP

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to seize, to take

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VOR

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to eat

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CAD, CAS

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to fall

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PHOT, PHOS

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light

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LUC

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light

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SPEC, SPECT

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to look ar

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VID, VIS

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to see, to look

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VINC, VICT

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to conquer

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DUC, DUCT

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to lead

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TRACT

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to drag

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PETO

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to seek aggresivly

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PUNCT

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to sting to pierce

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Cis

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to cut to kill

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fract, fring, frang

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to break

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tom

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to cut