English Vocab 5 Flashcards

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Capitalism (n)

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An economic system based on private ownership, private decisions, and open competition in a free market

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Capitulate (v)

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to surrender or stop resisting; give up

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Decapitate (v)

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(1) to cut off the head; beheaded (2) to destroy or make useless

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Recapitulate (v)

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to repeat to summarize the most important points or stages

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Anthropoid (n)

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any of several large, tailless apes

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anthropology (n)

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the science and study of human beings

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Misanthropic (adj.)

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hating or distrusting

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Lycanthropy (n)

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(1) a delusion that tone has become a wolf
(2) Transformation into a wolf through witchcraft or magic

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Kinesiology (n)

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the scientific study of human movement

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hyperkinetic (adj)

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characterized by fast-paced or frantic activity

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Kinescope (n)

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a motion picture made from an image on a picture tube

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Telekinesis (n)

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The movement of objects without contact or other physical means

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Dynamic (adj.)

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(1) relating to physical force or energy (2) continuously and productively active and changing; energetic or forceful

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Dynamo (n)

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a power generator, especially one that produces direct electric current; a forceful, energetic person

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Aerodynamics (n/adj.)

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(1) a science that studies the movement of gases such as air and the way that objects move through such gasses (2) the qualities of an object that affect how easily it is able to move through air

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Hydrodynamic (adj.)

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having to do with the science that studies fluids and the forces that act on bodies surrounded by fluids

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Gradation (n)

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a serious made up of successive stages; a step in an ordered scale

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Degrade (v)

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to treat someone or something poorly and without respect; to make the quality of something worse

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Gradient (n)

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a continuous change in measure, activity, or substance

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Retrograde (adj.)

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moving or performed in a direction that is backward or opposite to the usual directions or towards a worse or earlier state

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Regimen (n)

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a regular course of treatment, usually involving food, exercise, or medicine

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Interregnum (n)

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the time period during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes; a period during which the normal functions of government or control are suspended

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Regalia (n)

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the emblems and symbols of royalty

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Regency (n)

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a government or period of time in which a regent rules

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Criterion (n)

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a standard by which a judgement or decision is made

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Critique (n)

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a judgment or evaluation, especially a rating or discussion of merits and faults

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Hypercritical (adj.)

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overly critical

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hematocrit (n)

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the ration of the volume of red blood cells to whole blood

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Jurisprudence (n)

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a system of law; the study and philosophy of law

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abjure (v)

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to reject formally

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Perjury (n)

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the crime of telling a lie under oath

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de jure (adj.)

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based on or according to the law

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pentathlon (n)

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an athletic contest in which each athlete competes in five different events

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Pentateuch (n)

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the first five books of the Old Testament, written by Moses

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pentameter (n)

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a line of poetry consisting of five metrical feet

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pentecostal (adj.)

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of or relating to any of various fundamental sects that stress personal experience of God and vocal expression in worship

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quincentennial (adj.)

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a 500th anniversary, or the celebration of such an event

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quintessential (adj.)

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representing the purest or most perfect example of

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quintile (adj.)

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one or another of the values that divide a tested population i into five evenly distributed classes, or one of these classes

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quintet (n)

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a musical piece for five instruments or voices; a group of five such performances or a basketball team