Exercise 17 and 18 Flashcards

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Inebriate

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Someone who regularly drinks alcohol

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Trepidation

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Anxiety, apprehension

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Gargantuan

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Enormous, giant

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Libertine

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A person who freely indulges in sensual pleasures without regard to moral principles, playboy

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Adjudicate

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To judge

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Epistle

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A letter

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Anomaly

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A deviation from the normal

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Dauntless

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Fearless, brave

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Decapitate

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To behead, to cut off the head

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Dulcet

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Pleasant and soothing sound

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Propinquity

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The state of being near

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Fealty

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Loyalty, allegiance

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13
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Quintessential

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Being the most typical example or most important part of something

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Torrid

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Extremely hot

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Preposterous

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Absurd, stupid, ridiculous

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Trenchant

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Severe and piercing criticism

17
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Tutelage

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A help, advice or teaching about how to do something

18
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Defalcation

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Embezzlement, stealing

19
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Laggard

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Someone who always lags behind

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Throes

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Difficulty or intense pain