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G800_31-35 Flashcards

1
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expiate

A

to atone for

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2
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explicate

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to explain;interpret;clarify

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3
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expository

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explanatory, the film suffers from too …. dialogue

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extant

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in existence; not lost

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5
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extemporaneous

A

unrehearsed

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extirpate

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to root up; to destroy

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extraneous

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not essential; irrelevant

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8
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extrapolation

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the act of estimation by projecting known information

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9
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extrinsic

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not belonging naturally to somebody

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10
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facetious

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humorous

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11
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facilitate

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to make less difficult

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12
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factotum

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a person who does all sorts of work; a handyman

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fallacious

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based on a false idea or fact; misleading

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fallow

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plowed but not sowed; uncultivated

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fatuous

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foolishly self-satisfied

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fauna

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animals of a period or region

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fawning

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seeking favor by flattering

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felicitous

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suitable expressed; well-chosen; appropriate; happy

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feral

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existing in a wild or untamed state

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fervor

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warmth and intensity of emotion; enthusiasm

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fetid

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having a bad smell

22
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fetter

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to bind; confine, chain; impede

23
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fiat

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arbitrary order; authorization

24
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fidelity

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loyalty; exact correspondence; the quality of being faithful to your partner by prohibiting sexual relationship with others

25
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filibuster

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use of obstructive tactics in a legislature to block passage of a law

26
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finesse

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to handle with a deceptive or evasive strategy;( especially business)

27
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fissure

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crevice

28
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flag

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to droop; grow weak

29
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fledgling

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beginner; novice

30
Q

flora

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plants of a region or era

31
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flourish

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an embellishment or ornamentation

32
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flout

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to treat scornfully, ridicule, disdain

33
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flux

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flowing; a continuous moving

34
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foment

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to incite; arouse

35
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forbearance

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patience

36
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forestall

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to prevent; delay

37
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formidable

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menacing; threatening; if people, things or situations are ………… , you feel fear and/or respect for them, because they are impressive or powerful, or because they seem very difficult

38
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forswear

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renounce; repudiate

39
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founder

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to sink; fail; collapse

40
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fracas

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a loud quarrel; brawl

41
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fractious

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quarrelsome; unruly; rebellious

42
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fresco

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a painting done on plaster

43
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frieze

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ornamental band on a wall

44
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froward

A

stubbornly contrary; obstinately disobedient, سرکش یاغی

45
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frugality

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thrift

46
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fulminate

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to attack loudly; denounce; lightning

47
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fulsome

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so excessive as to be disgusting

48
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fusion

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union; synthesis

49
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futile

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ineffective; useless; fruitless

50
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florid

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ruddy; reddish; flowery

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