Grammar 7th Flashcards

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Centennial

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A hundredth anniversary or its celebration

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Benediction

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A blessing a giving of thanks

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Closet

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Small room for clothes or supplies to shut up in a room for a private talk

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Conduit

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A pipe or channel for conveying fluid a tube for electrical wires

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Conscript

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A draftee to force into government service

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Curator

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A person in charge of a museum, library, etcetera

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Devolve

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To pass on duties or tasks to another

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Facility

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Skill; dexterity; absence of difficulty;building which aids an activity

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Gradual

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Little by little; or taking place by degrees

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Impede

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To hinder the progress of; obstruct

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Insect

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Any of a large class of small usually winged invertebrates having three pairs of legs

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Juror

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One swarm to oath on a jury

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Malignant

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Having an evil influence; very harmful; likely to cause death

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Pusillanimous

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Timid, cowardly

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Addict

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To make habitual; one devoted to habit

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Animate

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To give life or motion to; to inspire; living

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Annuity

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An investment yielding fixed payments,especially yearly

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Biped

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Any two-footed animal

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Circumscribe

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To encircle; encompass; trace a line around; to limit

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Cloister

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A monastery or convent

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Conducive

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Helpful; contributive; leading or tending to

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Convoluted

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Twisted; coiled; spiraled

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Curious

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Eager to know and learn; unusual or odd

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Deceive

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Delude; mislead; to make one believe what is not true

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Dissect

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To cut apart piece by piece; examine closely

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Facile

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Easy; not hard to do; fluent; moves or works quickly and easily

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Gradient

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The degree of slope; a slope

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Justify

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To show to be right or correct; to free from blame; absolve; to give good reasons for

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Malady

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Sickness; disease; and ailment

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Proceed

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To advance or go on, especially after stopping

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Reject

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To refuse to take; decline; discard; throw out

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Subsidy

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A grant of money from the government as aid

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Tenure

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The holding or length of holding property or office

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Principal

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Chief; head; first in rank or importance

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Sessile

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Fixed or immobile

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Receptor

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That which takes in; sense organ or nerve ending

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Perception

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The mental grasp of something; site or intuition

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Precede

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To go before in rank, time, or place

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Subjacent

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Situated below someone or something else

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Tenet

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A principal doctrine or belief held as truth