Homo Sapiens Flashcards

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Vehemently

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in a strong and emotional way

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Ubiquitous

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seeming to be everywhere

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Sporadic

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Happening sometimes, not regular.

Black swan event is a sporadic one.

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Recuperate

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Recover

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Inquisitive

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wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people:

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perdition

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a state of punishment that goes on for ever, believed in some religions to be suffered by evil people after death

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perforce

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because it is necessary

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ditch

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a long, narrow open hole that is dug into the ground, usually at the side of a road or field, used especially for supplying or removing water or for dividing land

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Vicious

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Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly:
a vicious dog
George Floyd has undergone a vicious attack by a police officer

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Dull

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Not interesting

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Clemency

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kindness when giving a punishment:

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Inexorable

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continuing without any possibility of being stopped:

Inexorable progress of science

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Myopic

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not able to see clearly things that are far away
unable to understand a situation or the way actions will affect it in the future:

Their myopic refusal to act now will undoubtedly cause problems in the future.

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Coalesce

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If two or more things coalesce, they come or grow together to form one thing or system.

The theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller groupings of stars. I

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To disavow

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to say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something:

He disavowed his earlier confession to the police.

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Iota

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an extremely small amount:

I haven’t seen one iota of evidence to support his claim.

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To amalgamate

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to join or unite to form a larger organization or group, or to make separate organizations do this

The electricians’ union is planning to amalgamate with the technicians’ union. I

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Boon

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something that is very helpful and improves the quality of life:

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Fecundity

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the ability to produce a lot of crops, fruit, babies, young animals, etc.:

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To chime

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(of bells) to make a clear ringing sound:

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To scribble

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to write or draw something quickly or carelessly:

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Anguish (noun)

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extreme unhappiness caused by physical or mental suffering:

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Vicious

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(of an act) intending to hurt badly, or (of a person or animal) likely to be violent:

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Promiscuous

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(of a person) having a lot of different sexual partners or sexual relationships, or (of sexual habits) involving a lot of different partners:

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Serene (serenity)

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peaceful and calm; worried by nothing:

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To crave

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to have a very strong feeling of wanting something:

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Mundane

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very ordinary and therefore not interesting:

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Short shrift

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If you get or are given short shrift by someone, you are treated without sympathy and given little attention:
He’ll get short shrift from me if he starts complaining about money again, now that I know how much he earns!

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Revamp

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to change or arrange something again, in order to improve it:

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To debunk

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to show that something is less important, less good, or less true than it has been made to appear:

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To compel

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to force someone to do something:

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Succour

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help given to someone, especially someone who is suffering or in need:

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Hindsight

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the ability to understand an event or situation only after it has happened:
With (the benefit/wisdom of) hindsight, I should have taken the job.

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Trivial

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having little value or importance:

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Devoid

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to lack or be without something that is necessary or usual:

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Burgeoning

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developing quickly:

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frugality

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the quality of being careful when using money or food
She was known for her simplicity and frugality.
They taught that frugality must be observed in food and clothing