Last Derivatives Flashcards

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Aperitif

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N

An opening drink (a cocktail)

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Aperture

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N

An opening

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Tenable

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Adj

Able to hold, defensible

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Tenacious

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Adj

Holding, stubborn, persevering

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Regent

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A ruler

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Captivate

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Vb

To capture someone’s attention, to charm or enthrall

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Facsimile

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A copy

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Imperial

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Adj

Having to do with an emperor/empire, commanding

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Demoted

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V or adj

Moved down

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Denounce

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V

To condemn

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Curator

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Person who takes care

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Magnanimous

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Adj

Generous, “of great soul”

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Inflammatory

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Adj

Fire-starting; arousing anger, passion, hostility

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Amble

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V

To walk at an easy pace

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Deity

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A god / spirit / divine being

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Longevity

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N

A long life

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Homunculus

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N

A little person

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Portal

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Door, gateway

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Renounce

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(V) to give up voluntarily, to abandon, to disown

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Inveterate

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(Adj.) firmly established, chronic

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Rectitude

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(N) state of being ruled, moral uprightness, moral discipline

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Convoke

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(V) to call together, to convene, to gather

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Anteroom

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(N) a room before/ leading to another room, a waiting room

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Transparent

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(Adj.) see through; obvious

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Amity

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(N) friendship, peaceful relations

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Enunciate

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(V) to speak out / clearly, to state