Lesson 11 Flashcards by Sarah Longfellow | Brainscape

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desiccated

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dried up

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cessation

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a stopping; a discontinuance

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juxtapose

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to place side by side for comparison

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kinetic

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pertaining to motion

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garrulous

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talkative

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fetish

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an object that receives respect or devotion

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scintillate

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to sparkle, to twinkle, to sparkle intellectually

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lachrymose

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tearful, weepy

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fissure

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an opening; a groove, a split

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epitome

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a typical example

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languid

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sluggish; drooping from weakness

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delineate

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to describe, to depict

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legerdemain

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sleight of hand; deception

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libertine

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one who leads an immoral life

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elixir

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a supposed remedy for all ailments

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