Lesson 12- Final Flashcards

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Saturate

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(Vb) fully satisfy, fill to capacity, soak

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Savory

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(Adj) pleasing, either to the senses or the mind

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Sedulous

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(Adj) hard working and careful of details, diligent

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Spendthrift

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Someone who wastes money

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Stalwart

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(Adj) strong, unwavering

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Stanch

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(Vb) to stop the flow

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Staunch

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(Adj) standing firm, solidly loyal

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Steadfast

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(Adj) not moveable, strong in belief,

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Strident

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(Adj) harsh sounding

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Stupefy

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(Vb) to cause someone to be groggy or confused

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Submissive

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(Adj) tame, subservient, obsequious

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Surpass

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(Vb) to go beyond, exceed

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Tedious

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(Adj) long and drawn out, tiresome, boring

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Vagary

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(Noun) an unpredictable result or action

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Vehement

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(Adj) strongly expressed, powerful

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Viable

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(Adj) capable of living or functioning

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Virtuoso

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(Noun) a highly skilled person

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Vociferous

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(Adj) loud and insistent, vehement, obstreperous

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Vulnerable

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(Adj) able to be hurt

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Whimsical

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(Adj) unpredictable, capricious

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Satire

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(Noun) sarcastically humorous depiction