Lesson 18 Flashcards

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Accord

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Agreement, state of harmony

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Annulment

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A voiding, invalidation

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Arduous

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Very difficult to accomplish or achieve, very demanding (task)

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Astute

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Shrewd, perspicacious, perspective

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Carping

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Finding fault

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Covert

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Secret, concealed

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Desecrate

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To violate the sanctity of something, to profane, to adulterate

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Dilatory

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Delaying, slow

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Esteem

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Estimate of value; approval and respect often blended with fondness

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Expatriate

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An exile

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Fortuitous

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Something that happens by accident or chance (usually good)

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Guileless

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Without deceit

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Hackneyed

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Trite, banal, lacking freshness

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Illustrious

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Notably outstanding, famous

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Insatiable

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Incapable of being satisfied (richie)

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Loquacious

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Very talkative

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Neurotic

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An emotionally unstable person

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Parch

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To become dry by heat, to shrivel from heat

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Porous

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Something that permits the passage of substance

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Rancid

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Having foul or offensive smell or taste

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Reconcile

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To reestablish friendship, to resolve a dispute

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Saccharine

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Overly sweet attitude

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Sonorous

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Resonant, producing a full and rich sound

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Tentative

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Not fully worked out, provisional, uncertain

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Utility

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Usefullness