Lesson 21 & 22 Flashcards

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1
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arid

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dry desert-like, lacking in feeling

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dearth

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a scarce supply

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devoid

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completely without; lacking in

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4
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excerpt

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a portion from a longer peice of work

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exhaustive

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complete

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integral

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essential parts or neccessary parts of whole

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7
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paltry

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very small and insignificant

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8
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plethora

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an exccess of something

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9
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replenish

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to add or fill up things

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10
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scant

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barely enough

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11
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ascribe

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to cause something; attributing

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12
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circumscribe

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to limit the power of

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13
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inscribe

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to write carve into a formal letter

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14
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nondescript

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lacking certain features

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15
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prescribe

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to set down a rule

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16
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proscribe

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to forbid

17
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scribe

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a person who copies manuscripts

18
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scripture

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sacred writings or books

19
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subscript

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a small letter written below

20
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transcribe

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to make a full copy of spoken material