Lesson 21 Flashcards

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Aggregate

A

Sum total, whole amount

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Archipelago

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A group of islands

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Boon

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Favorable; a blessing, a benefit

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Buffoon

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A clown, a silly or stupid person

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Chicanery

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Unethical methods, trickery

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Contaminant

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Something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes

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Corrugated

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Bent into folds

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Deleterious

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Harmful; dangerous; injurious

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Disputatious

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Inclined to fight, to argue, or to debate

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Emend

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To correct (usually by a critic)

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Fetter

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To restrict by shackling or chaining

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Giddy

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Dizzy

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13
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Heterogeneity

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State of being dissimilar, composition from unlike elements

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Indomitable

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Incapable of being conquered

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Irresolute

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Indecisive, unsure of how to proceed

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Metaphorically

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Compared non-literally

17
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Panacea

A

Cure-all, remedy for all ills

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Peruse

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To read or examine

19
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Prodigy

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One with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment

20
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Rebuff

A

To snub or to refuse bluntly

21
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Resilient

A

Ability to return to a former state

22
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Scapegoat

A

One who takes blame for others

23
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Spurious

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False or deceitful

24
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Tractable

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Capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled; obedient

25
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Vivacious

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Full of life, very animated