List 1 Flashcards

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Nostalgic

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a sentimental longing for the past

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Sentimental

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a mental feeling, especially tenderness, sadness or nostalgia

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3
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Wistful

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showing or having regretful, sad or nostalgic longing.

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4
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Longing

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a yearning desire.

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5
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Disburse

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payout (usually from a fund); donate

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Expend

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spend or cost a resource such as money or energy

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Distribute

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share, send out, give, spread or release something

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Insinuate

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hint, imply (often something bad or reprehensible) in an indirect and unpleasant way.

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Reprehensible

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blameworthy, wrong, bad, shameful

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Swell

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(often a part of the body)become larger or rounder in size, typically as a result of an accumulation of fluid; a gradual increase in sound, amount, or intensity; slow, regular sea waves that do not break; grand or prosperous

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Grand

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magnificent in appearance, size, or style

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Valiant

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possessing or showing courage or determination, brave, heroic, courageous.

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Discern

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recognize, care, find or distinguish

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Encompass

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surround, encircle, have or own

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Circumscribe

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restrict something/someone within a limit. Geometric meaning: draw a figure around another.

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Abide

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follow, comply, accept or agree with something, especially a rule

17
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Dissonance

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lacing harmony and sharp, especially refers to musical sounds.

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Disharmony

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without harmony or consensus on something

19
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Series

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a number of things, coming one after another

20
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Sequence

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a particular order of events or movements that follow each other