List 1 Flashcards
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abduction
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kidnapping
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abound
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to be present in great quantity
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absurd
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ridiculous
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accomplice
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helper
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adhere
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to stick firmly
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adversary
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enemy
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afoot
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in motion; in progress
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agitate
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- to disturb; to trouble
2. to shake an object
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airtight
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perfect; without weakness
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allegiance
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loyalty
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amass
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to collect a lot of
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amity
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friendship
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anchor
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to hold in place
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anonymous
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without a name
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apparel
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clothes
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apprehend
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- to catch and take into custody
2. to understand
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arbiter
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one who settles a dispute
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ascending
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going up
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asylum
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shelter; refuge
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auctioneer
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one who sells goods at an auction
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avert
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to avoid
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babble
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to talk foolishly or too much
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barbaric
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primitive; uncivilized
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belittle
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to criticize
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bid
1. to make an offer
| 2. to order or command
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bloated
swollen
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bogus
gake
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brace
to support
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breadth
how broad something is
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buoyant
1. happy
| 2. able to float
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byway
side road
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cadet
military student
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candid
honest; open; outspoken
34
carnivorous
meat-eating
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censure
to criticize harshly; to blame
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chronic
constant
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cleanse
to clean; to purify
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collage
a collection of pictures or images
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compassionate
kind; sympathetic
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complacent
self-satisfied; smug
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composer
one who writes music
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compress
to press together
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conclusive
definite; proven
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confectioner
maker of candy
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connoisseur
expert
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consequential
1. important
| 2. resulting
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conspiracy
a secret plan to do something unlawful; a plot
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consumer
buyer
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contour
curve; shape
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converge
to come together
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cordial
polite; friendly
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counsel
to guide; to advise
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crave
to want a lot; to long for
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criterion
factor or quality used to judge something
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cumulative
including everything from the beginning
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dabble
to take a mild interest in something
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decay
to rot
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decode
to translate a code into understandable language
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deflate
1. to remove air from something
| 2. to discourgae
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delete
to remove; to erase
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demote
to lower in rank
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descendant
relative from a younger generation
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detect
to notice
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devise
to plan; to design
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dignity
honor
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directory
a book of names, addresses
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discipline
1. ability to practice regularly
| 2. to punish
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discourse
speech; conversation
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discriminate
to notice differences
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dishearten
to discourage
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dismay
sadness; disappointment
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disrepute
having a bad reputation
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distant
unfriendly
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distress
worry; unhappiness
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document
to support with evidence
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drought
severe dryness
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duration
how long something lasts
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dynamics
the study of motion (in physics)
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eccentric
strange; unusual in an interesting way
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egoist
one who pays too much attention to the self
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embrace
1. to hug
| 2. to accept
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emotive
emotional
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endow
1. to give a talent or quality to someone
| 2. to give money (ex: to an institution)
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enlighten
to inform; to make clear
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entity
1. object; thing
| 2. living being
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equilibrium
balance
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error
mistake in baseball
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evade
to escape from; to avoid
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excerpt
a part of a quote or passage
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exhibitionist
one who enjoys showing off
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expertise
skill
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extravagance
wasteful spending
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fabricate
1. to create
| 2. to lie
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farfetched
unbelievable
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flourish
to grow; to be successful
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forethought
thinking beforehand
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fragment
1. a broken piece
| 2. to break into pieces
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fraudulent
fake
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fumble
mistake in football
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galaxy
a group of stars
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ghastly
horrible
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glutton
one who eats too much
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grandiose
1. magnificent
| 2. showy
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gregarious
sociable; friendly
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grove
small forest or field of trees
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guzzle
to drink quickly
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habitable
fit to be lived in
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hangar
shelter for airplanes
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haze
fog; mist
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heir
a person who inherits
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hibernation
in animals, the state of sleeping through the winter; inactivity
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home run
score in baseball
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hurl
to throw forcefully
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hypothesis
assumption; possible explanation
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ideology
set of ideas typical of a social or political group
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illustrious
famous
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impair
to make worse
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imperceptible
not able to be seen or heard
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impose
to force on others
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impulse
sudden urge
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incapacitated
lacking physical or legal powers
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incompetence
inability to function properly
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incriminate
to show proof of involvement in a crime
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indifferent
lack of interest or feeling; apathetic
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indistinguishable
identical; hard to tell apart
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inert
lacking the power to move; inactive
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infinite
unlimited
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innovate
to be creative; to do something new
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insight
a sudden understanding
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instantaneous
immediate
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integral
important
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intervention
interference
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intuition
a hunch or feeling about something
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irreparable
unfixable
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jack
device for lifting something heavy
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judicious
wise
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kernel
the central or important part
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labored
done with great effort
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lavish
1. extravagant
| 2. to give away in large amounts
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lethargic
tired; lazy
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lofty
1. very tall or high in the air
2. noble in thoughts or aims
3. acting with a superior attitude
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lull
1. a quiet pause
2. to soothe
3. acting with a superior attitude
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luxuriant
1. richly decorated
| 2. growing abundantly
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malice
hatred
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matriculate
to enter or to enroll (usually to a college)
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medley
group of songs strung together
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meritorious
having value; deserving praise
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microbe
tiny, microscopic organism
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mine
1. place where metal is found
| 2. to dig for metal
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miser
a person who hates to spend money
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monarchy
a state ruled by a king or queen
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multiplicity
involving more than one
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negligence
carelessness; oversight
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notorious
famous for being bad
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objective
1. goal
| 2. neutral; impartial; without feelings
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obstinate
stubborn
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optician
eye doctor
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oscillate
to move back and forth
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painstaking
very careful
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partisan
supporter of an idea or a cause
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pedestrian
1. one who travels by foot
| 2. commonplace; ordinary; banal; unimaginative
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perpetual
everlasting; continuing forever
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petty
of little importance; trivial
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pitiable
worthy of sympathy
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poised
1. ready
| 2. in control of one's emotions and behavior
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portfolio
a set of pictures or documents
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preconceived
planned in advance
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predicament
problem situation
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prescience
foresight; ability to predict the future
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presume
to take for granted; to believe without reason
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principled
moral; ethical
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progressive
moving forward
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prophet
1. one who predicts future events
| 2. messenger from God
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prudent
careful
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quake
to shake or tremble
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radiate
to give off
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rash
hurried; without thinking
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recipient
one who recieves
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reclusive
living alone; secluded
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recurrent
repetitive; happening again
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refuge
a shelter from danger
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regional
of a particular geographic area
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reinstate
to restore; to put back into a former position
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remission
temporary weakening of force (ex: like a disease)
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renovate
to repair; to restore
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reputability
being well thought of; respectability
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resist
to fight against
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restore
to bring back to a former or normal condition
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revive
to bring back to life
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ripple
small wave on the surface
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rural
from the country
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saccharine
overly sweet; falsely kind
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scrutinize
to examine carefully
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sentiment
feeling or emotion
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sever
to separate; to cut
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shrug
to raise one's shoulders
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sluggish
slow-moving
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solidarity
togetherness
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spacious
roomy
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spontaneity
suddenness; impulsiveness
201
stained
1. discolored
| 2. dishonored
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static
not moving; not changing
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stroke
a single deliberate movement or action
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subtle
not easily seen; difficult to understand
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suppress
to keep down by force; to keep secret
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sustain
to maintain; to keep up
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synthesis
combination of parts to create a whole
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tact
ability to do or say the right thing at the right time
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tangent
sudden change of topic
210
temperament
mood, character
211
terrestrial
of the earth
212
touchdown
score in football
213
trawler
fishing boat
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troupe
a group of performers
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ultimate
1. final
| 2. best
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unbounded
without limits
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unethical
immoral
218
universal
widespread
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uphold
to enforce; to support
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utterance
something spoken
221
vacant
1. empty
| 2. without expression
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vandal
one who damages property
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verbose
using more words than are necessary
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veto
to forbid; to prevent by vote
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vulgar
crude; lacking culture
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weary
tired
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witticism
clever remark; witty comment
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zany
crazy
