Main Collection Flashcards

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Volatile

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Easily evaporated at normal temps.

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2
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Jargon

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Special words used by a particular group or profession.

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3
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Hackneyed

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Lacking significance

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4
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Miser

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Stingy

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5
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Mortified

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Cause to feel embarassed

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6
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Zeal

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great energy or enthusiasm

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7
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Precarious

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Not securely held in position.

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8
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Intermittent

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Occuring at irregular intervals

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9
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Apex

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Peak

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10
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Nucleus

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Core

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11
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Substantial

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Of considerable size

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12
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Invigorate

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To give strength to someone

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13
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Correlation

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A relationship or connection between two people.

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14
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Integration

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The process of combining

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15
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Subsidy

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Financial aid

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16
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Castigate

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To punish

17
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Berate

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Castigate; punish

18
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Shirk

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Avoid

19
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Bedevil

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Cause great and continual trouble.

20
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Evoke

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To recall to the conscious mind

21
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Antagonize

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Cause to become hostile or angry.

22
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Elicit

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Evoke or draw out a response

23
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Construe

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To interpret in a particular way.

24
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Propagate

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To breed and spread an idea

25
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Palatable

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Acceptable

26
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Abdicate

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Give up

27
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Impeach

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Charged with misconduct

28
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Pious

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Devoutly religious

29
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Avarice

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Extreme greed for wealth and material gain.