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Midterm vocab f-n Flashcards

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Fecund

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fertile productive

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felicitous

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well chosen or suited to the circumstances

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fetish

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an object that you obsess over

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figment

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Something invented or imaginary

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flaccid

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Something invented or imaginary

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flotsam

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floating debris; homeless, impoverished people

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foible

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a weak point

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forgo

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to do without,give up

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frenetic

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all over the place

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garner

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gather,collect,(information or approval)

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halcyon

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calm, peaceful,serene

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hapless

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unfortunate

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hallow

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holy

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ignominy

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public shame or disgrace

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impeccable

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flawless

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impecunious

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having little to no money

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importune

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to ask persistently;to beg

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incarcerate

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to imprison,confine,jail

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indictment

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the act of accusing; a formal accusation

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inordinate

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far too great,exceeding reasonable limits

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insaitable

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so great or demanding as not to be satisfied

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intermittent

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stopping and beginning again

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interpolate

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to insert between other parts or thing; to present as an addition or correction

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inure

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to harden or become used to

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jettison

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to cast overboard,get rid of as unnecessary or burdensome used to

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laconic

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using few words

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largeese

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generosity

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ludicrous

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ridiculous,laughable,absurd

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mandate

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an authoritative command, formal order

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mendacious

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given to lying or deception;untrue

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misanthrope

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a person who hates and despises people

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moot

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(adj.) open to discussion and debate, unresolved; (v.) to bring up for discussion; (n.) a hypothetical law case argued by students

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moribund

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(adj.) dying, on the way out

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necromancer

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(n.) one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician or wizard

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