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MidTerm vocab m-z Flashcards

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obtuse

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stupid,slow,dull

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onerous

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burdensome, a task that requires effort

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pecuniary

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relating to money or consisting of money.

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pedantry

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nit picking

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penchant

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a wanting to do something more , a strong attraction towards.

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penitent

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regretful

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peregrination

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the act of travelling, journey , wandering

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perspicacity

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keenness in observing and understanding

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piquant

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plaintive

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to show woe or sorrow, melancholy

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portend

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to give warning somethings about to happen

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primordial

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the original

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propinquity

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closeness

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raiment

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clothing garments

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razed

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to tear down, destroy completely

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rebuffed

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repulse, reject, to repel

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requited

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reimburse, as for an act of kindness, service, or favor

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rudiment

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involving basic principles

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saturate

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To soak through thoroughly

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sequester

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to set apart, separate for a special purpose

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shambles

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a slaughterhouse, a place of mass bloodshed.

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shibboleth

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a word, expression, or custom that distinguishes.

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sporadic

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occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

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stratagem

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plan of scheme

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strategy

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a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.

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substantiate

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to have enough evidence to back it up

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substantive

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having a firm base

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sumptuous

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costly,rich, magnificent

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surveillance

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to watch over

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tantamount

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having the same meaning, value, or effect.

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travesty

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a grotesque, not as good as something else inferior

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tyro

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a beginner, novice

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ubiquitous

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everywhere, existing everywhere

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undulate

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to move in waves, up and down

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unremitting

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not stopping, maintained steadily

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utopia

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perfect, idealistic,

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verdant

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something that is green

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vituperative

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abusive

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winnow

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to get rid of something unwanted

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Obsequious

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servile, excessively submissive

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