Old Book 2 Flashcards by Harris Husain

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Persevere

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V.

To continue despite difficulty

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Prevalent

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Adj.

Wide spread, common

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Belligerent

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Adj.

Warlike or aggressive

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Egress

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N.

An exit

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Discreet

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Adj.

Displaying sensitivity or careful

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Contrivance

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N.

Something invented or created; using a skill to achieve a goal

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Seclude

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V.

To isolate oneself

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Concise

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Adj.

Brief

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Unique

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Adj.

One of a kind, singular

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Mar

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V.

To spoil or to ruin

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Repudiate

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V.

To renounce or to refuse to be associated with

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Astute

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Adj.

Great observer

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Shrewd

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Adj.

Sharp and insightful

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Corpulent

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Adj.

Fat or obese

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Flue

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Adj.

Duct or air passage

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Founder

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V.

To fail or to stumble

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Extol

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V.

To praise

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Stature

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N.

Ones height or ones reputation

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Androgynous

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Adj.

Bisexual

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Insecticide

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N.

Something that kills bugs

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Trifle

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V.

To treat someone poorly or not take them seriously

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Scull

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N.

A racing boat

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Sully

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V.

To damage or unpurify

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Wiley

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Adj.

Cunning or clever

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Congenial

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Adj.

Nice, pleasant, agreeable

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Banal

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Adj.

Ordinary or common

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Contiguous

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Adj.

Sharing a border or boundary

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Ecstatic

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Adj.

Overwhelmingly happy or excited

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Sedate

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V.

To make something fall asleep usually by drug

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Monarch

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N.

King, queen, or ruler

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Sporadic

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Adj.

Scattered or happening irregularly, infrequent

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Capricious

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Adj.

Tending to change ones mood

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Fickle

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Adj.

Tending to change ones mood

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Episodic

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Adj.

Having a start and finish, not constant

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Vacillate

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Adj.

To go back and forth, indecisive

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Fluctuate

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Adj.

To go back and forth, indecisive