peace like a river vocab Flashcards

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to begin

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commence

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unconventional, unusual

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unorthodox

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to dirty or spoil; to profane

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defile

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to guess

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surmise

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harmless

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innocuous

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warning

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admonition

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to pretend

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feign

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coming soon

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imminent

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to remove the moisture from

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desiccate

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having some skill

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proficient

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disrespectful, rude

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impertinent

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desiring revenge

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vindictive

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ridiculous

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ludicrous

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to perceive

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discern

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repentance for wrong doing

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contrition

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to become infected

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fester

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severe or strict

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austere

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to put into words; well spoken

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articulate

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to conceal

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obscure

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to support financially; to talk down too

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patronize

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to happen

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transpire

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hostile and aggressive

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belligerent

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out of control

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unruly

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ancient

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archaic

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lucky

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fortuitous

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likely to be influenced or harmed by something

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susceptible

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to grow or develop, thrive

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flourish

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trick

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ruse

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building

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edifice

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essential

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imperative

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very skilled, accomplished

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adept

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evil intent

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malice

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to acquire

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procure

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having to do with money

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fiscal

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looking back

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retrospect

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secret; hidden

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clandestine

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earthly

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temporal

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blessing

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benediction

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to waste time

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atrophy

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to gather

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glean

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to understand after much thought

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fathom

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obvious, easily seen

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conspicuous

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guess

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conjecture

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the act of clearing someone of blame or suspicion

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vindication

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recurring or conscious

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chronic

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lacking freshness, stale

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stagnant

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having mixed feelings

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ambivalence

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something pushing one towards something

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impetus

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in name only

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nominal

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a saying or proverb

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maxim