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
6
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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
9
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to remove the moisture from
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desiccate
10
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having some skill
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proficient
11
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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
14
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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
20
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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
fortuitous
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likely to be influenced or harmed by something
susceptible
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to grow or develop, thrive
flourish
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trick
ruse
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building
edifice
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essential
imperative
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very skilled, accomplished
adept
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evil intent
malice
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to acquire
procure
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having to do with money
fiscal
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looking back
retrospect
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secret; hidden
clandestine
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earthly
temporal
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blessing
benediction
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to waste time
atrophy
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to gather
glean
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to understand after much thought
fathom
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obvious, easily seen
conspicuous
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guess
conjecture
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the act of clearing someone of blame or suspicion
vindication
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recurring or conscious
chronic
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lacking freshness, stale
stagnant
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having mixed feelings
ambivalence
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something pushing one towards something
impetus
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in name only
nominal
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a saying or proverb
maxim
