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S_006_010 Flashcards

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accessible

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ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT : easy to approach, reach, enter,

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aversion

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STRONG AVERSION TO SNAKES : firm dislike

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debilitate

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DEBILITATED BY OLD AGE : weaken; enfeeble

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elaboration

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ELABORATE ON THE IDEA : addition of details

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fervor

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FERVOR OF THE PROTESTERS : glowing ardor; intensity of feeling

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incorrigible

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INCORRIGIBLE HABIT : not correctable

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materialism

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MATERIALISTIC SOCIETY : preoccupation with physical comforts and things

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pitfall

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PITFALLS OF LIFE : hidden danger

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reprove

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REPROVE THE UNRULY STUDENT : censure; rebuke

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superfluous

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SUPERFLUOUS DETAILS : unnecessary; excessive; overabundance

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acclaim

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ACCLAIM THE HEROES : applaud

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banal

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BANAL ESSAY : hackneyed; commonplace; trite

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decorous

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HER DECOROUS BEHAVIOR WAS PRAISED (DECORUM) : proper

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elated

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ELATED CHILD AT DISNEYLAND : overjoyed

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fitful

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SEVERAL FITFUL ATTEMPTS : spasmodic; intermittent

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indefatigable

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INDEFATIGABLE MARATHON RUNNER : tireless

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meager

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MEAGER EARNINGS : scanty; inadequate

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pithy

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PITHY REMARK : concise; meaningful

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repudiate

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REPUDIATE ALL DEBTS : disown; disavow

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surpass

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SURPASSED HIS RIVAL : exceed

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acknowledge

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ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRUTH : admit to be real or true

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barren

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BARREN DESERT : desolate; fruitless and unproductive

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defame

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DEFAMED MY CHARACTER : harm someone’s reputation

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elegy

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ELEGY FOR THE DEAD : poem or song of lamentation

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flagrant

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FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF THE RULES : blatant

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indelible

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INDELIBLE INK : not able to be erased

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meander

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MEANDER THROUGH THE PARK : wind or turn in its course

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placate

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PLACATE THE ANGRY CUSTOMER : pacify; conciliate

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rescind

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RESCIND THE CONTRACT : cancel

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surreptitious

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SURREPTITIOUS PEEK : secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden

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acquiesce

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ACQUIESCE TO THE DEMAND : submit or comply silently or without protest

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beguile

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BEGUILED BY THE DEVIL : mislead or delude

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deference

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SHOW DEFERENCE TO ELDERS : respectful submission to opinion of others

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elicit

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ELICIT ANSWERS FROM STUDENTS : draw out by discussion

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florid

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FLORID COMPLEXION : ruddy; reddish; flowery

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indict

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INDICT THE SUSPECT : charge

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mercenary

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SELFISH AND MERCENARY : interested in money or gain

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ponderous

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PONDEROUS LECTURE; PONDEROUS BURDEN : weighty; unwieldy

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reserve

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JUDGE’S AIR OF RESERVE : self-control

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susceptible

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SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLDS : impressionable; easily influenced

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acquire

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ACQUIRE WEALTH : to gain for oneself

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belie

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HIS SIZE BELIES HIS STRENGTH : contradict; give false impression

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degrade

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MOVIES DEGRADE THE MINORITIES : lower in rank; debase

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eloquence

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ELOQUENCE OF THE SPEAKER : expressiveness

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foolhardy

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DON’T BE FOOLHARDY : rash, bold

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indifferent

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FEEL INDIFFERENT TOWARD THE POOR : unmoved or unconcerned by

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methodical

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METHODICAL APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM : systematic

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pragmatic

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PRAGMATIC CONSIDERATIONS : practical

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resigned

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RESIGNED TO DIE : accepting one’s fate

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sustain

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SUSTAIN AN INJURY / SUSTAIN LIFE : experience; support; nourish

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