Science Fiction Flashcards

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What does evaluate mean?

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Find out the value or the amount of;estimate the worth or importance of;appraise

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What does prohibit mean

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Forbid by law or authority

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What does the word instigate mean

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Urge on;stir up

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What does the word Meander mean?

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Follow a winding course

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What does Replenish mean

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Fill again; provide a new supply for.

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What does resume mean

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Begin again; go on

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What does Evacuate mean

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Leave empty; withdraw from

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What does haggle mean

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To dispute especially about price or the terms of a bargain

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What does Endorse mean

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To approve

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What does baffle(d) mean

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to confuse, bewilder, or perplex

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What does Premises mean?

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a tract of land including its buildings.
a building together with its grounds or other appurtenances.
the property forming the subject of a conveyance or bequest.

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What does deceit mean?

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the act or practice of deceiving; concealment or distortion of the truth for the purpose of misleading; duplicity; fraud; cheating

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What does compassion mean?

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a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, accompanied by a strong desire to alleviate the suffering.

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What does skepticism mean?

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skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
doubt or unbelief with regard to a religion, especially Christianity.
(initial capital letter) the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics; universal doubt.

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What does emphatic mean?

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uttered, or to be uttered, with emphasis; strongly expressive.

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What does luxurious mean?

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characterized by luxury; ministering or conducive to luxury: a luxurious hotel.
given to or loving luxury; wanting or requiring what is choice, expensive, or the like: a person with luxurious tastes.

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What does ecstatic mean?

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of, pertaining to, or characterized by ecstasy.

subject to or in a state of ecstasy; rapturous.

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What does prosperous mean?

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having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful: a prosperous business.

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What does authentic mean?

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not false or copied; genuine; real

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What does ignorant mean?

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lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned

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What does dire mean?

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causing or involving great fear or suffering; dreadful; terrible

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What does suspicious mean?

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tending to cause or excite suspicion; questionable: suspicious behavior.

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What does infrequent mean?

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happening or occurring at long intervals or rarely