SPEAK 2/22/16 Flashcards

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Obscene

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Disgusting or repulsive to the senses

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Abstinence

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To stop doing something voluntarily

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Inconspicuous

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Not readily noticeable

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Sanctuary

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A place of refuge and protection

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Discourage

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To deprive of courage or confidence

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Errant

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Straying outside the proper path or bounds

To act out or misbehave

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Maim

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To mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously

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Wan

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Sickly looking or pale, lacking color

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Retreat

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An act or process of withdrawing especially from what is

difficult, dangerous, or disagreeable

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Pseudo

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Not genuine, phony or fake

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Solemn

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Not cheerful or smiling, looking very serious ( no joy)

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Bellow

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To shout in a deep voice.

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Simultaneously

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Done together or at the same time.

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Incite

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To move to action, to stir up or urge one.

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Interim

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An intervening time, the time in between.

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Deprived

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Suffering from lack of basic material.

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Democracy

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A government by the people. Rule of the material.

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Forum

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A place, meeting, or medium where ideas and views on a

particular issue can be exchanged

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Demure

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Shy or reserved.

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Hesitant

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Tending to be slow to act or cautious

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Oriented

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To have found one’s position in relation to new and strange surrounding

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Expenses

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Costs or payment

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Warped

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To twist or distort the shape of something

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Seep

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To pass through slowly

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Submission

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The act of giving control or authority to another

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Bigot

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A person with strong opinions and prejudices, that will not listen to the opinions of others

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Colleagues

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The people that you work with

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Cease

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To cause to stop or come to an end

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Asphyxiated

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To kill someone by depriving him or her of air

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Analyze

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To study or determine something

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Reluctant

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Doing something unwillingly

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Extracurricular

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Lying outside one’s regular duties or routine

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Profound

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Very great or intense

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Natter

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Small meaningless talk or chatter

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Servitude

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The state of being a slave or completely subject to someone more powerful

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Allusion

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An implied or I directed reference in literature

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Onomatopoeia

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The use of words to suggest a sound

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Hyperbole

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An extreme exaggeration in literature

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International

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Reaching beyond national boundaries

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Anatomy

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The branch of biology concerned with the study of the structure of organisms and their parts