stack 2 Flashcards

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Abraded

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Worn down by scraping or rubbing

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Avidly

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Enthusiastically; in a dedicated manner

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Centurion

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Commander of a century (group of 100 men) in the ancient Roman army

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4
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Commission

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Percentage of a sales price allowed to sales representatives for their services

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5
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Disembark

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To exit a vehicle of transportation

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6
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Elixir

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Sweetened mixture containing medicines

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7
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Exultant

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Highly elated; jubilant; triumphant

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8
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Ignorant

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Lacking in knowledge or training; unlearned

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Incessantly

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Continually; without a break

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Intuitively

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Through natural insight; without learning

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11
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Lamenting

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Expressing sorrow or regret

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12
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Luminous

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Brilliant intellectually; enlightening

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13
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Mirages

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Optical illusions in sandy deserts especially the appearance of a sheet of water in a desert or on a hot road caused by the refraction of light from the sky by heated air

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14
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Nostalgia

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Sentimental longing for the happiness of a former place or time

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15
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Obligations

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Duties

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16
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Pang

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A sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing

17
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Preconceived

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Forming an opinion before possessing full knowledge

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Projected

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Thrown forward

19
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Pyramids

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Pyramid-shaped stone structures in Egypt housing the tombs of great Egyptian leaders

20
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Refuge

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Shelter or protection from danger or trouble

21
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Scabbard

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Sheath (cover) for a sword

22
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Sentinels

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Guards

23
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Symphony

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Harmonious combination of elements

24
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Tinged

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A slight degree of coloration

25
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Treason

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Betrayal of a trust or confidence; breach of faith