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Stack 2 - Sheet1 Flashcards

1
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Contrition

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deep regret for doing something wrong

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Duly

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properly

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Retribution

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A repayment; a deserved punishment

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Poignantly

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evoking a keen sense of sadness or regret

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Reprimand

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(v.) to scold; find fault with; (n.) a rebuke

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Jovial

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Cheerful and friendly

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Abhor

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(v.) to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply

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Abate

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(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

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Degradation

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humiliation; debasement; degeneration; V. degrade: debase; disgrace; degenerate; reduce (something) in worth; demote (someone); reduce in rank

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Boisterous

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(adj.) loud and full of energy (The candidate won the vote after giving several boisterous speeches on television.)

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Trudged

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Walk steadily and with great effort

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Profusely

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abundantly; generously

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Malicious

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(adj.) - malevolent, harmful

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Futile

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Useless; hopeless

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Amorphous

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(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion

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Grotesque

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(adj.) unnatural, distorted; bizarre

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Conventional

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common; customary; unexceptional

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Swath

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a path clearly cut; a row or line of grass, grain, or crop as it lies when mown or reaped. Category: appearance. noun

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Pragmatic

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practical, as opposed to idealistic

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Vacillate

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To sway physically; to be indecisive

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Caprice

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A sudden impulse, whim, or unmotivated change of mind

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Perplex

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to confuse

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Sociable

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Friendly

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Gurgle

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flow or run with a bubbling sound

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Quadruped

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a four-footed creature

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Ecstatic

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Extremely happy

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Touching

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causing a feeling of pity or sympathy; pathetic; V. touch: cause to feel pity or sympathy; ADJ. touched

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Perspiration

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sweat

29
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Gustatory

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affecting the sense of taste

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Suffice

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to be enough

31
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Mohair

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fabric made with yarn made from the silky hair of the Angora goat

32
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Glean

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to gather bit by bit

33
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Meander

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(v.) to wander about, wind about; (n.) a sharp turn or twist

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Wry

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(adj.) twisted, turned to one side; cleverly and often grimly humorous

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Prowler

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Intruder

36
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Extricate

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(v.) to free from entanglements or difficulties; to remove with effort

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Resignation

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noun: the acceptance of something unpleasant that can’t be avoide

38
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Din

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Loud noise

39
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Supple

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bending easily; bending with agility; readily adaptable; servile

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Limber

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(adj.) flexible; (v.) to cause to become flexible

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Progressive

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moving forward; a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties

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Sympathy

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(n.) - an expression of pity for another, compassion

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Transparent

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A material that allows light to pass through without scattering light.

44
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Opposition

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the act or condition of being against

45
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Prolong

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lengthen in time

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Terse

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Brief and to the point

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Uniform

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consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone

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Solitary

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being alone; lacking the company of others

49
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Soothe

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To make calm and relaxed

50
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Trivial

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inconsequential

51
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Vulnerable

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(adj.) open to attack; capable of being wounded or damaged; unprotected

52
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Essential

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absolutely necessary

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Novice

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(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)

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Distinguish

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to tell apart; to cause to stand out

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Void

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emptiness

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Vivid

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Bright, distinct, and clear

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Elegance

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the state of showing richness or grace in style and manners

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Devotion

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commitment

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Rigidity

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stiffness

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Isolated

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Detached or separated, alone

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Volunteer

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A person who offers to do something without pay

62
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Meticulous

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Extremely careful about details

63
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Tragic

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A literary character who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw that, combined with fate and external forces, brings on a tragedy

64
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Expunge

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(v.) to erase, obliterate, destroy

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Flourish

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To thrive, to grow well

66
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Incidental

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not essential; minor

67
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Vital

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Essential

68
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Rotund

A

round

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