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Stack 3 - Sheet1 Flashcards

1
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Solemn

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serious; grave

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Grave

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serious; dignified; formal

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Intuitively

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knowing something instinctively

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Prevailed

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be stronger; win through

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Simmer

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To cook liquid until just below boiling

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Minute

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extremely small

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Potency

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Amount of drug necessary to elicit a biologic effect; refers to the drug’s strength

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Affirmed

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firmly declared or stated

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Aristocrat

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A member of a rich and powerful family

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Benevolent

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(adj.) kindly, charitable

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Intangible

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not able to be perceived by touch; vagu

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Impulse

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A sudden, involuntary urge to do something

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Muddle

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(v.) to make a mess of; muddle through: to get by; (n.) a hopeless mess

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Indecisive

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Unable to make choices

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Dignified

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worthy of respect

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Truncheon

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a short, thick stick carried as a weapon by a police officer

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Degenerate

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to decline to an inferior state, often in mental or moral quality

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Squalor

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filthy, wretched condition

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Exposure

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risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open; Ex. exposure of governmental corruption

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Utility

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Ability or capacity of a good or service to be useful and give satisfaction to someone.

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Rhetorical

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A question asked merely for rhetorical effect and not requiring an answer

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Spastic

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uncontrolled contractions of skeletal muscles, causing stiff and awkward movements (resembles spasm)

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Cardinal

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Chief, most important

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Negligible

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so unimportant that it can be disregarded

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Presume

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(v.) to take for granted, assume or suppose; to dare, take upon oneself, take liberties

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Caricature

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(n.) a representation (especially in drawing) in which the subject’s characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated; (v.) to present someone or something in a deliberately distorted way

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Bravado

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swagger; assumed air of defiance; false show of bravery

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28
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Digression

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act of straying from the main point

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Grievously

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characterized by severe suffering or sorrow, serious or grave

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Hypothetically

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theoretically

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Racket

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din; noise

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Senile

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infirm, weak from old age

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Slander

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False and malicious use of spoken words

34
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Luminous

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(adj.) emitting or reflecting light, glowing; illuminating

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Apocryphal

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(adj.) fictitious, false, wrong (Because I am standing before you, it seems obvious that the stories circulating about my demise were apocryphal.)

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Circumspect

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cautious; aware of potential consequences

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Dementia

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An abnormal condition marked by multiple cognitive defects that include memory impairment.

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Din

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Loud noise

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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

42
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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.

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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

47
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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

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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

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Essential

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absolutely necessary

53
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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

57
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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

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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

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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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