Summer Vocab Words Flashcards
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Labyrinth
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a series of confusing paths (a maze)
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Literate
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able to read and write
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Legitimate
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according to the law
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Macadam
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small pieces of evenly broken stone
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Malady
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illness
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Mar
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impair the appearance of
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Maverick
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an independent minded person
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Masquerade
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pretending to be someone you arent
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Mediocre
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low to moderate quality
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Megalopolis
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heavily populated city
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Mentor
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experienced or trusted advisor
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Meritorious
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deserving of honor
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Metropolitan
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inhabitant of a big city
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Modest
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moderate or humble
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Morsel
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a small amount
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Nemesis
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a long standing rival
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Myopia
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nearsightedness
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Negligible
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small or unimportant
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Nondescript
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lacking detail
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Novice
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a person new or inexperienced
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Nutrient
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a substance that support life and growth
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Obliterate
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to destroy completely
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Obstruction
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an obstacle or blockage
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Odyssey
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a long eventful journey
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Opposition
resistance expressed in an argument
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Orthodox
of the ordinary
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Overt
not a secret
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Pallor
unhealthy, pale appearance
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Overture
introduction
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Precedent
proceeding in time
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Paltry
petty or unimportant
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Paucity
scarcity, small amount
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Peccadillo
unimportant offense
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Perspicacity
ready insight into things
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Peon
a Spanish-American laborer
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Perceptive
recognizable
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Pittance
inadequate amount of money
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Plethora
an excessive amount
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Policy
a course of action adopted by the government
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Politico
a politician
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Pompous
arrogant, self important
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Prattle
to talk foolishly
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Preclude
to made impossible (prevent/exclude)
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Precocious
flowering earlier than unusual
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Prescribe
to recommend as beneficial
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Prevalent
happening often
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procrastinate
put of doing something
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Prodigy
amazing or unusual
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Proliferate
increase in number
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Proposition
an idea or opinion
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Propound
to put forward an idea
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Prosaic
being dull or ordinary
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Proscribe
forbid/outlaw
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Pulverize
reduce to fine particles
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Pungent
a strong taste or smell
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Quaff
to drink alcohol heartily
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Quiant
old fashioned
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Quandary
a state of perplexity
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Quixotic
being unrealistic
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Raconteur
a person who is a skilled storytller
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Rarity
valuable because its unusual
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Ravenous
to be very hungry
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Reiterate
to repeat over and over
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Replenish
to restore fullness
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Renegade
a person who deserts or betrays an organization
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Repository
a place to store things
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Reputable
honored, trustworthy
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Resourceful
to be able to overcome challenges
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Scant
an insufficient amount
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Scripture
sacred writings in the bible
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Scuttle
to move quickly in order to escape
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Sementics
the meaning of a word or a phrase
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Singular
referring on person or thing
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Slang
informal words or phrases
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Soluble
able to be dissolved
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Stagnant
showing no activity
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Standerd
used or accepted as normal or average
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Subscribe
express agreement with
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Subscript
the text under a line
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Subside
to become less intense
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Subtle
making use of clever methods in order to achieve something
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Suburban
the area outside of a city
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Supposition
an uncertain belief
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Survery
to look carefully at someone or something
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Susceptible
likely to be influenced or harmed by something
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Swagger
walk or behave in a confident way
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Tacit
understood without being said
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Tantalize
to make fun of/tease
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Thwart
to prevent someone from achieving something
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Transcribe
to make a copy of
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Urban
relating to a city or town
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Truism
a statement that is obviously true
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Utterance
to say something out loud
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Validate
to check the validity of something
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Vaunt
a boast
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Veracity
accuracy
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Verbose
using more words than needed
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Vernacular
the language spoken by a group of people in a certain area
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Virtuoso
a person skilled in music or art
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Virulent
bitterly hostile
