Third Quarter Act Words Flashcards

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Difficult to please

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Fastidious

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2
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Long-lived, lasting

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Enduring

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3
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Apt to catch fire

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Combustible

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4
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Dismay

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Chagrin

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5
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Painkiller; something which suspends feeling

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Analgesic

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6
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Very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive

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Inert

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7
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Something not normally expected

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Aberration

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8
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Departure from the expected norms

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Deviance

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9
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To assist in bringing together separate parties

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Mediate

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10
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Glaringly obvious

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Blatant

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11
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Helpful, tending to promote

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Conducive

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12
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Hang around, dawdle

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Linger

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13
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Hostility, ill will

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Animosity

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14
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Relating to trends in population

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Demographic

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15
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To reduce or prevent

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Inhibit

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16
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To declare; to affirm; to assent

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Allege

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17
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To want what another has

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Covet

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18
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To pour from one vessel into another

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Decant

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19
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Being impervious to light

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Opacity

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20
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A sleepwalker

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Somnambulist

21
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Pensive, languid, lacking life or spirit

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Lackadaisical

22
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To distinguish or mark by a specific difference

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Differentiate

23
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Emphasize, mark to make noticeable

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Accentuate

24
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The art of examining ideas logically

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One who hoards money and is hesitant to spend it
Miser
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A break or pause
Hiatus
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To retreat or retract; to pull or move back; to withdraw
Recede
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Casual; accidental; not of prime concern
Incidental
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Raving; furious; violent; wild; disorderly
Frantic
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Common; widespread
Prevalent
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Like a castle; magnificent; stately
Palatial
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Courteous and gracious
Cordial
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To repeat or duplicate
Replicate
34
Accept or assent without open opposition; consent
Acquiesce
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Violent Anger; vehement exasperation; indignation
Wrath
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To organize or structure as laws
Codify
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Incapable of being defended
Untenable
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High-sounding, pretentious
Bombastic
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High minded; noble
Magnanimous
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Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable
Frail
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A wearing down or weakening of resistance
Attrition
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To get or maneuver through cleverness or craftiness
Finagle
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Ordinary, commonplace
Pedestrian
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Characterized by diligence, steadiness, and perseverance
Industrious
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To turn friendliness into hostility
Alienate
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Convoluted and confusing as in a maze
Labyrinthine
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Believable
Credible
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Consisting of ice; frozen; icy
Glacial