tkam vocab 7-11 Flashcards

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Appeal

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Earnest request for aid, support, sympathy, mercy (etc.)

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Whittle

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Cut, trim, or shape by carving with a knife

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Ascertain

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To find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine

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Meditative

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given to, characterized by, or indicative of meditation; contemplative

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unfathomable

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unable to be completely understood; incomprehensible

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aberration

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the act of departing from the right, normal, or usual course

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Feeble

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Physically weak, as from age or sickness; frail

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Libel

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Defamation by written, printed, or broadcast words or pictures.

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Quell

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To suppress; put an end to; extinguish

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Flue

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Any duct or passage for air, gas, or the like

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Inordinately

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In a way or to a degree that goes beyond proper or reasonable limits; immoderately or excessively

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Vain

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Excessively proud of or concerned about one’s own appearance, qualities, achievements, etc.

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Lineaments

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A feature or detail of a face, body, or figure, considered with respect to its outline or contour.

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Analogous

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Having analogy; corresponding in some particular

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Ruination

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The act or state of ruining or the state of being ruined

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Inconspicuous

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Not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent.

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Alist

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Inclined to one’s side; heeling or listing

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Vehemently

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In a strongly emotional or zealous manner; ardently

19
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Passé

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The numbers 19-36 in roulette
(French)

20
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Apoplectic

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Of or relating to apoplexy or stroke.

21
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Decreed

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A formal and authoratative order, expecially one having the force of law.