VIC 3.2 Flashcards

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Drone

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A dull, lazy person
A male worker bee
One who does boring work

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Embroider

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To exaggerate; to include fictional additions or rhetorical flourishes

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Engage

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To hire for a job

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Exploit

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A brave act or dead

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Exquisite

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Very intense

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Felicity

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Happiness

Appropriateness; suitability

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Flat

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Clearly unmistakable; without question

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Fluent

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Particularly expensive

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Inflame

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To rouse; to stimulate a feeling

To intensify

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Invention

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A false statement

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Hail

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To greet; to call

To come from

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Hobble

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To hinder; to cripple; to disable

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Incumbent

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Resting on or leaning against something
Necessary to fulfill a duty or responsibility
Holding a position or office
The current holder of an office

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Index

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A measure; a method of comparing things
To complete a lost
To link one value to another

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Intent

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Showing careful focus or attention

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16
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Interpret

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To translate a language orally

To render an artistic performance

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Leaven

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Substance used to make bread rise
To cause bread to rise using leaven
An element that had a positive influence
To influence or modify for the better

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Level

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To speak frankly and truthfully

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Lofty

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Very tall; high in the air
Noble in thought or goal
Acting superior; high and mighty

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Wax

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To increase gradually

To speak in a specific manner