Vocab 11 Flashcards

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Chief in importance or impact, supreme, preeminent

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Paramount

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2
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Reserved or reticent, indifferent, uninterested

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Aloof

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3
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Constant in application or effort, working diligently at a task, persevering, industrious attentive

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Assiduous

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4
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Pertaining to, consisting of or representing the earth

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Terrestrial

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5
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Having or showing acute mental discernment, and keen practical sense, shrewd

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Sagacious

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6
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Any disorder or disease of the body especially on that is chronic or deepseated

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Malady

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7
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Lack in vigor or vitality, slack or slow

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Languid

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8
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To deprive of force or strength, destroy of vigor, weaken

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Enervate

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9
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To linger over, emphasize, or ponder in thought, speech, or writing (followed by on or upon)

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Dwell

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10
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An artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, or hid something

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Subterfuge

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