Vocab Flashcards by cade antonucci | Brainscape

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Expendable

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Not worth keeping

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Annihilate

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To destroy completely

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Infinitesimally

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In amounts so small they are barely measurable

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Correlate

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To create a relationship between two events

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Paradox

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A statement that sounds impossible but is true

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Resilient

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Strong but flexible

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Malfunctioning

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Not working properly

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Stagnating

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Becoming foul or rotten

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Subliminal

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Under the level of consciousness

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Tangible

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Capable of being touched

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Quarry

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The object of a hunt

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Disarming

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Removing suspicion

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Cultivated

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Refined in manner

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Amenities

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Something that adds to ones comfort

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Condone

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To forgive or overlook

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Droll

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Amusingly odd

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Scruples

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A feeling of uneasiness

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Disclaimer

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A denial of responsibility

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Inhospitable

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Not welcoming

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Noncommittal

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Not committing ones self

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Plagiarized

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Copied from someone else

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Insubordinate

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Dis obedient

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Misnomer

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Incorrect name

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Instigate

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To stir up

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Vestibule

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A small entryway In a building

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Agile

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To be able to move quickly

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Falter

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To hesitate from lack of courage

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Ransack

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To search vigorously

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Prudence

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Use of good judgement

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Ravage

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Serious damage

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Assertion

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A statement

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Coveted

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Greedily desired

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Chronicle

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Record of events

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Clamor

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A noisy outburst

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Dispirited

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Dejected

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Retaliate

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To fight back

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Flayed

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To whip or lash

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Stark

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Complete or udder

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Trepidation

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Nervous fear

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Optimal

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Most favorable

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Increment

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Small increase

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Inexplicably

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A way that is impossible to explain

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Cadence

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A balanced rhythmic flow

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Unequivocal

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Misunderstanding

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Inaudibly

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In a way that is impossible to hear

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Inept

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Generally incompetent

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Preclude

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To make impossible by taking action in advance

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Impunity

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Freedom from penalty

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Immolation

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Death or destruction

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Abscond

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To go away suddenly and secretly

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Repose

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To lie dead

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Subside

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To decrease in amount or intensity

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Aperture

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An opening