Vocab 2.4 Flashcards

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Aboveboard

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Honest and unconcealed; forthright

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2
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Alcove

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A recess or partially enclosed area connected to a larger room

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3
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Aroma

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A typically pleasant scent or smell

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4
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Boisterous

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Active and happy; full of energy

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5
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Clandestine

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Secretive or covert

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6
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Contrite

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Sorry for past actions

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7
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Decipher

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To discover the meaning of a cipher encription

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8
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Diaphanous

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Transparent

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9
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Embroil

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To entangle in disagreement, argument, or conflict

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10
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Finite

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Having an end or limit

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11
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Hustle

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To rush

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12
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Indigent

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Poor

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13
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Luminous

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Giving off light

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14
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Misapprehend

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To misinterpret

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15
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Oblivion

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Lack of consciousness

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16
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Outcry

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A loud noise or exclamation

17
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Peerless

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better than everyone else

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Plenteous

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Found in ample supply

18
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Prudence

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Wise with caution; careful and judicious

18
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Recur

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To happen a second time

19
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Sapient

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Wise

20
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Stupendous

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Immense in size or magnitude

21
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Toilsome

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Difficult; requiring great labor

22
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Unctuous

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Smarmy or greasy

23
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Virtuoso

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A person who is supremely skilled in a fine art