Vocab 3-4 Flashcards by Hunter Richards

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What does ‘acute’ mean?

A

serious; severe

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What does ‘cryptic’ mean?

A

puzzling; confusing

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What are ‘implements’?

A

tools or instruments

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What does ‘indefatigable’ mean?

A

showing no sign of tiring

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What is a ‘maxim’?

A

saying; proverb

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What does ‘obstinate’ mean?

A

stubborn; refusing to change

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What does ‘parasitical’ refer to?

A

living in or on another organism

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What are ‘resolutions’?

A

decisions; goals for the future

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What does ‘alighted’ mean?

A

landed or settled after a flight

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What does ‘conferred’ mean?

A

discussed something in order to compare opinions; compared views

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What does ‘contemptible’ mean?

A

worthy of disrespect and contempt

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What is ‘dung’?

A

manure; animal excrement

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What does ‘ignominious’ mean?

A

shameful; despicable

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What does ‘impromptu’ mean?

A

done or said spontaneously

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What does ‘posthumously’ mean?

A

occurring or published after death

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What is a ‘prophecy’?

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a vision or foretelling