Vocab 3, 4 Flashcards

1
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behold

A

to gaze at or look upon

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2
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what isdiscernment

A

excellent judgement and insight

skill in perceiving

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3
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what is envision

A

to picture in the mind

to imagine

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4
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what is forsee

A

to see or know ahead of time

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5
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what is gape

A

to stare in amazement

often with mouth wide open

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6
Q

what is impressionistic

A

describing a highly personal and individual response to experience

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7
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what is myopia

A

lack of planning for the future;shortsightedness

nearsightedness

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8
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what is perceptive

A

marked byunderstandingor awareness

sharp

sensitive

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9
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what is premonition

A

an advance warning

a feeling that something will happen in future

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10
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what is subliminal

A

bellow the treshold of consciuos thought

not detectable

but can bring a message

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11
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what is cessation

cease

A

a bring or coming to an end; halt

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12
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what is commence

A

to begin

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13
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what is deter

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to prevent or discourage from acting, by means of fear or doubt

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14
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what is hamper

A

to prevent from moving freely or making progress, limit

a large basket with a cover

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15
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what is obstruction

A

an obstacle

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16
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what is preclude

A

to make impossible or unlikely; to prevent

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17
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procrastination

A

to delay; to put off doing something

18
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what is scuttle

19
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what is subside

A

to sink to a lower or more normal level

to become less active or intense

20
Q

what is thwart

A

to prevent from taking place

frustrate

block

21
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to gaze at or look upon

22
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excellent judgement and insight

skill in perceiving

A

what isdiscernment

23
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to picture in the mind

to imagine

A

what is envision

24
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to see or know ahead of time

A

what is forsee

25
Q

to stare in amazement

often with mouth wide open

A

what is gape

26
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describing a highly personal and individual response to experience

A

what is impressionistic

27
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lack of planning for the future;shortsightedness

nearsightedness

A

what is myopia

28
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marked byunderstandingor awareness

sharp

sensitive

A

what is perceptive

29
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an advance warning

a feeling that something will happen in future

A

what is premonition

30
Q

bellow the treshold of consciuos thought

not detectable

but can bring a message

A

what is subliminal

31
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a bring or coming to an end; halt

A

what is cessation

cease

32
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to begin

A

what is commence

33
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to prevent or discourage from acting, by means of fear or doubt

A

what is deter

34
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to prevent from moving freely or making progress, limit

a large basket with a cover

A

what is hamper

35
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an obstacle

A

what is obstruction

36
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to make impossible or unlikely; to prevent

A

what is preclude

37
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to delay; to put off doing something

A

procrastination

38
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to scurry

A

what is scuttle

39
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to sink to a lower or more normal level

to become less active or intense

A

what is subside

40
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to prevent from taking place

frustrate

block

A

what is thwart