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Vocab #4 Flashcards

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what is the definition for “arcane”?

A

understood by very few; mysterious

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what is the definition for “archives”?

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documents, or records relating to an organization, corporation, etc.

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what is the definition of “circumscribe”?

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to limit or confine; to enclose with bonds

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what is the definition of “covert”?

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lying or secret

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what is the definition of “dispatch”?

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official communication

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what is the definition of “facility”?

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ease due to skill

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what is the definition of “hone”?

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to make more acute, effective; improve, perfect

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what is the definition of “incredulous”?

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showing unbelief; skeptical

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what is the definition of “polyglot”?

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person who speaks, writes, or reads a number of languages; someone multilingual

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what is the definition of “surmount”?

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to prevail over; to overcome

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