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Vocab 9 Flashcards

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Head trip

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  1. ego trip.
  2. an experience in which one’s intellect or imagination seems to expand. Mentally stimulating.
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Nookie

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slang for sexual intercourse

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Quintissential

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  1. representing the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.
  2. “he was the quintessential tough guy—strong, silent, and self-contained”
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Colloquial

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(of language) used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
“colloquial and everyday language”

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Quintissential

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(of a person) giving their name to something:
“Odd Future’s Eponymous Odd Future Records”

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tremulous

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  1. shaking or quivering slightly.
    “Barbara’s voice was tremulous”
  2. timid; nervous.
    “he gave a tremulous smile”
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endow

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  1. provide with a quality, ability, or asset.
    “he was endowed with tremendous physical strength”
  2. give or bequeath an income or property to (a person or institution).
    “he endowed the Church with lands”
  3. have breasts or a penis of specified size.
    “I had two brothers who were both better endowed than me”
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Stockbroker

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A stockbroker is a financial professional who executes orders in the market on behalf of clients. A stockbroker may also be known as a registered representative (RR) or an investment advisor.

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Latchkey

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A latchkey kid is one who often comes home to an empty house, with parents away at work (the “latchkey” referring to a key the child must keep in order to open up the front door).

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adamant

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  1. refusing to be persuaded or to change one’s mind.
    “he is adamant that he is not going to resign”
  2. a legendary rock or mineral to which many, often contradictory, properties were attributed, formerly associated with diamond or lodestone.
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bezel

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a grooved ring or frame holding the cover of a watch face, mobile phone, etc. in position.
“the device has had a number of upgrades, including a larger display with a thinner bezel”

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groove

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  1. a long, narrow cut or depression, especially one made to guide motion or receive a corresponding ridge.
  2. an established routine or habit.
    “his thoughts were slipping into a familiar groove”
  3. a spiral track cut in a record, into which the stylus fits.
  4. (in the context of other sports) kick or throw (the ball) successfully; score (a goal) with stylish ease.
  5. (in the context of other sports) kick or throw (the ball) successfully; score (a goal) with stylish ease.
    “the San Diego kicker grooved the winning field goal”
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Booked

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  1. If a police officer, referee, etc. books someone, they write down the person’s name in an official record because they have done something wrong
    “A football player who is booked twice in a game is sent off the field.”
  2. leave suddenly.
    “they just ate your pizza and drank your soda and booked
  3. If a police officer, referee, etc. books someone, they write down the person’s name in an official record because they have done something wrong: A football player who is booked twice in a game is sent off the field.
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mantra

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a statement or slogan repeated frequently.
“the environmental mantra that energy has for too long been too cheap”

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scuffle

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  1. move in a hurried, confused, or awkward way, making a rustling or shuffling sound.
    “a drenched woman scuffled through the doorway”
  2. engage in a short, confused fight or struggle at close quarters.
    “the teacher noticed two students scuffling in the corridor”
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mule

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  1. a person who smuggles or delivers illicit substances (such as drugs)
  2. the sterile offspring of a female horse and a male donkey, valued as a work animal, having strong muscles, a body shaped like a horse, and donkey-like long ears, small feet, and sure-footedness
  3. an obstinate or stubborn person.
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sure-footed

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  1. unlikely to stumble
  2. confident and competent.
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consecration

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the action of making or declaring something or someone (a church, bishop, idol item), sacred
“the consecration of bread and wine in the Eucharist”

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inebriated

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drunk; intoxicated.
“I got mildly inebriated”

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reggaeton

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  1. a form of dance music of Puerto Rican origin, characterized by a fusion of Latin rhythms, dancehall, and hip-hop or rap.

(The first part of the word Reggaeton, Reggae, refers to a style of music from Jamaica, but Reggaeton is also influenced by Spanish Reggae from Panama, Dancehall from Jamaica, Hip-Hop from New York, Salsa from Cuba, and Bomba also from Puerto Rico)

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shein

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  1. The clothing brand. Originally sold wedding dresses under the name “Sheinside” or “She Inside” Shein Now a fast-fashion retailer rapidly producing garments and accessories. In 2022, the company was worth $100 billion — more than fast-fashion predecessors H&M and Zara combined. Shein has faced backlash over labor practices and fast fashion’s role in pollution.
  2. Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname or artificial name from Yiddish sheyn ‘fine beautiful
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Energeia

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The evocation of a visual. scene, in all its details and colours, as if the reader were present as a. spectator

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capitulate

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verb
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; surrender.
“the patriots had to capitulate to the enemy forces”

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Scruff

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  1. short, bristly hairs growing on a man’s face when he has not shaved for a while; stubble.
    “several days’ worth of scruff”
  2. a person with a dirty or untidy appearance.
  3. the back of a person’s or animal’s neck.
    “he grabbed him by the scruff of his neck”
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Voracious

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  1. wanting or devouring great quantities of food.
    “he had a voracious appetite”
  2. having a very eager approach to an activity.
    “his voracious reading of literature”
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Sheen

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a soft luster on a surface.
“black crushed velvet with a slight sheen”

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autolysis

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Autolysis (aka self-digestion) first stage of human decomposition happening immediately after death. Respiration ceases, so without oxygen, your body can’t hold waste and defecates. Cell membranes rupture sequentially, release potent, acidic enzymes who eat bodily cells inside-out. The top layer of the skin loosens, resulting in a wholly sheen look.

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Rigor Mortis

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stiffening of the joints and muscles of a body a few hours after death, usually lasting from one to four days. Starts during autolysis.

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Rigor

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  1. a sudden feeling of cold with shivering accompanied by a rise in temperature, often with copious sweating, especially at the onset or height of a fever.
  2. the quality of being extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate.
    “his analysis is lacking in rigor”
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Rudimentary

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relating to an immature, undeveloped, or basic form.
“a rudimentary stage of evolution”

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vestigial

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  1. forming a very small remnant of something that was once much larger or more noticeable.
    “he felt a vestigial flicker of anger from last night”
  2. (of an organ or part of the body) degenerate, rudimentary, or atrophied, having become functionless in the course of evolution.
    “the vestigial wings of kiwis are entirely hidden”
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atrophy

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  1. (of body tissue or an organ) waste away, especially as a result of the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution.
  2. gradually decline in effectiveness or vigor due to underuse or neglect.
    “her artistic skills atrophied from lack of use”
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regnal

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of or relating to a monarch or the time of his reign

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longitudinal

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  1. running lengthwise rather than across.
    “longitudinal muscles”
  2. (of research or data) involving information about an individual or group gathered over a period of time.
    “a longitudinal study of ten patients”
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prow

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the pointed or projecting front part of something such as a car or building.
“the commanding prow of the Jaguar”

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Keel

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  1. (of a person or thing) fall over; collapse.
    “a wardrobe was about to keel over on top of him”
  2. a prow-shaped pair of petals present in flowers of the pea family.
  3. the longitudinal structure along the centerline at the bottom of a vessel’s hull, on which the rest of the hull is built, in some vessels extended downward as a blade or ridge to increase stability.
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Blue Balls

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Slang for epididymal hypertension, which is thought to occur when you get sexually aroused for an extended period of time but don’t have an orgasm or ejaculation. Painful but harmless sensation.

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Ratite

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flightless birds with a ratite breastbone and no keel, i.e. the ostrich, rhea, emu, cassowary, and kiwi, together with the extinct moa and elephant bird.

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Kiwi

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  1. Kiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand. Approximately the size of a domestic chicken. They are the smallest ratites
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Endemic

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  1. (of a disease) regularly occurring within an area or community.
    “areas where malaria is endemic”
  2. (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place.
    “a marsupial endemic to northeastern Australia”

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