Vocab Bowl Flashcards

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Humdrum

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Normal, routine

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Insinuate

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Imply, hint slyly, to edge into something indirectly

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Interminable

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so long it seems endless, endless

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Sullen

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Slow moving, quiet; because of embarrassment

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Adjacent

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Near, close, next to

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Dissuade

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Persuade not to do

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Entrepreneur

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A business startup-er, someone willing to take on the risk of business

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Indignant

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Angry because of something unjust

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Indispensable

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Very, very necessary, cannot be neglected

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10
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Unscathed

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Not harmed, unhurt

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Culminate

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End (at a high point)

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Goad

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Something to or to drive or urge on

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Peevish

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Cross, cranky, complaining

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Seethe

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Boil, foam

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Verify

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Establish the truth of something

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Controversial

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Arousing argument, arguable

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Dishearten

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Discourage

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Procure

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Get through a special effort

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Sodden

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Very wet, soaked

20
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Void

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Empty

21
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Wayward

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Disobedient

22
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Anecdote

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A short account of a happening in someone’s life

23
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Consolidate

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Unite, combine

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Docile

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Easily taught, obedient

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Fallible

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Able to be wrong

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potential

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Possible

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Substantial

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Important, considerable

28
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Dupe

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Deceive, trick; someone who is easily deceived

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Eradicate

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Root out completely, destroy

30
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Inimitable

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Cannot be replaced

31
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Pending

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Waiting to be decided

32
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Prominent

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Standing out, important