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Vocab day 11-12 Flashcards

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agile

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able to move quickly and easily

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agitate

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to stir up public opinion of or against an issue

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agitation

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disturbed state of mind or feeling

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agnostic

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a person who believes that nothing can be known about the existence of god or of anything except material things

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beneficence

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kindness; generosity

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clairvoyant

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a person who has the supposed power of seeing in the mind either future events or things that exist or happen out of sight

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clamor

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to demand something in a loud or angry way; loud, confused noise, especially or shouting

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clandestine

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done secret by

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clergy

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people who have been ordained as priests

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clout

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power or influence; heavy blow with the hand or a hard object

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derision

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scorn

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derisory

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so ridiculously small that it needs no serious consideration

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derivative

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something which has been developed or obtained from; not new or original

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derive

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to get something from something

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empathy

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ability to imagine and share another person’s feelings, experience, etc.

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empirical

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based on observation or experiment, not on theory

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enamored

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fond of something

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fugacious

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short lived

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gibberish

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nonsense

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incapacitate

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to make someone unable to work or do things normally, or unable to do what they intended to do

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incarnate

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represented in human form

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incarnation

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an instance of being alive on earth in a particular form

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incendiary

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causing or capable of causing strife or anger

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incense

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to make extremely angry; to enrage

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incessant

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never ceasing; continual

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loiter

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to move slowly without an obvious reason

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loquacious

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talkative

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meek

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unable or unwilling to assert oneself

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melee

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a noise confusing fight between the people in a crowd

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mellifluous

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flowing and sweet

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noisome

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very unpleasant way

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obtrusive

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noticeable in an unpleasant way

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obtuse

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stupid and slow to understand

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phlegmatic

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staying calm even when upsetting or exciting things happen

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picayune

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anything trifling,, small, or trivial; having little value or significance

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picturesque

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visually pleasing

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piety

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worshipful devotion to and veneration of god or family

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pilfer

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to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value

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pinnacle

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highest point

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quizzical

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seeming to ask a question without saying anything

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reiterate

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to say again

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rejuvenate

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to restore the vigor, health, or appearance of youth

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relapse

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to go back to the original condition

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shoddy

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badly and carelessly made, using low quality materials

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shun

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to keep away from

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sierra

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long range of mountains with steep slopes and rugged outline

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simulate

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to put on an appearance of

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simultaneous

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happening or done at the same time

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temerity

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a willingness to do something that shocks or upsets other people

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temperate

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characterized by moderation or self-control

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agnosticism

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belief that nothing can be known about the existence of god or of anything except material things

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akin

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related or like something

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alacrity

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prompt and eager readiness

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alibi

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formal statement or evidence that a person was in another place at the time of the crime

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benign

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kind; gentle

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berate

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to scold sharply

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cloying

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finding unpleasant because it is too sweet or too sentimental

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coagulation

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change from a liquid into a solid

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coalesce

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to grow together or unite so as to form one group or system

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coalition

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the joining of two or more political parties, usually to form a government; act of uniting into one body or group

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coddle

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to treat with great care and tenderness

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derogate

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to cause something to seem inferior

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descendant

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a person who is related to somebody who lived a long time ago

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desecrate

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to spoil something holy, or use it for purposes which are not holy

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desiccate

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to remove all the moisture from food to preserve it

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encompass

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to include or comprise something

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encompassing

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including or comprising

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encroach

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to spread and take over more and more of some place; to intrude\

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gibe

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jeer; to jeer

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incidence

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the frequency with which something happens or the range over which it occurs

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incidental

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less important than other things or not a major part of

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incisive

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marked by clear, penetrating thought; sharp

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incite

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to bring about or cause a disruptive action

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inclination

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a tendency toward; preference; liking

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inclined

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tending or wanting to do something

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melodious

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containing a pleasing melody

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melodramatic

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treating a situation more seriously that it really is

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nonchalance

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state of being nonchalant

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occlusion

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the closing of an office, etc.

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pilfer

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to steal, especially trifling amounts or things of small value

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pinnacle

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high point

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piquant

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having a pleasant sharp or spicy taste

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pique

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to make someone interested or curious

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pithy

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short, direct and full of meaning

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plagiarize

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to use another person’s idea or a part of their work and pretend that it is your own

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quotidian

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ordinary, everyday

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relegate

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to put someone into a lower or less important rank or position

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relentless

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without mercy or compassion; without stopping or slackening

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relinquish

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to give up

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sinecure

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position that requires no work or responsibility

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skeptic

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a person who doubts that a claim or a statement is true

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skepticism

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great doubt about weather something is true or useful

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skimp

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to use or provide less than enough

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tempestuous

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full of strong and intense emotions

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temporize

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to delay making a decision or stating your opinion

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valor

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bravery, especially in war

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vapid

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dull, or uninteresting

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viable

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able to work as intended or able to succeed; capable of developing and surviving independently

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vibrant

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full of live and energy

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vicarious

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experienced by watching, listening to, or reading about other people doing something, rather than by doing it yourself

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