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Vocab final winter Flashcards

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Affable

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easy-going: friendly

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amenable

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favorably disposed; willling to change

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amiable

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good-natured and likable

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apt

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suitable; appropriate

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assiduous

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hard-working

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benevolent

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kind; generous

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camaraderie

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good will between friends

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conscientious

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careful and thorough in work; guided by conscience and good moral sence

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cordial

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warm and sincere; friendly

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decorous

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proper; marked by good taste

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diligent

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hard-working; preserving and painstaking

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exemplar

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one who is worthy; an ideal model

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gregarious

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sociable and outgoing; enjoying company of others

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laudatory

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expressing great praise

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propriety

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appropriateness of behavior; the state of exhibiting proper etiquette

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prudent

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exercising good judgement and common sense

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sanguine

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optimistic; cheerfully confident

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motif

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a recurring subject, idea, or theme

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amulet

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charm; a small piece of jewelry that protects against evil

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avarice

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greed

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benign

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kind

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coagulate

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solidify; change to solid state

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deftly

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skillfully, quick in movement

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estuary

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mouth of a river

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exhilaration

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invigorated feeling

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fatigue

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extreme tiredness

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germane

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natural to setting

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Incandescent

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emitting light

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Indigene

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native person

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Malignant

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evil, destructive

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Monstrosity

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monster, grossly malformed object; something hideous and large

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Petulant

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crabby, bad-tempered

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Poultice

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moist mass of plants/herbs used to relieve pain

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Stalwart

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reliable, hardworking

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celerity

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swiftness/quickness of movement

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lugubrious

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looking or sounding sad, morose or dismal

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exertion

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physical or mental effort

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chaffering

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to haggle/ bargain over terms or agreement or the price something

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salient

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most noticeable- or important

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slovenly

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messy, untidy, dirty, disheveled

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chivalrous

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courteous, honorable, gallant

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grit

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firmness of character; having an indomitable spirit

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virility

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having the quality of strength, energy, masculintity

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conjuration

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the act of calling or involving, usually implying magic

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writhing

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to twist or squirm about as if in pain or a violent manner

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pertinacity

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persistence

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coy

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shy, reluctant, usually in an sly manner intended to allure

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somber

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dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy

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gorge

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a narrow and steep valley between hills or mountains, or to eat a large amount greedily

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imperiously

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domineering in a dictatorial way or being overbearing; urgent, imperative

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palpitant

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usually of an abnormally rapid or violent beating of the heart

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pell mell

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of a confused, jumbled, reckless, disorderly manner

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Insular

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isolated, cut off (like an island)

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Latent

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present but not visible; hidden

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Swarthy

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dark-skinned

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Morose

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gloomy, ill-tempered

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Arduous

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difficult, strenuous

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Moral

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a pratical lesson; adjective- pertaining to right behavior

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Primeval

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ancient

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Cadence

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rhythm of voice or musical sound

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Malingerer

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a person who avoids work, a “slacker”

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Marauder

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a raiding thief: usually violent

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Daunted

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discouraged, intimidated

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pall

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dark covering

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insidious

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tricky and crafty with an evil intent

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wraith

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a ghost

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inexorable

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unstoppable

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maneuver

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a skillful move; to move skillfully

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austere

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somber; stern and severe

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beatific

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revealing a profound joy and inner peace; angelic

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cloister

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a peaceful, secluded place; a place devoted to religious retreat, such as a monastery
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to seclude, especially for the purpose of religious devotion and contemplation

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emulate

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to try to equal or excel, especially through imitation

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epiphany

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a sudden burst of understanding or discovery, a revelation, often of religious nature

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harbinger

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one that foreshadows or announces the arrival of an event or individual

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heresy

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an opinion that differs from established, dearly held beliefs, often of a religious nature

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omnipotent

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possessing unlimited power

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penitent

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expressing remorse or regret for one’s misdeeds

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pious

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devout, moral

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portend

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to serve as an omen or warning of

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precept

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a principle established proper behavior

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prophetic

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For-telling or predicting future events

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purist

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one who is particularly concerned with maintaining traditional practices

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reclamation

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a restoration to productivity or usefulness

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revere

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to greatly respect and honor

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zealous

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passionate; extremely interested in pursuing something

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