Vocab Lesson 11 Flashcards

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Desiccated

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Dried up

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Elixir

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A supposed remedy for all ailments

Syn: medicine; panacea

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Cessation

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A stopping; a discontinuance

Syn: ceasing; end

Ant: beginning; commencement

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Juxtapose

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To place side-by-side for comparison

Syn: measure; examine

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Kinetic

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Pertaining to motion

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Garrulous

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Talkative

Syn: loquacious; verbose

Ant: taciturn

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Fetish

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An object that receives respect or devotion

Syn: charm; talisman

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Scintillate

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To sparkle; to twinkle: to sparkle intellectually

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Lachrymose

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Tearful, weepy

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Fissure

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An opening; a groove; a split

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Epitome

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A typical example

Syn: embodiment; archetype

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Languid

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Sluggish; drooping from weakness

Syn: listless; feeble; drooping

Ant: robust; vigorous

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Delineate

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To describe, to depict

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Legerdemain

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Sleight of hand; deception

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Libertine

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One who leads an immoral life

Syn/ hedonist; glutton; epicurean

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