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Vocab Q1 Final Flashcards

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abyss

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a very deep gap or hole, a chasm

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ballistics

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the study of flight of bullets or other hurled objects

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cacophony

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harsh, jarring sound; noise

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cartographer

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a mapmaker

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centrifuge

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a machine that separates particles in a liquid by rapidly whirling the liquid around a central axis

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conjure

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to summon, or call up, as if by magic

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cower

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to cringe in fear

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distilled

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purified or concentrated, as if by the processes of distillation

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feigning

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pretending

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luminescent

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glowing

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mausoleum

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a large stately tomb or the building that housed it

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nomadic

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traveling seasonally with no fixed home; wandering

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noncombustible

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not capable of igniting and burning; unexciting

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olfactory

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relating to the sense of smell

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pagan

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not Christian, Moslem, or Jewish; preChristian; heathen

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pratfall

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a comical fall on the behind; a humiliating mishap or error

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proboscis

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a long snout or nose

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rationalize

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to offer a self-serving but incorrect reason

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ravenous

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greedy; extremely hungry

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stratum

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layer

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tactile

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related to the sense of touch

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tallow

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hard animal fat used for candles

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tamped

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packed won

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titillation

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excitement, stimulation, often superficial

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trajectory

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the path of a bullet or another object hurled through space.

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aesthetic

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relating to beauty and taste; artistic

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avalanche

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a massive slide; a large mass falling down

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convolution

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a coiled shape or part

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desolation

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the result of deviating event; ruin

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falter

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to be unsteady; to stumble

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guild

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an association of people in the same trade

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illumine

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to light up

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limned

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outlined in clear detail; painted or drawn

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liquefaction

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the act of turning to liquid

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litterateur

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someone devoted to the study of literature

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metropolis

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a major city

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oblivion

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the state of being forgotten

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pedant

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someone who overemphasizes or shows off his or her learning; someone who focuses unduly on minutiae

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plummet

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to fall straight down; to plunge

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quarry

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hunted animals or others

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ricocheted

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bounced from one or more surfaces

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scapegoat

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someone forced to take the blame of others

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scythe

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a bladed tool with a long bent handle, used for cutting or mowing

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smoldering

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burning with little smoke and no flame

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beatific

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blessedly happy

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cadence

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rhythmic; expressive

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certitude

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certainty, confidence

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chaos

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complete confusion

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complementing

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going well together

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dentifrice

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toothpaste or tooth powder

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discourse

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lengthy discussion in speech or writing

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exhalation

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an emission of air or vapor

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filigree

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delicate, ornamental work made from twisted wire of gold or silver

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insidious

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spreading harm slowly and secretly;
treacherous

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intuitively

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through the senses rather than rational thought

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invigorate

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to give energy to; to animate

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linguist

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a language specialist

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manifest

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to show plainly; to reveal

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moor

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an area of poorly drained open land

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morgue

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a place where dead bodies are kept until final arrangements are made

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oracle

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a prophet; a wise person

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patronage

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support; attendance

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perfunctorily

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in a routine manner

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phosphorescent

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glowing

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profusion

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plentiful amount

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quaver

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to speak in a trembling voice

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rebut

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to refute; to offer opposing evidence

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skepticism

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a doubting or questioning attitude

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strew

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to spread; to scatter

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suffuse

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to spread through or over

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teem

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to be full of things; to swarm

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trifle

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a small amount; a little bit

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verbiage

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excess words; wordiness

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welter

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a confused mass; a jumble

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