Vocab Quiz 8 Flashcards

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1
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extremely large

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Behemoth

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2
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about to happen

threatening

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Imminent

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a highly successful stroke, act, or plan

a sudden takeover of power

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Coup

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4
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clear

evident to the eyes or mind

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Manifest

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5
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unwilling
reluctant
disinclined

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Loath

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6
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natural
inborn
built-in

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Innate

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7
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to have existence

to remain alive

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Subsist

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8
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open to or capable of change

fickle

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Mutable

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sacred

of such a character that it must not be broken, injured, or profaned

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Inviolable

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10
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shrunk
shriveled up
wrinkled

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Wizened

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11
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not practical

lacking in realism

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Visionary

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12
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that which is pleasant or agreeable

attractive features

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Amenity

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13
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blissful

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Beatific

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14
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a difference in opinion

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Dissidence

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15
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trickery

deceptive practices or tactics

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Chicanery

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wickedness

sin

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Iniquity

17
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one who is rejected by a social group

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Pariah

18
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not thrifty

failing to plan ahead

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Improvident

19
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to give over to another’s care, charge, or control
to entrust
to deliver
to set apart for special use

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Consign