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Vocab Set 29 Flashcards

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1
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Colloquy

A

Conversation

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Viable

A

Able to live

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Synopsis

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Summary

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Terra Firma

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Solid ground

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Sanction

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Authorize

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Russophobe

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One who fears Russia

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Prognosis

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Medical Forecast

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8
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Poly chrome

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Many colored

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Philanthropy

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love of mankind

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Perspicacity

A

Insight

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Mobocracy

A

Mob rule

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Gerontocracy

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Government of the old

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Magniloquence

A

Great eloquence

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14
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Kleptomaniac

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Pathological thief

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15
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joie de vivre

A

Joy of living

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in loco parentis

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In place of parents

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17
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Mundane

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Worldly

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18
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Synthesis

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Combination

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19
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Unequivocal

A

Direct

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Nihilism

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Belief in nothing

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21
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Audiophile

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Stereo Buff

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22
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Entomology

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Insect zoology

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Omnifarious

A

Of all finds

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Invidious

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Causing envy

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25
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Deduction

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Reasoning down from principles

26
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quy

A

talk

27
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via

A

life

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syn

A

together

29
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sis

A

condition

30
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terra

A

earth

31
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sanct

A

holy

32
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ion

A

act or state

33
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Russo

A

Russia

34
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phobe

A

fear

35
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poly

A

many

36
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chrome

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color

37
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phila

A

love

38
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anthro

A

man

39
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per

A

through

40
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cracy

A

government

41
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geron

A

old

42
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magni

A

large

43
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loq

A

talk

44
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maniac

A

madness

45
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joie

A

joy

46
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vivre

A

life

47
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loco

A

place

48
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parent

A

parent

49
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mund

A

worldly

50
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un

A

not

51
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equi

A

equal

52
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voc

A

voice

53
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ism

A

doctorine

54
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audio

A

sound

55
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phile

A

lover

56
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ology

A

study of

57
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omni

A

all

58
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ious

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full of

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in

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not

60
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vid

A

life

61
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de

A

down

62
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duct

A

lead

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