Vocab1 Flashcards

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Gauntlet

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An open challenge

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2
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Marooned

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To place or leave in isolation or without hope of ready escape

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3
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Erstwhile

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In the past

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4
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Maverick

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An independent individual who doesn’t go along with a group or a party

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5
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Veered

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To change direction

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6
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Vied

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To strive for superiority

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7
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Internecine

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Involving conflict within a group

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8
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Baffling

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Extremely confusing, difficult to understand

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9
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Endowed

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To provide with something freely or naturally

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10
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Slew

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A large number

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11
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Ablaze

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Being on fire

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12
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Coerce

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To achieve by force or threat

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13
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Seldom

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Rarely

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14
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Indispensable

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Absolutely necessary

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15
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Envisage

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To view or regard in a certain way

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16
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Overhauling

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To examine thoroughly

17
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Casket

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A usually fancy coffin

18
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Looming

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To appear as a shape that is not clear and in a way that seems frightening

19
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Annexing

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To add something earlier

20
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Inimical

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Being adverse often by reason of hostility

21
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Evasive

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Hard to isolate or identify

22
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Contentious

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Likely to cause disagreement or argument

23
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Leverage

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Power, effectiveness

24
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Exhort

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Urge strongly

25
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Ellure

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To entice by charm or attraction

26
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Impetus

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A driving force