Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Phot, phos

A

light

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2
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Phototrophic

A

Giving off light without heat

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3
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Photogenic

A

Attractive in pictures and photographs

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4
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Luc

A

Light

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5
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Lucid

A

Easy to understand; clear

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6
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Elucidate

A

To make clear by explaining

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7
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Translucent

A

Allowing light to pass through

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8
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Spec, spect

A

To look at

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9
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Circumspect

A

Careful; mindful of rules and consequences

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10
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prospect

A

That which is expected

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11
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Specter

A

A ghost or phantom

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12
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Vid, vis

A

To see, to look

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13
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Invidious

A

Hateful or spiteful

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14
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Providential

A

Happening by good fortune

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15
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Improvise

A

To create without any forethought or preparation

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16
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Nunc, Nounc

A

To announce

17
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Enunciate

A

To announce or speak clearly

18
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renounce

A

To reject by declaration

19
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Pronouncement

A

A declaration of opinion; a judgement

20
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Voc, vok

A

To call

21
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Invoke

A

To call on for support

22
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Provocative

A

Causing disturbance or excitement

23
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Revoke

A

To make invalid

24
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Fa

A

To speak

25
Q

Ineffable

A

Unutterable; indescribable

26
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Infantile

A

Childish, immature

27
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Affable

A

Easy to converse with; friendly

28
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Dic, dict

A

To say; to tell

29
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Edict

A

Official order

30
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Indict

A

To change with a crime; to accuse

31
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Dictum

A

Formal or authoritative statement