Vocabulary Flashcards by Paige lk | Brainscape

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Aesthetic

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Having an appreciation for beauty

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Abstract

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Not concrete

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Amoral

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Can’t distinguish from right and wrong: no morals

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Capsize

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To overturn

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Catastrophic

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Disastrous

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Concept

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A general idea

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Conscience

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A sense of right and wrong

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Consequence

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A logical result: an outcome

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Deluge

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A great flood

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Deplete

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To empty

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Devastating

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Destroying: laying waste

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Eke

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To barely manage to make a living

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Finite

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Having definite limits or bounds

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Formulate

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To state definitely

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Gush

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To rush or pour out suddenly

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Immortal

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Living forever: never dying

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Instill

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To put into the mind, heart, or feelings

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Literally

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Actually

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Lush

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Characterized by abundant growth

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Onslaught

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A vigorous attack

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Perceive

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To be aware: to understand

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Preposterous

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Senseless: contrary to reason or common sense

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Rendezvous

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A meeting at a fixed place or time

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Scoffer

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One who ridicules or mocks someone or something

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Solidify

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To make or become solid

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Torrential

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Like a rushing stream of water

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Void

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Empty: vacant

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Antediluvian

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Living or existing before the Flood

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Behemoth

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A huge and powerful animal

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Inhospitable

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Providing no shelter: barren

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Postdiluvian

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Living or existing after the Flood

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Vegetarian

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A person or animal that eats only vegetables