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Vocabulary 34 Flashcards

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Excoriate

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(V) flay; abrade

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Exec rate

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(V) curse; express abhorrence for

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Exegesis

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(N) explanation, especially of Biblical passages

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Ex officio

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(Adj and adv) by virtue of one’s office

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Exorcise

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(V) drive out evil spirits

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Expletive

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(N) interjection; profane oath

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Explicit

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(Adj) definite; open

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Fanfare

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(N) call by bugles or trumpets

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Febrile

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(Adj) feverish

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Fiduciary

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(Adj and n) pertaining to a position of trust

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Flinch

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(V) hesitate; shrink

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Floe

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(N) mass of floating ice

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Fluted

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(Adj) having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)

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14
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Fracas

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(N) brawl; melee

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Frond

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(N) fern leaf; Palm or banana leaf

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Fulcrum

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(N) support on which a lever rests

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Fulgent

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(Adj) beaming; radiant

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Galaxy

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(N) the Milky Way; any collection of brilliant personalities

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Gambit

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(N) opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed

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Gargoyle

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(N) waterspout carved in grotesque figures on building

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Garrulous

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(Adj) loquacious; wordy

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Gasconade

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(N and v) bluster; boastfulness

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Gastronomy

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(N) science of preparing and serving good food

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Gauche

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(Adj) clumsy; boorish

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Genealogy

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(N) record of descent; lineage

26
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Generic

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Adj. characteristic of a class or species

27
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Genuflect

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V. Bend the knee as in worship

28
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Germinal

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Adj. pertaining to germ; creative

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Germinate

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V. Cause to sprout; sprout

30
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Gerrymander

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V and n. Change voting district lines in order to favor a political party

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Gestate

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V. evolve, as in prenatal growth

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Glossary

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N. Brief explanation of words used in text

33
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Gratuity

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N. Tip

34
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Grimace

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N and v. Facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.

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Grovel

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V. Crawl or creep on ground; remain prostate

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Hackles

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N. Hairs on the back and neck of a dog

37
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Hegira

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N. Flight, especially Mohammad’s flight from Mecca to Medina

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Hermetically

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Adv. sealed by a fusion so as to be airtight

39
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Hew

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V. Cut to pieces with axe or sword

40
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Hoax

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N. Trick; practical joke

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Hoodwink

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V. Decieve; delude

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Hortatory

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Adj. encouraging; exhortive

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Hoyden

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N. Boisterous girl

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Hummock

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N. Small hill

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Husbandry

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N. Frugality; thrift; agriculture

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Hustings

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N. Meetings particularly to choose candidates

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Hyperbole

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N. Exaggeration; overstatement

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Hyperborean

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Adj. situated in extreme north; arctic; cold

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Hypothecate

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V. Mortgage; pledge as security

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Idiosyncratic

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Adj. private; peculiar to an individual

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Illusive

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Adj. decieving

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Imbrue

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V. Drench; stain; especially with blood

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Immure

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V. Imprison; shut up in confinement

54
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Impalpable

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Adj. imperceptible; intangible

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Imperturbable

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Adj. calm; placid

56
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Excision

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(N) act of cutting away

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