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Vocabulary 35 Flashcards

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implement

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(v and n) supply what is needed; furnish with tools

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imply

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(v) suggest a meaning not expressed; signify

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imponderable

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(adj) weightless

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importunate

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(adj) urging; demanding

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impotent

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(adj) weak; ineffective

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imprimatur

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(n) permission to print or publish a book

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impute

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(v) attribute; ascribe

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incantation

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(n) singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula

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incarnadine

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(v) siam[not sure abt spelling] crimson or blood-color

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incarnation

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(n) act of assuming a human body and a human nature

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incidence

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(n) falling on a body; a casual occurrence

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incongruous

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(adj) not fitting; absurd

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incontinent

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(adj) lacking self-restraint; licentious

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incredulous

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(adj) witholding belief; skeptical

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indiscriminate

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(adj) choosing at random; confused

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inductive

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(adj) pertaining to induction or proceeding from the specific to the general

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inebriety

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(n) habitual intoxication

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ineluctable

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(adj) irresistible; not to be escaped

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inertia

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(n) state of being inert or indisposed to move

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infer

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(v) deduce; conclude

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ingenue

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(n) an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts

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insouciant

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(adj) indifferent; without concern or care

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integument

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(n) outer covering or skin

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interdict

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(v) prohibit; forbid

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interlocutory

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(adj) conversational; intermediate, not final

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internecine

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(adj) mutually destructive

27
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interstices

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(n) chinks; crevices

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intractable

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(adj) unruly; refractory

29
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intransigence

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(n) state of stubborn unwillingness to compromise

30
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invalidate

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(v) weaken; destroy

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inveigh

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(v) denounce; utter censure or invective

32
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irksome

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(adj) repetitious; tedious

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irony

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(n) hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that convey a meaning opposite to the literal meaning

34
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irrefragable

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(adj) not to be disproved; indisputable

35
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isotope

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(n) varying form of an element

36
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itinerary

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(n) plan of a trip

37
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jejune

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(adj) lacking interest; barren; meager

38
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jeremiad

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(n) lament; complaint

39
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juncture

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(n) crisis; joining point

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jurisprudence

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(n) science of law

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kaleidoscope

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(n) tube in which patterns made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc.

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kinetic

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(adj) producing motion

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lachrymose

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(adj) producing tears

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languor

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(n) lassitude; depression

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larceny

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(n) theft

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laudable

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(adj) praiseworthy; commendable

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lechery

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(n) gross lewdness; lustfulness

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lectern

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(n) reading desk

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lexicograher

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(n) compiler of a dictionary

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libido

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(n) emotional urges behind human activity

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limbo

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(n) region near heaven or hell where certain souls are kept; a prison (slang)

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lissom

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(adj) agile; lithe

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litany

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(n) supplicatory prayer

54
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litotes

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(n) understatement for emphasis

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lubricity

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(n) slipperiness; evasiveness

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ludicrous

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(adj) laughable; trifling

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maladroit

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(adj) clumsy; bungling

58
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malcontent

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(n and adj) person dissatisfied with existing state of affairs

59
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mammal

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(n) a vertebrate animal whose female suckles its young

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