Vocabulary 40-60 Flashcards

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Indulgence

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Temporary punishment

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Analogy

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Comparison in which an idea is compared to something completely different from it

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3
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Immortality

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An unending existence

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4
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Sequester

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To remove, withdrawal, retire

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5
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Jargon

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Use of specific phrases in a particular situation

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Conspire

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To plot a secret agreement

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Ineffable

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Incapable of being expressed in words

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8
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Obdurate

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Stubborn and resistant

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9
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Frugality

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Saving or sparing, not wasteful

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10
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Tranquility

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State of peace and quite

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Allotted

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Tp put aside, reserve for later

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Pedigree

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A chart or diagram of ancestry

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13
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Superficial

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A person that only cares about obvious things

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14
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Anecdote

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Short, simple narrative of a person or event

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Benevolent

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Expressing kind feelings

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16
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Perpendicular

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Right angles

17
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Constancy

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The quality of staying the same

18
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Impede

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To make something more difficult from happening or doing something

19
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Decent

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Socially acceptable or good

20
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Manifest

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To show something clearly, through signs or actions