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Vocabulary 4.2 Flashcards

1
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Emigrate

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Move out of a country or region to settle in another

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Immigrate

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Move into foreign country or region as a permanent resident

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Eminent

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Standing or jutting out; conspicuous; famous; distinguished; noteworthy

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Imminent

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Hanging over one’s head; threatening; about to occur; impending

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Enervate

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(Literally, “take out the nerves or strength”) lessen the strength of; enfeeble; weaken

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Erosion

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Gradual wearing away; deterioration; depletion

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Evoke

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Bring out; call forth; elicit; produce

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Invoke

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Call on for help or protection; appeal to for support

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Excise

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Cut out; remove by cutting out

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Incise

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Cut into; carve; engrave

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Exclusive

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  1. Shutting out, or trending to shut out, others

2. Not shared with others; single; sole

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Inclusive

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  1. (Literally, “shutting in”) including the limits (dates, numbers, etc.) mentioned
  2. Broad in scope; comprehensive
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Exhibit

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(Literally “hold out”) show; display

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Inhibit

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(Literally, “hold in”) hold in check; restrain; repress

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Expel

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Drive out; force out; compel to leave; banish; eject

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Impel

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Drive on; force; compel

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Implicate

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(Literally, “fold in or involve”) show to be part of or connected with; involve; entangle

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Impugn

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(Literally, “fight against”) call in question; assail by words or arguments; attack as false; contradict; attack; malign

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Incarcerate

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Put in prison; imprison; confine

20
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Inscribe

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(Literally, “write on”) write, engrave, or print to create a lasting record; imprint; autograph

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Insurgent(n.)

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One who rises in revolt against established authority; rebel; mutineer

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Insurgent(adj.)

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Rebellious; insubordinate; mutinous

23
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Extracurricular

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Outside the regular curriculum, or course of study

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Extraneous

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Coming from or existing outside; foreign; not essential; not pertinent; irrelevant

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Extravagant

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Outside or beyond the bounds of reason; excessive

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Intramural

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Within the walls or boundaries; confined to members

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Intraparty

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Within a party

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Intrastate

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Within a state

29
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Intravenous

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Within or by the way of veins

30
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Con(Adv.)

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Against; on the negative side

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Con(n.)

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Opposing argument; reason against

32
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Contraband

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Merchandise imported or exported contrary to law; smuggled goods

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Contravene

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Go or act contrary to; violate; disregard; infringe

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Controversy

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Dispute; debate; quarrel

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Counter

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Contrary; in the opposite direction

36
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Countermand

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Cancel(an order) by issuing a contrary order; revoke

37
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Incontrovertible

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Not able to be “turned against” or disputed; unquestionable; certain; indisputable

38
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Intercede

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Interfere to reconcile differences; mediate; plead in another’s behalf; intervene

39
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Intercept

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(Literally, “catch between”) Stop or seize on the way from one place to another; interrupt; catch

40
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Interlinear

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Inserted between lines already printed or written

41
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Interlude

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Anything filling the time between two events; interval; break; intermission

42
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Intermediary

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Go-between; mediator

43
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Intermission

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Pause between periods of activity; interval; interrruption

44
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Intersect

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(Literally, “cut between”) Cut by passing through or across; divide; cross

45
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Interurban

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Between cities or towns

46
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Intervene

A

Come between

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