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VOCABULARY Flashcards

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to caution, advise, or counsel against something

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admonish

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subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic

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capricious

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to yield to an inclination or desire, allow oneself to follow one’s will

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indulge

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not easily upset or exicited

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placid

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a claim or the assertion of a claim to something

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pretension

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continue to have something; keep possession of

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retain

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stiff or unyielding; not flexible; hard

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rigid

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to destroy the smoothness or evenness of

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ruffle

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to imitate a simulation likeness or model of a situation/system

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simulate

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A keen sense of what to say or do to avoid giving offense; skill in dealing with difficult or delicate situations

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tact

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failure to fulfill an obligation; absense

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default

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the act of treating or regarding someone or something with contempt or disrespect

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degradation

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13
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to cause someone or something to change course or turn from one direction to another

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divert

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14
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an act or instance of intruding

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intrusion

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15
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using or showing judgement as to auction; discreet, prudent; politic

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judicious

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16
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to put to sleep/rest by soothing means

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lull

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17
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kept or keeping within reasonable or proper limits, not extreme

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moderate

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18
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act or instance of reciprocating, to give, feel

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reciprocation

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to draw back; start or shrink back, as in alarm, horror, disgust

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recoil

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not asked for; given or done voluntarily

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unsolicited

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21
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existing or available in large quantities; plentiful

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abundant

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22
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of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of the land

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agrarian

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23
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settling an issue; producing a definite result

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decisive

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24
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domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial, overbearing

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imperious

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25
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an extremely severe or trying test, experience, or trial

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Ordeal

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26
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spread through and be perceived in every part of

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pervade

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27
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happening too soon or earlier than usual

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premature

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28
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advise and authorize the use of

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prescribe

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29
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likely to occur or prove true

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probable

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30
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spending or giving freely in large amounts, often to excess; extravagance

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profuse

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31
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boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety, conventional thought, or other restrictions

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audacity

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the action of departing from an established course in accepted standard

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deviation

33
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the intrinsic nature of indispensable quality of something, especially something abstract, that determines its character

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essence

34
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lack of restraint in spending money or use of resources

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extravagance

35
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having limits or bounds

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finite

36
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something that precedes; the approach of someone/something

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precoursor

37
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the state of being close to something, someone; proximity

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propinquity

38
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of or relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of the land

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agrarian

39
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violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred

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sacrilege

40
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not summoned or called; not having been summoned

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unsummoned

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to have an intense feeling of longing for something, typically something that one has lost or been separated from

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yearn

42
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anticipation of adversity or misfortune, suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil

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apprehension

43
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to declare earnestly to; inform or tell positively; state with confidence to

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assure

44
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a gross stupid, careless mistake

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blunder

45
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pleased, especially of oneself

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complacent

46
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act of forfeiting

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forfeiture

47
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to humiliate/shame

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mortify

48
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the cancellation of debt, penalty; temporary recovery

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remission

49
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deep regret or guilt for a wrong committed

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remorse

50
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punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act

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retribution

51
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A person who manages another’s property or financial affairs. One who administers anything as the agent of another or others

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Steward

52
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Without consolation or solace; hopelessly unhappy, inconsolable

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Disconsolate

53
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Not reputable, having a bad reputation

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Disreputable

54
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To fly away suddenly; to expose or chase from a place of concealment

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Flush

55
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A winding path or course

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Meander

56
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A method of temporary banishment by popular vote without trial or special accusation; practice in Ancient Greece

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Ostracism

57
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Hot and humid

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Sultry

58
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Understood or implied without being stated

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Tacit

59
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A person who habitually relies on or exploits others and gives nothing in return

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Parasite

60
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Moderately warm

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tepid

61
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Not clear, transparent, opaque, or obscured

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turbid

62
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To look at or view with continued attention, to observe or study thoughtfully

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Contemplate

63
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The events that will necessarily happen to a particular person or thing

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destiny

64
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to begin, to go on a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle

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embark

65
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the great extent of something

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gratitude

66
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subject to death

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mortal

67
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an intuitive feeling about the future, especially on of foreboding

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presentiment

68
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a stock or supply of money, resource, materials, stuff, and other assets

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resource

69
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a supreme ruler, especially a monarch

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sovereign

70
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travel across or through

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traverse

71
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great energy/enthusiasm

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zeal

72
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an opening, hole, or gap

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aperture

73
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a poet, traditionally one reciting epics and associated with a particular tradition

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bard

74
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living/occurring at the same time, belonging in the present

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contemporary

75
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the act of preying upon or plundering; robbery; ravage

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depredation

76
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to be in a vigorous state; thrive

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flourish

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