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Vocabulary 9/29 Flashcards

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Impede

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Delay or prevent by obstructing them

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Stupor

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A state of near unsoundness

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Pitiful

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Deserving or arousing pity

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Incomprensible

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Not able to be understood

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Frivolous

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Not having a serious purpose or value

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Magnanimous

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Generous or forgiving to a rival

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Reverence

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Respecting someone

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Decrepit

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Elderly and infirm

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Impertinence

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Lack of respect

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Conjecture

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A conclusion or opinion without any proof

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Grandeur

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Splendor and impressiveness

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Antiquarian

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Relating to or dealing in antique or rare books

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Murmured

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Say something in a low, soft indistinct voice

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Terrestrial

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Of on relating to earth

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Ingenious

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Clever, original, inventive

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Prudence

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The ability to govern oneself by the use of reason

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Befuddled

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Unable to think clearly, confused or perplex

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Proliferated

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Increase rapidly in numbers

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Hermetic

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Of a seal or closure or something ancient and traditional

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Cataclysm

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A large scale and violent event in the world

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Frivolity

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Lack of seriousness

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Deigned

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Do something that considers to be beneath one’s dignity

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Homage

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Special honor or respect shown publicly

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Exasperated

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Intensely irritated or frustrated

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Cannulae

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A thin tube inserted into a vain

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Harmonious

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Tuneful

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Feted

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Honor or entertain

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Billow

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Mass of something cloud smoke or storm

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Reverent

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Showing solemn respect

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Indignant

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Feeling or showing annoyance

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