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Vocabulary Day 4 Flashcards

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1
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Archipelago

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A large group of islands

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Allege

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To assert without proof

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Allocate

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To distribute; to assign; to allot

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Alloy

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A combination of two or more things, usually metals

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Armament

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Implement of war

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Beget

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To give birth to; to create; to lead to; to cause

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Burlesque

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A ludicrous, mocking, or exaggerated imitation

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Brandish

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To wave or display threateningly

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Brawn

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Big muscles; great strength

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Bliss

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Perfect contentment; extreme joy

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Comply

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To act or be in accordance (with)

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Connive

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To conspire to aid or encourage a wrong by feigning ignorance of it

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Captivate

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To fascinate; to enchant; to enrapture

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Cant

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Insincere or hypothetical speech

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Classic

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Top-notched; of the highest quality

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Callow

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Immature

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Deficit

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A shortage, especially of money

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Deft

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Skillful

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Defunct

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No linger in effect; no longer in existence

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Delinquent

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Neglecting a duty or law; late in payment

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Enigma

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A mystery

22
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Empirical

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Relying on experience or observation; not merely theoretical

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Enervate

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To reduce the strength or energy of, especially to do so gradually

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Fauna

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Animals

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Fervor

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Great warmth or earnestness; ardor; zeal

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Grandiose

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Absurdly exaggerated

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Hermetic

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Impervious to external influence; airtight

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Incense

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To make very angry

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Incessant

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Unceasing

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Incisive

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Cutting right to the heart of the matter

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Incongruous

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Not harmonious; not consistent; not appropriate; not fitting in

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Languish

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To become weak, listless, or depressed

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Mandate

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A command or authorization to do something; the will of the voters as expressed by the results of an election

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Misanthropic

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Hating mankind

35
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Oblique

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Indirect; at an angle

36
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Patronize

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To treat as an inferior; to condescend to

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Peruse

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To read carefully

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Paucity

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Scarcity

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Pedantic

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Boringly scholarly or academic

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Reiterate

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To say again; to repeat

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Reclusive

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Hermitlike; withdrawn from society

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Refute

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To prove to be false; to disprove

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Sardonic

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Mocking; scornful

44
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Scrupulous

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Strict; careful; hesitant for ethical reasons

45
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Scrutinize

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To examine very carefully

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Salient

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Sticking out; conspicuous; leaping

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Sporadic

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Stopping and starting; scattered; occurring in bursts every once in a while

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Spurious

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False; fake

49
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Vacillate

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To be indecisive; to waver

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Vocation

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An occupation; a job

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