week 11 Flashcards

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1
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Inundate

A

To flood

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2
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Fruitless

A

Useless

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3
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Poignant

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moving, painful to the feelings

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4
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Garbled

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Confused, mixed up, message was mixed up

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5
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Sanguine

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Optimistic

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6
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phlegmatic

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calm, hard to rouse to action
even though I am very phlegmatic my sister finds a way to get me upset

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7
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corroborate

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confirm, support

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8
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Comprehensive

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Thorough

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9
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Zealous

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enthusiastic

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10
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Coerce

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to force mentally

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11
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elapse

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to pass by

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12
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meticulous

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Careful attention to detail

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13
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domicile

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home

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14
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lax

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careless, lazy

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15
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sporadic

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Occasional, once and a while

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16
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Rash

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Too hasty, reckless

17
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Conjecture

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Educated guess

18
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Obviate

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Do away with, eliminate because no longer needed

19
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Lurid

A

To cause a sensational feeling

20
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Quip

A

A quick joke

21
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Windfall

A

Unexpected substantial financial gain