Week 3 Flashcards

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prodigious

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adj. plentiful

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superfluous

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adj. above and beyond what is necessary

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ubiquitous

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adj. everywhere

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voracious

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adj. hungry, greedy

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dearth

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n. an inadequate supply, scarcity

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tenous

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adj. flimsy, not solid or strong

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ethereal

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adj. not of this world, light, insubstantial

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aperture

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n. an opening, as a crack, gap, hole, etc.

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itinerant

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adj, traveling from place to place, especially on a circuit

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implore

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v. to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy

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