week 6 thurs Flashcards
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turbulence
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commotion or wild dis-order
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overweening
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excessively arrogant
3
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impel
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to push something into motion
4
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querulous
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inclined to find fault
5
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exhume
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to dig up from the ground
6
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diligent
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painstaking and steady
7
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spendthrift
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one who spends money wastefully
8
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precept
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a rule of action or conduct
9
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concur
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to agree
10
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dally
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to waste time
11
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paroxysm
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a sudden outburst
12
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martinet
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one who is strict in discipline
13
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leeway
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margin
room for freedom
14
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despoil
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to deprive something of value
15
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naiive
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simple, childlike
16
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primordial
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living at the very beginning
17
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profuse
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pouring out freely
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quash
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to suppress completely
19
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benefactor
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one who helps others
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insolent
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boldly disrespectful
21
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sanctimonious
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pretending holiness
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pusillanimous
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cowardly
23
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mar
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to damage
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impasse
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a dead end
25
beguile
to deceive with charm
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vendetta
a bitter quarrel
27
vagrant
one who wanders place to place
28
zest
hearty enjoyment
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noxious
harmful to health
30
impotent
powerless
helpless
ineffective
31
charade
an obvious pretense
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static
not moving
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scintilla
a small amount
34
refuse
garbage
35
specter
a ghost
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seethe
to be violently excited
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suffuse
to spread through
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devout
devoted to religion or science
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amend
to improve with change
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repartee
a quick witty reply
41
unctuous
oily
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rummage
to search thoroughly
