Week Two 6-2314 Flashcards

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Baleful

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Adj. deadly harmful ominous

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Ablate

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V. To remove as by surgery 2. To wear away, burn or vaporize

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Cadaver

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N. a corpse as for dissection

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Dauntless

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Adj. that cannot be daunted; fearless

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Egocentric

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Adj. viewing everything in relation to oneself

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Flaccid ( flak-cid)

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Soft limp, flabby adj.

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Goober

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N. peanut

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Hellbent

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Adj. recklessly determined 2 moving fast or recklessly

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Incubus

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N. a nightmare 2. On oppressive burden

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Jeer

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V. To make fun of ( someone or thing) in a rude sarcastic manner; scoff at

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Knave (nāv)

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N. a dishonest deceitful person (knavish - adj.)

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Limpid

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Adj. perfectly clear; transparent

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Mellifluous ( melif’lōōes)

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Adj. sounding sweet and smooth

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Nondescript

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Adj. belonging to no definite class or type, hard to classify or describe 2. Not interesting colorless

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Oppress

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V. To weigh heavily on the mind of worry 2. To keep down by the cruel or unjust use of authority ( oppressor - n. )

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Parable

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N. a short simple story teAching a moral lesson

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Querulous

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Adj. inclined to find fault 2. Full of complaint; peevish

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Ramshackle

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Adj. loose and rickety, likely to fall to prices

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Sapient

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Adj. wise

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Transcendental

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Adj. supernatural 2. Abstract

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Unsavory

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Adj. unpleasant to taste or smell 2. Morally offensive

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Vacillate

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V. To say to and fro, to waver 2. To fluctuate 3. To show indecision

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Wary

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Adj. on ones guard; cautious

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Yowl

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V. To howl or wail

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Zonked

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Adj. highly intoxicated. Or under the influence of a drug 2. Exhausted