Weeks 11-20 Missed Flashcards by Eileen Toh

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innundate

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v. flood

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poignant

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adj. moving, painful to the feelings

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rash

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adj. too hasty, reckless

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obviate

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v. do away with, eliminate

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inhibition

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n. restraint

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fortuitous

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adj. accidental

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timorous

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adj. fearful

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ostentatious

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adj. showy

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surreptitious

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adj. stealthy, accomplished by secret

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incredulous

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adj. skeptical

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cryptic

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adj. puzzling

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inchoate

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adj. in an early stage

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relegate

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v. assign to an inferior position

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incisive

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adj. acute

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recant

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v. withdraw previous statements

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alleged

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adj. reported, supposed

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access

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n. admittance

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extrinsic

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adj. foreign, coming from outside

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declaim

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v. speak loudly

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fetter

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v. hamper

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paragon

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n. model of excellence

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asperity

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n. harshness of temper

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consummate

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adj. complete, of the highest degree

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concoct

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v. devise

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hoax

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n. deception

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exult

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v. rejoice greatly

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attest

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v. certify

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deploy

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v. position forces according to a plan

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abortive

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adj. fruitless, useless, failing

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innate

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adj. natural

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urbane

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adj. polished, witty

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tortuous

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adj. winding

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itinerant

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adj. wandering

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peregrination

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n. travel

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amnesty

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n. general pardon

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expatriate

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v. exile

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exonerate

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v. free from guilt

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sumptuous

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adj. lavish

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rife

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adj. widespread

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redolent

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adj. fragrant

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trenchant

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adj. keen, incisive

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puissant

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adj. powerful

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unabated

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adj. without subsiding

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maudlin

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adj. sentimental