word knowledge last day to review 4 Flashcards

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Chimera

A

hing that is hoped or wished for but is illusory or impossible to achieve. It can also mean a monster that’s a combination of various animal

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2
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Mulct

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to extract money from someone by fining or taxing./defraud

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3
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My voice is strident.

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harsh

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4
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Raffish/ his raffish hair

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unconventional and slightly disreputable, especially in an attractive way./tawdry

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5
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ailment

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illness

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6
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Fortuitous

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no cause/ happening by a lucky chance

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7
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intervene

A

interfere

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8
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Submission

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yielding to the power or authority of another.

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9
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Collide

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to meet and strike violently.

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10
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Exalt

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Hold somebody in a high regard, opposite of blame

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11
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The abhorrent smell from the lake

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offensive

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12
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Belie

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misrepresent

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13
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The water was calm that day with detritus slowly moving in the small eddies

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debris/ waste

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14
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Mike was afraid he might be ostracized for stepping out of line.

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Ostracized, an adjective, means banished.

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wayworn traveler.

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weary,tired

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16
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Mallet

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hammer

17
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Hosiery

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stockings (as in socks and pantyhose)

18
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imparted

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make known, communicate

19
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extraneous data.

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superfluous/ unnecessary

20
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amity

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friendship

21
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Indigenous

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native

22
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Fondle

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handle

23
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Fete

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festival.

24
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Tim was known as a smart aleck, able to deliver acerbic one-liners with no effort.

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sharp

25
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inexorable force

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unyielding/ unstoppable

26
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hector those who moved too slowly

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harass, bully

27
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Reggy was as gauche in this group of polite company as he always had been.

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tactless, awkward