Word List 08 Deck 2 Page 3 Flashcards

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Cognate

A

Something related by birth or origin

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Coiffure

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Hairdo

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3
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Comatose

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Unconscious

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Commotion

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Disturbance

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Concede

A

To admit as true

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Conduit

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A channel or vehicle for transporting something

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Confluence

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A flowing together

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Conjecture

A

Guess

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Constrict

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To make narrower

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Contraband

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Illegally transported goods

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Convoluted

A

Hard to understand

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12
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Corrugated

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Bumpy

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13
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Craven

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Cowardly

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Cryptic

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Hidden; secret

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Curmudgeon

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Cranky, irritable old man

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Dawdle

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To waste time

17
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Debility

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Weakness

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Decry

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To insult publicly

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Defile

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To dirty

20
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Delectable

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Delicious

21
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Deplore

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To regret deeply

22
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Derisive

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Ridiculing

23
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Destitute

A

Very poor

24
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Devious

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Dishonest; Calculating