Word List 23 Flashcards by Jennifer Zhang | Brainscape

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Convoke

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Call together

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Haughtiness

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Pride; Arrogance

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Obfuscate

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Confuse; Muddle; Cause confusion; Make needlessly complex

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Inordinate

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Unrestrained; Excessive

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Recapitulate

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Summarize

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Grove

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Group of trees (smaller than a forest); Orchard

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Flabbergasted

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Astounded; Astonished; Overcome with surprise

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Bungalow

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Small cottage

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Vantage

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Position giving an advantage

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Fortitude

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Bravery; Courage

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Spawn

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Lay eggs

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Visceral

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Felt in one’s inner organs; Felt in the viscera

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Wily

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Cunning; Artful

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Somnolent

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Half asleep

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Acrimonious

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Bitter in words or manner

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Sustenance

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Means of support, food, nourishment

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Shackle

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Chain; Fetter

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Caprice

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Sudden; Unexpected fancy; Whim

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Odious

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Hateful; Vile

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Chicanery

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Trickery; Deception

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Fictitious

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Imaginary

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Precipitate

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Throw headlong; Haten

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Painstaking

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Showing hard work ;Taking great care

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Validate

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Confirm; Ratify

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Soporific

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Sleep-causing; Marked by sleepiness

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Hone

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Sharpen

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Pterodactyl

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Extinct flying reptile

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Restitution

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Reparation; Indemnification

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Disfigure

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Mar in beauty; Spoil

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Circuitous

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Roundabout

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Indenture

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Bind as servant or apprentice to master

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Clique

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Small exclusive group

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Endearment

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Fond statement

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Agglomeration

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Collection; Heap

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Expunge

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Cancel; Remove

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Insipid

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Lacking in favor; Dull

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Giddy

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Light-heated; Dizzy

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Quazk

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Charlatan; Impostor

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Illicit

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Illegal

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Stem

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Check the flow

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Exude

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Discharge; Give forth

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Serrated

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Having a saw-toothed edge

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Edif

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Instruct; Correct morally

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Capricious

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Unpredictable; Fickle

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Vaporize

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Turn into vapor (Steam, gas, fog, etc.)