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Word List 3 Flashcards

1
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Abide by

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To follow

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Abridge

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To shorten

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Access

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A way of entering

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Acute

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Sharp, as in acute intelligence or acute pain

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Adjoining

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Connected

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Affable

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Likable, friendly

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Aggravate

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To make worse

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Ailing

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Sick

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Alias

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False name

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illicit

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illegal

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immobilize

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to prevent from moving

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impassive

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showing no feeling; calm

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implant

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to put into something

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impound

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to seize and take by law; to put in prison

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inadvertent

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accidental

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incentive

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reward

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incongruous

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strange out of place

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indebted

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owing money or gratitude

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indiscriminate

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random; making no distinctions

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indulgent

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pampering, spoiling

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infamous

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famous in a bad way

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inhibit

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to hold back; to keep in

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inpatient

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a person who stays overnight at a hospital

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insolvent

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having no money

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instrumental

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helpful

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intelligible

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understandable

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intriguing

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very interesting

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invert

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to turn upside down

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itinerant

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travler; traveling

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jocular

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joking

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juvenile

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immature

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kinsfolk

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relatives

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lapse

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slight error
backsliding
passage of time

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leash

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device for controlling a dog

to control

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linguistics

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the study of language

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lubricant

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something that makes a surface slippery and smooth

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lure

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bait; temptation

to tempt

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manipulate

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to make things happen as one wishes

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meddling

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interfering

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mendable

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fixable

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meteoroligist

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scientist who studies the whether

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migratory

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moving from one place to another

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minuscule

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tiny

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mitt

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glove to wear while playing baseball

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mosaic

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a richly decorated painting made from small tiles

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muted

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lowered

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nonentitiy

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a nobody

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noxios

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harmful

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obscure

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unclear; vague

to confuse

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opaque

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hard to understand

not see through

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optimum

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best

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overcome

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to beat

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paranoia

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irrational belief that everybody is out to harm you

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passive

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not active

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pending

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undecided

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persecute

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to treat poorly because of religious beliefs

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philanthropic

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promoting social good; generous

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plagiarism

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stealing someone elses words

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polo

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game played on horseback

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practitioner

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one who practices a particuler profession

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predator

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a destroyer

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premature

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happening before expected time

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prescriptive

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giving directions or instructions

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pretext

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pretense

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procrastinate

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to delay

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promiscuos

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not choosy; having sex with many partners

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prosper

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to succseed

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purposeful

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determined

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quantitative

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describing in terms of number or quantity

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ramble

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to talk in a discontented manner

to stroll aimlessely

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raucous

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harsh-sounding

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reckless

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very careless

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recollect

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to remember

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referee

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official at a sports match

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regal

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fit for a king; royal

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regulate

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to control

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relevant

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important

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remote

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distant

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repentence

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expression of guilt or sorrow

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reserved

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quiet

saved

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resolve

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to decide

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resume

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to begin again; to continue

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righteousness

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moral correctness or justice

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rout

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a crushing defeat
to force out
to defeat badly

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saturate

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to soak thoroughly

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serviceable

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useful; ready for service

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shabby

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worn

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singular

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individual

unusual

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smug

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very pleased with oneself

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soluble

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able to be dissolved

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spectrum

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the entire range of something

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sprint

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to run fast for a short distance

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stalemate

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situation where no one wins

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stern

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strict; harsh

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subdue

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to bring under control

to conquer

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suffocation

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dying from lack of oxygen

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surpass

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to go beyond the limits of something

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syllabus

A

list of assignments for class

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systematic

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organized

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talisman

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magical charm

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taper

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to become narrower

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tentacles

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animal limbs used to feel or grab

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theoretical

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in the realm of ideas

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