Words 8/13/12 Flashcards
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evade
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to avoid
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evoke
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to produce or awaken
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exhume
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to uncover
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expunge
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to remove
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facilitate
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to make easier
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fathom
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to understand
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fawn
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to show affection
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feign
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to pretend
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fester
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to become a source of irritation
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fickle
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not loyal
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fetish
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something where one has an irrational devotion to
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fjord
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an inlet from the sea
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fleece
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to defraud
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forage
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to hunt for food
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forbear
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to abstain
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forsake
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to abandon
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fortuitous
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fortunate
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fraught
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filled with
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gamin
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a neglected boy in the streets
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gazebo
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an outdoor structure
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generalize
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to make a general conclusion
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giddy
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lighthearted and silly
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gird
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to encircle with a belt
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girth
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circumference
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gloat
to brag greatly
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glutton
someone who eats a lot
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gossamer
delicate
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grandiloquent
using big words to impress
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grandiose
grand and impressive
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guile
deceitfulness
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guise
appearance
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harangue
to lecture, berate
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harrowing
disturbing or frightening
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herbicide
something that kills plants
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histrionic
overly dramatic
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hoard
to accumulate
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hovel
a small miserable dwelling
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husbandry
management of resources
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idiosyncrasy
a behavioral quirk
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impede
to obstruct
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incite
to arouse to action
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incongruous
not fitting in
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infamy
a bad reputation
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insouciant
lighthearted, carefree
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intervene
to come between
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inveigle
to persuade using deception
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irascible
irritable
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joust
to engage in combat
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karma
fate, destiny
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laconic
terse, brief
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lament
to mourn
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languish
to become week or feeble
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lassitude
fatigue
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laudable
worthy of praise
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lax
careless, not tense
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legacy
a bequest
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lesion
a wound, injury
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lethargy
laziness, tiredness
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lexicon
vocabulary
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lieu
in place of
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loiter
to lag behind
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maim
to cripple or disfigure
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marauder
a raider, intruder
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marshal
to assemble together
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martyr
someone willing to sacrifice themselves
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masticate
to chew
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melancholy
gloomy, weary
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menagerie
a collection of wild animals on exhibit
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migratory
wandering, roving
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milieu
environment or surroundings
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mirage
optical illusion
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misanthropy
someone who hates mankind
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misnomer
an incorrect name
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mode
type, manner, fashion
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mores
customary cultural standards
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muse
to ponder, think about
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muster
to collect or gather
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myriad
a large number
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nepotism
favors shown by those in high positions to acquaintances
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noisome
offensive
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noxious
deadly
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oblique
not straightforward
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obtuse
difficult to comprehend
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opportune
occurring at a good time
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optimum
the most advantageous
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orthodox
conventional
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ostracize
to shun
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oust
to banish
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paradox
a situation where something is true and false
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paranoia
illness of anxiety
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parry
to ward off a blow
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partition
division
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penitent
feeling sorrow or humble
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periphery
outer edges
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permeate
to penetrate
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perverse
stubborn, intractable
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petulant
irritable, cranky
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philanthropy
love of mankind
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phobia
fear of
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photogenic
looking good in photography
