FTM Flashcards

Making the vocab into here (84 cards)

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Unvanquished

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undefeated, unconqured

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microsecond

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one millionth of a second

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mainstream

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belonging to a widely accepted group

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fiend

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someone who is extremely addicted

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hunkering

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crouching down

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Humanoid

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having human characteristics; resembling humans

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Bulkhead

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an outside door over a stairway, leading to a cellar

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ornithopter

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an aircraft propelled by flapping wings

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propulsion

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the action or process of propelling

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sobriquet

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nickname

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demeanor

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conduct; behavior

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postulated

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assumed without proof; guessed

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fair

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pleasing in appearance; attractive; beautiful

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quest

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an adventurous expedition to achieve or secure something

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invincible

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incapable of being conquered or defeated

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ignorance

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lack of knowledge, information, or learning

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sophisticated

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complex or intricate

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opiate

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a drug, sedative, or narcotic

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Massive

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large and heavy looking

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Hulking

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heavy and clumsy; bulky

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offended

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caused hurt feelings

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abide

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put up with; tolerate; stand

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tenements

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low rent apartment buildings that barely meet minimum standards

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spastic

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(slang) clumsy or inept

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flinch
draw or shrink back from what is dangerous or unpleasant
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depleted
used up; empty
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expel
drive or force out; eject
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regurgitate
vomit; disgorge
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Swilling
drinking greedily or grossly
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strutting
walk with a stiff, erect, and apparently arrogant or conceited gait. "peacocks strut through the grounds"
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cretin
a mentally defective person
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deficency
lack; visible scene; vista
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perspective
the art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth, and position in relation to each other when viewed from a particular point.
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trajectory
the path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces.
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converging
(of lines) tend to meet at a point.
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swaggering
walk or behave in a very confident and typically arrogant or aggressive way.
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nanosecond
one billionth of a second.
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evasive
elusive; trying to avoid doing something
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confrontation
face to face conflict
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albino
a person with pale skin, very light hair, and pinkish eyes due to lack of pigmentation
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vegetate
to do nothing; be unthinking
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archetype
model or first form; prototype
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microsurgery
delicate surgery performed
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artifact
man-made object or tool, characteristic
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avarice
greed
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sucrose
sugar
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incision
cut, especially in surgery
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divulged
made known (something secret)
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bionic
having particular physiological functions replaced by electronic components
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modification
alteration; change in shape or form
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optimum
most desirable; best
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dungarees
blue jeans
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fealty
loyalty
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retrieval
recovery; reeling in
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grotty
disgusting; dirty; "gross"
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damsel
young woman of noble birth
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distress
great pain or mental suffering
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urgency
necessity; importance
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hombre
dude; guy; man
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gruel
usually cooked cereal
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toxic
poisonous
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Furrowed
deeply wrinkled, as on the forehead
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dysfunctional
not functioning normally
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kin
relatives
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injustice
an unjust or unfair act
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illiterate
unable to read and write
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precaution
action taken ahead of time to secure good results; safeguard
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trussed
tied; bound; fastened
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functional
operative; in working order
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accommodations
room and board; lodging
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bloated
swollen; puffed up
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godforsaken
desolate; wretched; pitiable
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violation
breaking the rules
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abduction
kidnapping
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genetic
relating to genes; inherited at birth
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aberration
different from normal or ordinary
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lofty
elevated in style, tone, or sentiment
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dynamic
energetic; vigorously active
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prodigy
a Young person with extradordinary
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siezure
a sudden attack, as of epilepsy
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gyp
swindle; fraud; cheat
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tracheotomy
operation cutting into the trachea or breathing tube
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facilitate
assist; make easier
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stabilized
made stable; held steady