List 2 (second half) Flashcards by Milan Sani

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inaccessible

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not able to be reached or entered

not understandable

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imposition

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inconvenience

burden

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induced

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persuaded

brought about

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integrity

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honesty, sincerity

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intimate

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close (as in relationships)
to imply or suggest
thorough (as in knowledge)

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inventory

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a list of goods a business owns

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jeopardy

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danger, risk

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junction

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where two things meet

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lax

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careless

lazy.

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luminous

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full of light

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meager

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thin

not enough

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migrant

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one who often changes his or her place of living

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minnow

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small fish

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mishap

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accident

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mutability

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changeability

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nick

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to cut slightly

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novel

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new, unusual

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oblige

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to to a favor

to feel obligated

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passable

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able to be traveled through

barely satisfactory

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phenomenon

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occurrence

fact or circumstance

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pittance

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some amount

can fit in your pit

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polarize

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to divide into opposing groups

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PostScript

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a note added to a finished letter or book

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precursor

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one who comes before someone else

preeminent

superior, above others

prescribe

to lay down as a rule

pretentious

pretending to be someone you are not | posing

probing

exploring | searching for information

prose

ordinary language

pseudonym

false name

red tape

official routines that delay actions | symbol of inefficiency

regressive

going backward

resolution

purpose, determination | settlement of a problem

rift

crack or fracture | to divide

seasonal

once a season, periodic

smirk

to smile in a self satisfied way

span

the distance between two items

stale

tasteless old overused

stereotype

oversimplified opinion | generalization

stubble

short unshaven hairs | short stalks of grain

surge

to increase suddenly

sycophant

asskisser, kissass

synthetic

man made, artificial

taint

trace of something bad

tangible

touchable | clear or certain

tenacious

persisting, firm, unyielding

terse

short and to the point

turbulence

storminess, sudden movements

unconditional

without conditions, absolute

unmask

to reveal

uproarious

extremely funny

veil

cloth used to cover the face | to hide, to mask thinly

weld

to join metals or plastics by heating

yielding

giving in, submitting

zeal

enthusiasm