wm #2 Flashcards

(25 cards)

1
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raiment

A

clothes or fancily decorated clothes

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transgress

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to go beyond limits, especially in law aka breaking law

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3
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ardent

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passionate, didicated, sincere

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4
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mdediator

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someone who tries stopping conflict

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5
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insinuate

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to hint, imply in unpleasant way or to slide oneself smoothly into a position

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6
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benign

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harmless, chill, nice

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7
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minutiae

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small details

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8
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atone

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to make up right for wrong

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9
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incensed

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very very pissed off, describes a raging/crashing out person

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10
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hovel

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small unpleasant dwelling, or conical building enclosing a kin

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rail

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you know this, or to complain.criticize in a bad way and harshly

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12
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surreptitious

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covert

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13
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nomad

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you know this

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14
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discharge

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you also know this, or to let of put off aka pour ig VERB DIS IS

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rapacious

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voracious

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16
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subterfuge

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trickery, lying to escape guilt

17
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encroach

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gradually trespass

18
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itenerant

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traveling, maybe for work

19
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miser

A

person who hoards money avoids spending

20
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attest

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to affirm, confirm, verify

21
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salutary

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healthy, good effects, BENEFICIAL

22
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vestige

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visible evidence of smth that doesnt exist now eg FOSSILS, or smallest amount used to amphasize absence

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defray

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to pay, or bear the expenses of a person

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blase

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chill, opposite of ardent

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