Word List 32 Flashcards

(45 cards)

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Stamina

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Strength; Staying power

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Limber

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Flexible; Supple

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Soliloquy

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Talking to oneself

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4
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Secular

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Worldly; Not pertaining to church matters; Temporal

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Judicious

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Sound in judgement; Wise

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Flaunt

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Display ostentatiously

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Dormant

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Sleeping; Lethargic; Latent

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Liaison

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Contact keeping parts of an organization in communication; Go-between; Secret love affair

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Abdicate

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Renounce; Give up

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Longevity

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Long life

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Reconnaissance

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Survey of enemy by soldiers; Reconnoitering

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Predispose

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Give an inclination toward; Make susceptible to

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Abstain

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Refrain; Hold oneself back voluntarily from an action or practice

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Idiosyncrasy

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Individual trait, usually odd in nature; Eccentricity

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Throng

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Crowd; Move, go, pass, or advance in multitudes

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Ascetic

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Practicing self-denial; Austere

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17
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Satirical

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Mocking

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Smolder

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Burn without flame; Be liable to break out at any moment

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Jingoist

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Extremely aggressive and militant patriot; Warlike chauvinist

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Append

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Vicarious

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Acting as a substitute; Done by a deputy

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Careen

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Lurch; Sway from side to side

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Amiable

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Agreeable; Lovable; Warmly friendly

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Harangue

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Rhetoric
Art of effective communication; Insincere language
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Ludicrous
Laughable; Trifling; Absurd
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Ghastly
Horrible
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Intermittent
Periodic; On and off
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Accomplice
Partner in crime
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Regime
Method or system of government
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Faze
Disconcert; Dismay
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Ornithologist
Scientific student of birds
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Lassitude
Languor; Weariness
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Indicative
Suggestive; Implying
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Manipulate
Operate with one's hands; Control or play upon (people, forces, etc.)
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Tactile
Pertaining to the organs or sense of ouch
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Madrigal
Pastoral song
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Alimony
Payment by a husband to his divorced wife (or vice versa)
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Unprecedented
Novel; Unparalleled
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Insolvent
Bankrupt; Unable to repay one's debts
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Incentive
Spur; Motive
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Gloss over
Explain away
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Abet
Aid, usually in doing something wrong; Encourage
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Prognosis
Forecasted course of a disease; Prediction
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Stalwart
Strong; Brawny; Steadfast