Vocabulary Flashcards

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Cauterize

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v.-to sear with a cautery or caustic; to make insensible

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Decoy

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n.-someone or something used to draw attention away from another

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Desecration

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n.-an act or instance of treating disrespectfully, irreverently, or outrageously

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Dilapidated

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adj.-decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse

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Enigma

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n.-something hard to understand or explain

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Feasible

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adj.-capable of being done or carried out

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Feckless

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adj.-weak, ineffective; worthless, irresponsible

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Objective

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adj.-not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; unbiased

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Ruminate

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v.-to engage in contemplation

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Sage

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adj.-wise through reflection and experience