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31 Cards in this Set
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flect, flex
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bend
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deflect
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turn aside
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flex
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bend
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flexible
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pliable; not rigid; tractable
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flexor
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muscle that serves to bend a limb
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genuflect
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bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship
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inflection
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change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice
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inflexibility
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rigidity; firmness
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reflect
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1. throw back light, as from a prism
2. think |
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reflex
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involuntary response to a stimulus
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ten, tin, tent
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hold, keep
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detention
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act of keeping back or detaining
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impertinent
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1. not pertinent; inappropriate
2. rude |
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pertinacious
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adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent
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pertinent
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having to do with the matter at hand; relevant
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retentive
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tenacious; able to retain or remember
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retinue
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group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person
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tenacity
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firmness in holding fast; persistence
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tenancy
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period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate
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tenet
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principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
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tenure
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1. period which an office or position is held
2. status assuring an employee a permanent position |
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untenable
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incapable of being held or defended
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mon (monit)
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warn
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admonish
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warn of a fault; reprove; rebuke
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admonition
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gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error
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admonitory
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conveying a gentle reproof
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monitor n.
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person or mechanical device that keeps track of, checks, or warns
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monitor v.
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keep track of, regulate, or control the operation of a machine or process
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monument
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a means of reminding us of a person or event; for example, a statue or a tomb
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premonition
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forewarning; intuitive anticipation of a coming event
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premonitory
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conveying a forewarning
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