Week 3 Vocab Flash Cards

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scrutinizied

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: to examine closely and minutely

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prodigious

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1 aobsolete : being an omen : portentous b: resembling or befitting a prodigy : strange , unusual
2: exciting amazement or wonder
3: extraordinary in bulk, quantity, or degree : enormous

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hampered

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1 a: to restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles : impede b: to interfere with the operation of : disrupt
2 a: curb , restrain b: to interfere with : encumber

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rejuvenated

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1 a: to make young or youthful again : give new vigor to b: to restore to an original or new state <rejuvenate old cars>
2 a: to stimulate (a stream) to renewed erosive activity especially by uplift b: to develop youthful features of topography in

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acquitted

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1 aarchaic : to pay off (as a claim or debt) bobsolete : repay , requite
2: to discharge completely (as from an obligation or accusation) <the court acquitted the prisoner>
3: to conduct (oneself) usually satisfactorily especially under stress <the recruits acquitted themselves like veterans

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complex

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1 a: composed of two or more parts : composite b (1)of a word : having a bound form as one or more of its immediate constituents <unmanly is a complex word> (2)of a sentence : consisting of a main clause and one or more subordinate clauses
2: hard to separate, analyze, or solve
3: of, concerned with, being, or containing complex numbers

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residue

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: something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant , remainder : as a: the part of a testator's estate remaining after the satisfaction of all debts, charges, allowances, and previous devises and bequests b: the remainder after subtracting a multiple of a modulus from an integer or a power of the integer that can appear as the second of the two terms in an appropriate congruence <2 and 7 are residues of 12 modulo 5> c: a constituent structural unit (as a group or monomer) of a usually complex molecule <amino acid residues from hydrolysis of protein>

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salutary

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1 : producing a beneficial effect : remedial <salutary influences>
2 : promoting health : curative

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superseded

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1 a: to cause to be set aside b: to force out of use as inferior
2: to take the place or position of
3: to displace in favor of another

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effrontery

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: shameless boldness

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withdrew

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1 a: to take back or away : remove <pressure upon educational administrators to withdraw academic credit — J. W. Scott> b: to remove from use or cultivation c: to remove (money) from a place of deposit d: to turn away (as the eyes) from an object of attention <withdrew her gaze> e: to draw (as a curtain) back or aside
2 a: to remove from consideration or set outside a group <withdrew his name from the list of nominees> <withdrew their child from the school> b (1): take back , retract (2): to recall or remove (a motion) under parliamentary procedure

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nettlesome

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causing vexation

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oblivious

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1 : lacking remembrance, memory, or mindful attention
2 : lacking active conscious knowledge or awareness —usually used with of or

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zany

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3 a: one who acts the buffoon to amuse others

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sweltering

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: oppressively hot

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excruciating

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1 : causing great pain or anguish

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unwiedly

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: not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness)

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forbearance

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1 : a refraining from the enforcement of something (as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
2 : the act of forbearing : patience
3 : the quality of being forbearing : leniency

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unruffled

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1 : poised and serene especially in the face of setbacks or confusion
2 : not ruffled : smooth

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consigning

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1: to give over to another's care
2: to give, transfer, or deliver into the hands or control of another ; also : to commit especially to a final destination or fate <a writer consigned to oblivion>
3: to send or address to an agent to be cared for or sold