6.5 Wordly Wise Flash Cards

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antic

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n. (usually plural) a playful or funny act

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attire

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n. clothes, especially fine and expensive clothes

v. to dress up or be dressed up

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captivate

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v. to please greatly; to win over by special charm

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deft

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adj. quick and sure; skillful at handling

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diligent

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adj. working with great care and effort

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eclipse

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n. the total or partial hiding of one heavenly body by another

v. to do or be better than; to outshine

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evolve

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v. to develop and change gradually over time

n. the changes that take place as something evolves

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innate

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adj. having from birth; occuring naturally rather than being learned

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inscribe

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v. to write, print, or etch into as a permanent record

n. the act of inscribing or what is inscribed

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posture

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n. the way one holds one's body; a pose or position

v. to assume a particular positions, especially a pretended one