05-05-2012 Secton 8 Flashcards
1
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Fractious
A
Irritable, Grumpy; Unruly, Difficult to control
2
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To compound
A
To combine to or more things; To add to or to make something worse
3
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Prerogative
A
The right to do something before others; First dibs
4
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Province
A
Area of knowledge; Realm
5
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Sinecure
A
Easy job (do nothing job)
6
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Castigate
A
To punish
7
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Enumerate
A
To list; To state explicitly
8
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Appraise
A
To assess the value of something
9
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Laconic
A
Few in words (pithy, concise, terse)
10
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Histrionic
A
Melodramatic, Overly dramatic
11
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Cohesive
A
Unified
12
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Extemporaneous
A
Improvising (Off the cuff)
13
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Implacable
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Unable to be calmed down
14
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Extolled
A
To praise
15
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Speculative
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To guess
