08/05 Flashcards by Noah I

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Raconteur (noun)

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A person skilled at tellling anecdotes (short stories)

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Explicit (noun)

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Fully or clearly expressed

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Onerous (adj.)

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Difficult

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Nefarious (adj.)

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Wicked

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Risible (adj.)

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Laughable

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Tractable (adj.)

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Easily led

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Recalcitrant (adj.)

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Resistant, inobedient

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Corroborate (verb)

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To confirm

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Anathematize (verb)

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To denounce

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Extricate (verb)

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To pull out

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Quantum (noun)

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A very small amount (of energy)

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Belie (verb)

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Fail to give a true impression of something

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Jejune (adj.)

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Childish, naive

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Doughty (adj.)

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Courageous

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Importune (verb)

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Ask persistently to do something

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Abrogate (verb)

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Abolish by law

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Salient (adj.)

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Very important

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Plangent (adj.)

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Loud (of a sound)

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Malfeasance (noun)

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Wrongdoing by a public official

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Misanthropy (noun)

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Dislike of other people

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Interlope (verb)

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Intrude

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Extemporize (verb)

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Improvise

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Woodenness (noun)

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The state of being stiff or awkward

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Resplendence (noun)

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Brilliance

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Proverb (noun)

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A short, pithy saying in general use

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Paradox (noun)

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Self-contradiction

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Opprobrium (noun)

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Public disgrace

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Somnolence (noun)

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Sleepiness

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Alacrity (noun)

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Speed or rapidity

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Admonish (verb)

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Warn or reprimand someone

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Munificent (adj.)

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Generous

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Compendium (noun)

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A published collection of works

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Implacable (adj.)

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Relentless

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Deleterious (adj.)

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Harmful, damaging

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Perfidious (adj.)

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Disloyal, treacherous

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Dolorous (adj.)

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Miserable, anguished

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Aggrieved (adj.)

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Troubled

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Carp (verb)

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To complain or find fault in trivial matters

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August (adj.)

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Grand and admirable

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Diminutive (adj.)

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Very small