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10 Flashcards

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Ablution

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the act of washing one’s body

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Abnegate

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to deny to oneself; renounce; surrender

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Acidulous

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sour; ill tempered

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Adventitious

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accidental

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Afflatus

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a creative impulse; divine inspiration

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Agathism

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the belief that things ultimately lead to good

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Agnate

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from the father’s side of the family

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Aleatory

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based on chance

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Ana

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a collection of materials that reflect a person or place

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Animus

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hostile feeling

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10
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Antediluvian

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extremely old; antiquated

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Antinomy

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a contradiction between two seemingly true statements

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Aphasia

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loss of speech

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Aphorism

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a wise saying

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14
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Arable

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suitable for the growing of crops

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Arrant

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notoriously without moderation; downright

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Arriviste

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a social climber; an upstart

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17
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Aseptic

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surgically clean; free of germs

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Atrabilious

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inclined to melancholy

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Bailiwick

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a particular area of expertise

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Banausic

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routine; mechanical; boring

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Bellwether

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a person who assumes a leadership role or takes initiative

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Benison

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blessing; benediction

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Bibulous

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highly absorbent; given to or fond of alcoholic beverages

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Bifurcated

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forked; divided into two branches

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Boondoggle

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a useless or valueless project or activity

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Bosky

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wooded; covered with trees and shrubs

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Braggadocio

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arrogant pretension; empty conceit

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Brummagem

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bogus; fraudulent; cheap; showy

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Caducity

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the frailty of old age; the quality of being perishable transitoriness

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Canard

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a fabricated story; or sensational report; a hoax

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Celerity

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haste; swiftness of movement

32
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Centrifugal

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proceeding in action away from the center or axle

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Claque

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an audience paid to clap; an obsequious audience

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Clerisy

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the intellectual elite

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Compendium

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a comprehensive summary

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Culvert

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a sewer or drain

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Daedal

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ingenious or complex in design

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Deciduous

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shedding or losing leaves on a particular season; not evergreen

39
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Defalcate

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to embezzle

40
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Defenestration

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the act of throwing someone or something out a window

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Deism

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the belief that god created the world and then left it to its own devices

42
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Demimonde

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a class of kept women or women of lower social standing;

43
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Denouement

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the outcome

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Denunciation

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open condemnation

45
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Diadem

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a crown that indicates royalty

46
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Dolorous

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sorrowful

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Éclat

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a dazzling success; acclaim

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Edacious

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having an instable appetite; great voracity

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Ephemeral

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short

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Epicene

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having characteristics of both male and female neuter

51
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Escarpment

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cliff; a steep slope resulting from erosion

52
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Esculent

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edible; suitable for eating

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Etiolate

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pale and drawn; to make weak by stunting growth

54
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Euthenics

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the science of improving the condition of humans by improving their environment

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Evanescent

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fleeting; vanishing; transient

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Evince

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to show; reveal

57
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Filial

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relating to a son

58
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Forward

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contrary; consistently disobedient

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Fustian

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ridiculously pompous; bombastic; grandiose in delivery

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Galoot

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a loutish oaf; a clumsy but somewhat likable person

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Gemeinschaft

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a group with similar tastes; a group bound by similar interests and kinship

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Grig

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a lively person

63
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Hegira

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an escape to avoid danger or to get away from an unpleasant location

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Homologate

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to confirm officially

65
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Hortative

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giving advice or exhortation

66
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Hugger

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mugger

67
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Imago

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an adult stage of an insect;

68
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Indeterminate

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vague; not known in advance

69
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Indubitable

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unquestionable

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Ineffable

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unutterable; unspeakable

Kaplan 900 (10 decks)

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