100 Words, set 4 Flashcards
1
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serendipity
A
happy accident
2
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paradox
A
contradictory
3
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juxtapose
A
place side by side for contrast
4
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paucity
A
scarcity/lacking
5
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dearth
A
scarcity/lacking
6
Q
pithy
A
concise
7
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placate
A
pacify/concilliate
8
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placatory
A
pacify
9
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portend
A
forshadow
10
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presage
A
forshadow
11
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prognosticate
A
forshadow
12
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portent
A
omen
13
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portentous
A
ominous/omen
14
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potentate
A
powerful ruler
15
Q
ostentatcious
A
showy
16
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affected
A
showy
17
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ancestor
A
progenitor
18
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avant-garde
A
forerunner
19
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forebear
A
to refrain
20
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eschew
A
avoid/refrain
21
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propinquity
A
nearess/kinship
22
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proximity
A
nearness
23
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qualms
A
misgivings
24
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querelous
A
whining/complaining/fretful
25
rancor
biterness/hatred
26
raucous
harsh/shrill
27
recalcitrant
stubborn
28
obstinate
intransigent/stubborn
29
reprove
rebuke/criticize sharply
30
reprimand
criticize
31
upbraid
criticize
32
chide
criticize
33
revile
criticize
34
reprehend
criticize
35
accost
approach agressively
36
rescind
cancell
37
rigor
severity
38
stringent
severe
39
sagacious
wise
40
savant
wise/learned
41
polymath
smart/learned
42
sardonic
disdainful/mocking
43
simulate
feign
44
mimetic/mimic
feign
45
sluggard
lazy
46
sporadic
occuring irregularly
47
soporific
inducing sleep
48
superficial
shallow/trivial
49
picayune
petty/worthless
