100 Words to Know Flashcards
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acuity (n)
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sharpness, keenness
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adept (adj)
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having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
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admonish (v); admonition (n)
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warn, scold, caution
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ambiguous (adj)
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unclear meaning, two possible interpretations
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apocalyptic (adj)
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involving widespread devastation or ultimate doom
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apocryphal (adj)
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of questionable authenticity
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appellation (n)
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a name, title, or designation
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archetype (n); archetypal (adj)
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an original model, pattern, or type
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ascertain (v)
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to determine; to find out
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assiduous (adj)
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diligent, persistent
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baize (n)
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a type of coarse woolen cloth, often green, usually used for covering card tables
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base (adj)
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inferior, dishonorable
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bastion (n)
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a well-fortified position
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berate (v)
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to rebuke, reprimand, or scold
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bourgeoisie (n)
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the middle class
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calumny (n)
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slander; a false statement maliciously made to injure another’s reputation
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cant (n)
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tedious talk
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censure (v)
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to reprimand; to excommunicate or expel
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coarse (adj)
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lacking refinement or rough grained in texture
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confute (v)
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to prove to be wrong or in error
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connoisseur (n)
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a person with expert knowledge or training, especially in the fine arts
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corporeal (adj)
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having physical substance, material form
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decry (v)
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express strong disapproval of
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defer (v); deference (n)
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submit or yield to another’s wish or opinion
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deliquesce (v)
to disappear as if by melting
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dilatory (adj)
inclined to waste time and lag behind
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disparage (v)
to criticize someone or something in a way that shows you do not respect or value them
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draught (n)
a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room (archaic for draft)
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dray (n)
a large low of carriage with four wheels pulled by horses
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dyspeptic (adj); dyspepsia (n)
always angry or easily annoyed or having indigestion
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elicit (v)
to call forth, draw out, or provoke
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emit (v)
to send a beam, noise, smell, or gas
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espionage (n)
spying; the discovering of secrets
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facile (adj)
easy
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feign (v)
to pretend, to dissemble, to misrepresent
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fester (n/v)
to become infected/an infection
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festoon(ed) (v)
draped, decorated as for a parade or state event
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fledgeling (adj)
new and inexperienced
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gainsay (v)
challenge, dispute
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genuflect (v); genuflections )n)
to bow as before a priest
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grandeur (n)
magnificent, splendid, vast beauty
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grudging (adj); grudgingly (adv)
done in an unwilling way; unwillingly
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hack (n)
a reporter, artist, or writer whose work is not very good
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husband(ed) (v)
to use something carefully so that you do not use all of it
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illicit (adj)
contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention
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illusory (adj)
not real, based on illusion
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imbibe (v)
to drink, especially alcohol
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inexorable (adj)
without end, interminable
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introspection (n)
examination of and attention to your own ideas, thoughts, and feelings
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kowtow (v)
to show too much respect to someone in authority, always obeying them and changing what you do in order to please them (sucking up)
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languid, languished, languor (n)
without energy; pleasant mental or physical tiredness or lack of activity
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latent (adj)
potentially existing but not presently evident or realized
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magnanimity (n)
great generosity of spirit or money
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malevolent (adj); malevolence (n)
ill will, maliciousness
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mutton (n)
meat from a sheep
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orthodoxy (n)
a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
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parochial (adj)
provincial; country-like, or of a parish (church community or region)
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pathos (n)
poignancy; quality of emotion in a work of art or literature
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pecuniary (adj)
relating to money; monetary
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permeate (v)
pervade, penetrate, get into everything
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pernicious (adj)
deadly, harmful, pestilent
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pious (adj); piety (n)
godly, reverent, holy (state of being pious)
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plait (v); plaits (n)
to braid; braids
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porter (n)
a railroad employee who assists passengers
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prattle (v)
idle talk, to go on and on meaninglessly
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precipitate (v); precipitous (adj)
to cause to happen, especially suddenly or prematurely; done hastily, without thought
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precocious (adj)
characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity, especially mental development
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profligate (adj)
wasteful, extravagent, prodigal
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prostrate (adj/v)
to lay face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration
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prerogative (n)
privilege, right
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prudent (adj)
careful and sensible; marked by sound judgement
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qualm(s) (n)
an uncomfortable feeling of doubt about whether you are doing the right thing
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randy (adj)
sexually aroused
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recitation (n)
an event when one recites a literary work (usually) orally for an audience
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reiterate (v); reiteration (n)
to say or explain again
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resonant (adj); resonance (n)
strong and deep in tone or strongly reminiscent; evocative
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rheumatism (n)
any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
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sated (adj); satiety (n)
satisfied; full
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scant, scanty (adj)
barely sufficient
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schizoid (adj)
of, relating to, or having a personality disorder marked by extreme shyness, flat affect, discomfort with others, and an inability to form close relationships; a person who is reclusive
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self abasement (n)
to put oneself down, to denigrate oneself
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sodden (adj)
drenched, soaked, sopping; expressionless, stupid, or dull, especially from drink
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tawdry (adj)
cheap, gaudy, trashy, tacky
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throes (n)
condition of agonizing struggle or trouble
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timorous (adj)
fearful; shy; timid
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torrent (n)
an overwhelming number or amount or a violently fast stream of water
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torpor (n)
listlessness; languor, without energy, apathetic
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transcendant (adj); transcendence (n)
beyond ordinary; sublime
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transiet, transience
fleeting, not lasting
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tremulous (adj)
quivering as from weakness or fear
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turbid (adj)
churned up; cloudy, muddy, murky
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unabashed (adj)
not embarrassed
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variegated (adj)
having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored
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veracity (n)
truthfulness
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veritable (adj)
being truly so-called; real or genuine
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vigilant (adj); vigilance (n)
on guard, cautiously aware, continuous attention
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vigilante (n)
one who takes or advocates the taking of law enforcement into one's own hands
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vociferation (n); vociferous (adj)
cry out loudly, especially in protest
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voluble (adj); volubility (n)
taking easily, readily, and at length; fluent
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weft (n)
the horizontal threads interlaced through the warm in a woven fabric
