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101-200 Flashcards

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cerebral

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intellectual rather than emotional

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censor

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one that condemns or censures

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chagrin

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keen feeling of annoyance, embarrassment

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champion

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to fight for, defend, or support

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characterization

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description of qualities

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charismatic

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possessing personal charm

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chasten

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to correct by punishment

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chicanery

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a trick

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chronological

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arranged in order if time

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churlishness

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rudeness. having a bad disposition

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circumscribe

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to limit. restrict

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circumvent

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to avoid or get around by artful maneuvering

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civil

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not rude

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clemency

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disposition to show mercy, esp. toward an enemy

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coagulate

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to cause transformation of into a soft, semisolid, or solid

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coalition

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alliance (temporary) of people, parties, or nations

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cogent

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convincing. appealing to the intellect or powers of reasoning

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coherent

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sticking together

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coin

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to devise a new word or phrase

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colloquial

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informal speech or writing

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commemorate

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to honor the memory of with a ceremony

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commendable

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to be worthy, qualified, or desirable

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communal

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public. shared by the people of a community

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compilation

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something that is compiled such as a report or data

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complaisant

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exhibiting a desire to please

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complicity

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involvement as an accomplice in a crime

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compromised

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to have been exposed to danger

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compunction

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strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt

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concession

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acknowledgement or admission

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conciliate

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to overcome the distrust. appease

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condemn

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to express strong disapproval of

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condescension

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assumption of equality with an inferior

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condoned

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to overlook, forgive, or disregard (offense) without protest

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confluence

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gathering at one point

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confond

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to cause to become confused

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conjecture

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guess based on incomplete evidence

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consensus

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general agreement

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contemporary

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current. modern

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contemptuous

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feeling contempt. scornful

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contentious

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quarrelsome. given to contention

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contrite

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feeling regret and sorrow for one’s sins or offenses

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conversant

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familiar as by study or experience

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convey

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to take from one place to another. transport. to communicate

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convivial

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sociable. fond of feasting, drinking, and good company

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copious

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large in quantity. abundant

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cordial

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friendly

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cosmopolitan

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having elements from all over the world

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covet

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to feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another’s)

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craven

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cowardly. characterized by fear

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credible

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capable of being believed

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credulous

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gullible

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culled

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to remove rejected members or parts from

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cultivate

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to nurture. foster. to promote the growth of

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cupidity

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excessive desire for wealth

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curators

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one that manages or oversees. administrative director of a museum collection or library

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curmudgeon

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ill tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions

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cursory

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performed with haste and scant attention to detail

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curtailed

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to cut short. abbreviate

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cynical

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scornful of the motives and it integrity of others

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dalliance

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frivolous spending of time. playful flirtation

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daunting

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discouraging

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dearth

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scarce supply. lack

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debase

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to lower in rank, dignity, or significance

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decorum

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appropriateness of behavior

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decry

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to condemn openly. to denounce as worthless

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deficient

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insufficient

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defile

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to debase the pureness. corrupt

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defray

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to pay

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deft

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skillful

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deign

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to think it appropriate to one’s dignity

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delinquent

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failing to do what the law requires. overdue in payment

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demystify

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to make less mysterious. clarify

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de notation

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indication

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denounce

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to condemn openly as being evil

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derisive

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mocking

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derivation

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process of deriving. historical origin and development of a word

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desecrate

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to violate the sacredness if

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despise

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to regard with contempt or scorn

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deterred

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to prevent or discourage from acting, as in fear or doubt

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devotee

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an enthusiast

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devour

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to eat up greedily. to destroy, consume, or waste

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dichotomy

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division into two contradictory parts

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dictum

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authoritative statement

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diffidence

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timidity or shyness

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digress

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to turn aside from the main subject

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dilettante

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a dabbler (not serious) in art or a field

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diligent

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marked by painstaking effort

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diminish

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to make smaller or lessen

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dirge

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funeral song

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discern

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to detect. to perceive with the eyes or intellect

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discomfited

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to make uneasy or perplexed

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disconcerted

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to disarrange. to upset

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discrepancy

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disagreement. difference

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discreet

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showing prudence and wise self restraint

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discrete

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separate. individual

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discriminate

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having the ability to see the distinctions

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disdain

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to regard or treat with arrogant contempt

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disillusionment

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the act of disenchanting. having no illusion

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disingenuous

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not straightforward

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disparaging

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belittle.

excel vocab (7 decks)

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