1101-1150 Flashcards

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naivete

A

having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge; innocent or simple

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2
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aphorism

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a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea; adage

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3
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infuriate

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enrage; anger

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4
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superficial

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concerned only with what is obvious or apparent; not thorough or complete

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5
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distinct

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different in a way that you can see, hear, smell, feel, etc,; noticeably different

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fragile

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easily broken or damaged

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7
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montage

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a work of art that is made up of several different kinds of things

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8
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skew

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to change so that it is not true or accurate; to distort or bias

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9
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ethereal

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light; heavenly; unusually refined

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10
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contrary

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on the contrary also quite the countrary

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11
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introvert

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a shy person

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12
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aboveboard

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open, honest, and legal

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pompous

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showing an exaggerated air of importance

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predominate

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to be greater in number or amount than other types of people or things; more important, successful, or noticeable than other people or things

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15
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outlet

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something that people use to express their emotions or talents

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16
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recast

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to present in a different way

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17
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impassive

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without feeling imperturbable; stoical

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decrepit

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old and in bad condition or poor health

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comprehensible

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able to be understood

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extraneous

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not pertinent; irrelevant

21
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prosecute

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to hold a trial against a person who is accursed of a crime to see if that person is guilty

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pose

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to be or create

23
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emblem

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an object or picture used to suggest a thing that cannot be shown

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destablize

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to make unstable

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falter

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to begin to fail or weaken

26
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exempt

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not required to do something that others are required to do

27
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ceaseless

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seeming to never stop; continuous or constant

28
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phlegmatic

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calm; not easily disturbed

29
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vibrant

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having or showing great life, activity, and energy

30
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ingenue

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an innocent girl or young woman

31
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turbid

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swollen; distended

32
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innumerable

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too many to be counted; very many

33
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weaned on

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to accustom to

34
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exacting

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very difficult or demanding

35
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myopic

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only caring about things that are happening now or that relate to a particular group rather than things that are in the future or that relate to many people

36
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maladroit

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very awkward; not skillful

37
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figurehead

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a person who is called the head or chief of something but who has no real power

38
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deteriorate

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to become worse as time passes

39
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salvage

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to save

40
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nocturnal

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done at night

41
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analogy

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a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way

42
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debacle

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sudden downfall; complete disaster

43
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headlong

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without taking time to think about your actions

44
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constrain

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to limit or restrict

45
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mural

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wall painting

46
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abrade

A

wear away by friction; scrape; erode

47
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noted

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famous or well-known; notable

48
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monotonous

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arousing no interest or curiosity

49
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unravel

A

disentangle; solve