121-200 Flashcards by Alicia Lee

nostalgia

pleasure and sadness that is caused by remembering something from the past and wishing that you could experience it again

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adroit

skillful

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execrable

very bad

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credence

belief that something is true

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ridicule

the act of making fun of someone or something in a cruel or harsh way

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chance (v)

to accept the danger of; risk

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fashion (v)

to form into something else

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reprove

to criticize or correct, especially gently

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recapture

to experience or bring back again

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exhilarate

to cause to feel very happy and excited

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affront

to insult intentionally, especially openly

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abate

to become weaker; to decrease in strength

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dissident

someone who strongly and publicly disagrees with and criticizes the government

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carcinogenic

able or likely to cause cancer

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self-contradictory

having two or more parts that disagree with each other

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trawl

to search through in order to find someone or something

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offense

something that causes a person to be hurt, angry, or upset

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indict

charge

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entreat

plead; ask earnestly; a serious request for something

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pertinent

relating to the thing that is being thought about or discussed; relevant

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deflate

to make lose confidence or pride

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premature

happening too soon or earlier than usual

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tumult

commotion; riot; noise

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redoubtable

causing or deserving great fear or respect; very powerful, impressive

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antipathy

aversion; dislike

discriminate

to unfairly treat a person or group of people differently from other people or groups

consecrate

dedicate; sanctify

impeccable

faultless

dupe

to deceive or trick into believing or doing something

insatiable

not easily satisfied; unquenchable; greedy

trumpet (v)

to praise loudly and publicly especially in a way that is annoying

rapture

extreme pleasure and happiness; bliss; ecstasy; rapturous

congregate

to come together in a group or crowd

immersion

complete involvement in some activity or interest

diabolical

devilish

lend

to add something that is needed or wanted to

coddle

to treat with too much care or kindness

spartan

very bare and simple; lacking the things that make life comfortable or more pleasant

graft (v)

to make something become a part of

surmount

to deal with successfully

alleviate

relieve

hypothesize

to suggest

knack

an ability, talent, or special skill needed to do something

estrange

separated; alienated; to cause someone to be no longer involved or connected with something

depravity

extreme corruption; wickedness

render

to cause to be in a specified condition

demarcate

to show the limits or edges of

diffidence

lacking confidence; not feeling comfortable around people

compatriot

person from the same country as someone else

misanthrope

one who hates mankind

warrant (v)

to require or deserve something

annals

record; history

conduit

someone or something that is used as a way of sending something from one place or person to another

nudge

to encourage to do something

impotent

powerless; helpless

meander

to go from one topic to another without any clear direction

yearning

to feel a strong desire or wish for something or to do something

incredulous

withholding belief; skeptical

underutilize

to fail to utilize fully

affecting

causing a feeling of sadness or sympathy

zenith

a highest point of state; culmination

splinter

to divide or split a group of people into smaller groups

gape

open widely; stare open-mouthed

ameliorate

to make better, less painful, etc.

autonomous

self-governing

stipulate

to demand or require as part of an agreement

preclude

to prevent the presence of occurrence of

zenith

a highest point or state; culmination

splinter

to divide or split a group of people into smaller groups

gape

open widely; stare open-mouthed

ameliorate

to make better; less painful

autonomous

self-governing

stipulate

to demand or require as part of an agreement

preclude

to prevent the presence or occurrence of

amorphous

formless; lacking shape of definition

conspicuous

easily seen; noticeable; striking

desist

to stop doing something; ease

ungainly

awkward; clumsy; unwieldy

snide

unkind or insulting in an indirect way

defunct

no longer existing or being used

repugnant

loathsome; hateful

winsome

cheerful, pleasant, and appealing

inarticulate

speechless; producing indistinct speech

scant

very little or not much; barely sufficient; meager

whimsical

capricious; unusual in a playful or amusing way; not serious

curb

to restrain or control

unconscionable

extremely bad, unfair, or wrong