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151-175 Flashcards

1
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exacerbate

A

to make more violent; bitter, or severe

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2
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rue

A

to regret

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3
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esteem

A

n. high regard; respect; v. to regard highly

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4
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insipid

A

uninteresting; having no flavor

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5
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viable

A

able to live; capable of success

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6
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discrepancy

A

lack of agreement; difference

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7
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foster

A

to bring up or nurture

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8
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paternal

A

relating to or characteristic of a father

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9
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aethetic

A

relating to beauty

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10
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cabal

A

a small group of secret plotters, against a government or authority

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11
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specious

A

seeming to be truthful on the surface, but actually false

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12
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indegenous

A

native, occurring naturally

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13
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progenitor

A

a direct ancestor

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14
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repudicate

A

to reject as invalid or untrue

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15
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progenitor

A

a direct ancestor

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16
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audacious

A

fearlessly, often recklessly bold; insolent

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17
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decisive

A

conclusive; beyond doubt; showing determination

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18
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foster

A

to bring up or nurture

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19
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desiccate

A

to dry completely

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20
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lurid

A

causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire through a haze

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21
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reticence

A

the quality or state of being silent or uncommunicative

22
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broach

A

to raise for discussion

23
Q

cliche

A

an overused expression

24
Q

supersede

A

to replace

25
Q

radical

A

favoring fundamental or extreme change; relating to roots or origins

26
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inexorable

A

not able to be persuaded; unyielding; unalterable

27
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fluster

A

to make nervous or upset

28
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behoove

A

to be necessary or proper for

29
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warrant

A

to justify or deserve

30
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deleterious

A

harmful; destructive

31
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imbue

A

to inspire; to permeate; to fill with a mood or tone

32
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improvident

A

not preparing for the future; incautious

33
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propitious

A

presenting favorable circumstances

34
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profound

A

very deep; penetrating beyond the superficial

35
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proficient

A

very skillful, esp. through training

36
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vacillate

A

to swing back and forth

37
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coddle

A

to treat indulgently

38
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promulgate

A

to make known by official announcement

39
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itinerant

A

traveling from place to place, esp. for work

40
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affliciton

A

pain; suffering; anything causing pain

41
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construe

A

to interpret

42
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ilk

A

kind; sort; class

43
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vagary

A

an erractic notion or action

44
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dissent

A

to disagree

45
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precis

A

concise summary of a text

46
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expatriate

A

to send into exile; n. one who has moved to a foreign country

47
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enormity

A

great wickedness; an evil act

48
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discriminate

A

to make a clear distinction

49
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doctrine

A

a set of principles (religious, political, etc.); a rule of law, esp. as established by precedent

50
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emollient

A

great wickedness; an evil act

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