1984 Flashcards

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Archaic (adj)

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So extremely old as seeming to belong to an earlier period

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Interminable (adj)

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Tiresomely long; seemingly without an end

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3
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Dissemble (v)

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Behave unnaturally or affectedly

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Contrive (v)

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to create or bring about by deliberate use of skill and artifice

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Clamor (n)

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Utter or proclaim insistently and noisily

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Disdainful (adj)

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Expressing extreme contempt

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Furtive (adj)

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Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy

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Sordid (adj)

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Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; dirty/squalid

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Repudiate (v)

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Refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid

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Subtlety (n)

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The quality of being difficult to detect or analyze

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Supersede (v)

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Take the place or move into the position of

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Multifarious (adj)

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Having many aspects

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Vapid (adj)

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Lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest

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Heretical (adj)

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Departing from accepted beliefs or standards

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Tacitly (adj)

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By unexpressed agreement

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Formidable (adj)

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Extremely impressive in strength or excellence

17
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Abject (adj)

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Most unfortunate or miserable

18
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Inextricable (adj)

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Incapable of being disentangled or untied

19
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Proliferate (v)

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Grow rapidly

20
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Martial (adj)

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Suggesting war or military life