20 Vocab Words Part 27 Flashcards

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feeling or showing deep and solemn respect.

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Reverent

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a slight objection or criticism.

a play on words; a pun.

argue or raise objections about a trivial matter.

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Quibble

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a linear mark, slight ridge, or groove on a surface, often one of a number of similar parallel features.

any of a number of longitudinal collections of nerve fibers in the brain.

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Striae

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4
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speaking or representing the truth.

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Veracious

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capable of working successfully; feasible.

(of a seed or spore) able to germinate.
BIOLOGY
(of a plant, animal, or cell) capable of surviving or living successfully, especially under particular environmental conditions.

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Viable

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6
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speak or act in an evasive way.

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Prevaricate

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7
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bitter and abusive.

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Vituperative

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take the place of (a person or thing previously in authority or use); supplant.

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Supersede

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(of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse.

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Recondite

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stubborn or unmanageable.

resistant to a process or stimulus.

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Refractory

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diverging from a previous course or line; erratic.

relating to or along a tangent.

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Tangenital

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move in a turbulent fashion.

a large number of items in no order; a confused mass.

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Welter

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13
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consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position.

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Relegate

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14
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full of twists and turns.

excessively lengthy and complex.

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Tortuous

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15
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brisk and cheerful readiness.

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Alacrity

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16
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acting with or showing care and thought for the future.

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Prudent

17
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a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing.

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Idiosyncrasy

18
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abundant in supply or quantity.

profuse in speech or ideas.

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Copious

19
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(typically of a person or method of work) characterized by a lack of care, thought, or organization.

(of shoes) worn down at the heel.

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Slipshod

20
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relating to a state governor or the office of state governor.

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Gubernatorial