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2019 Nov Flashcards

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Fulgurant

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Flashing like lightning

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Non sequitur

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A statement containing an illogical conclusion

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Apoplectic

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Enraged to the point of fury

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Savant

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A learnt person

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Shivaree

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A mock serenade

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Mellifluous

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Pleasingly smooth and musical to hear

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Cisgender

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Birth gender

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Harbinger

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Pioneer; something that foreshadows

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Erudite

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Showing extensive knowledge/ learning

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Protean

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Extremely changeable; displaying versatility or diversity

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Trenchant

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Being sharp, intense, and forceful

Characterized by energy and effectiveness

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Nabob

NEI-bab

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A very wealthy and powerful person

Historically, a European who made his/ her fortune in India or another Eastern country

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Macabre

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Disturbing and horrifying because of involvement with or depiction of death and injury

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Quip

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To make a witty remark

A witty remark

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Reticent

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Not revealing one’s thoughts or feelings readily

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Phantasmagoria

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A dreamlike state in which images both real or imagined blur together

A constantly changing series of scenes or events that shift in colour and intensity

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Eponymous

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Of or relating to the name of something or someone

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Spoonerism

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A transposition of the initial letters of two words

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Mephitic

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Foul-smelling

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Ebullient

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Cheerful and enthusiastic

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Noxious

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Harmful, poisonous, and/ or unpleasant

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Brobdingnagian

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Of gigantic size

Relating to a fictional land

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Deontology

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A theory of ethics that establishes rules of right and wrong actions

The study of determining the right way to live life, based on duty and moral obligation

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Surreptitious

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Clandestine; secretive; stealthy

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Palliative

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(Medicine) relieving pain without dealing with the causes of the condition

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Perennial

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Lasting/ existing for a long time; enduring/ continually recurring

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Pannier

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A large storage basket made to be slung over the back of a pack animal or bike

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Aperture

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An opening or hole

In photography, the opening in a lens that admits light into a camera

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Red herring

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Something, especially a clue, that is intended to be misleading or distracting

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Salient

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Most noticeable or important

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Palatable

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Tasty

Pleasant

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Onerous

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Burdensome

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Obnoxious

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Unpleasant, detestable

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Bulwark

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Wall/ protector

35
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Enclave

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A portion of territory within or surrounded by a larger territory whose inhabitants are culturally or ethnically distinct

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