2021 Dec Flashcards
1
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Erumpet
A
Latin
I break out (of)
I burst out (of)
2
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Proclivity
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A tendency to choose or do something regularly
3
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Twee
A
Quaint
Sentimental
4
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Germinal
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The seventh month of the French Republican calendar
5
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Soupçon
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A very small quantity of something
6
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Fossorial
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(of an animal) burrowing
(of limbs) adapted for use in burrowing
7
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Ciceronian
A
in an eloquent and rhythmic style similar to that of Cicero
8
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Recondite
A
Obscure
9
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Ceteris paribus
A
With other conditions remaining the same
10
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Sedulous
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Diligent
11
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Excursus
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A detailed discussion of a particular point in a book, usually in an appendix
12
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Pensile
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Hanging down
Pendulous
13
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Bolide
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A large meteor which explodes in the atmosphere
14
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Paean
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A song of praise
15
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Titivate
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To make small enhancing alterations to (something)
