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28th Flashcards

1
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Acquiesce

A

To yield to or comply with unwillingly or passively

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2
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Aerate

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To supply with oxygen or air

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3
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Brazen

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Made of brass, marked by unrestrained boldness

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4
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Cabal

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S secretive scheme or plot; a group of conspiring plotters

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5
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Capricious

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Unpredictable or unexpected; changing frequently

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6
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Dapper

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Stylish and neat in appearance

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7
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Decant

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To transfer or pour from vessel into another

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8
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Decelerate

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To slow down or reduce speed

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9
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Deprecate

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To belittle or express disapproval of

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Depreciate

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To lower the value of; to belittle; to decase in value or estimation

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11
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Deracinate

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To uproot

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12
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Enclose

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To surround on all sides; to put inside

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13
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Encomium

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Enthusiastic praise; a formal expression of praise

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14
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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very brief time

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15
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Expurgate

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To remove or cleanse of something unwanted or offensive

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16
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Impugn

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To discredit through criticism

17
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Insular

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Relating to an island; having a narrow viewpoint because of isolation

18
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Intuition

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Quick and ready insight; immediate apprehension or cognition

19
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Lapse

A

A minor failure

To gradually fall from a previous standard

20
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Loquacious

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Wordy or prone to excessive talk

21
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Moth

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A lepidopterous insect that eats and destroys clothes and grains

22
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Paradigmatic

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Relating to an example or pattern

23
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Paragon

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An example or model of excellence

24
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paramount

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supreme in rank or power, of chief concern

25
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piquant

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stimulating and pleasant to taste; spicy; provocative or intriguing

26
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rapt

A

focused or wholly absorbed’ carried away or enraptured

Ant: distracted

27
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reprehensible

A

worthy of blame or criticism

28
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reprobate

A

n. a morally unprincipled person
adj. condemned or damned as morally corrupt
v. to disapprove

29
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reprove

A

to scold or express disapproval of

30
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repugnance

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a strong dislike something offensive or contradictory

31
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supple

A

easily bent; yielding or compliant

32
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supplicant

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

33
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tirade

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a long speech filled with criticism and usually vulgarity

34
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veracious

A

truthful or accurate

Ant: fallacious

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