3/27 Vocab Flashcards by Ben Boughton | Brainscape

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Cryptic

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Mysterious in meaning; puzzling

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Alackaday

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Interjection of sorrow or dismay

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Diminution

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Process of diminishing; lessening

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Magnetism

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Strong attractive power or charm

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Premonition

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Feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event

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Aplomb

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Imperturbable self-possession or assurance

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Mendacity

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The quality of being untruthful; a tendency to lie

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Banality

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The quality of being devoid of freshness or originality

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Ephemeral

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Lasting a very short time; short-lived

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Asphyxiate

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To cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing breathing

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Pygmy

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Small or dwarfish person

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Taciturn

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Inclined to silence; reserved in speech

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Circuitous

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Roundabout; not direct

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Abscond

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To depart in a sudden and secret manner

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Beauteous

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Poetic word for beautiful

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Trudge

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To walk laboriously/wearily

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(R)

Mysterious in meaning; puzzling

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Cryptic

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(R)

Interjection of sorrow or dismay

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Alackaday

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(R)

Process of diminishing; lessening

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Diminution

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(R)

Strong attractive power or charm

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Magnetism

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(R)

Feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event

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Premonition

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(R)

Imperturbable self-possession or assurance

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Aplomb

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(R)

The quality of being untruthful; a tendency to lie

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Mendacity

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(R)

The quality of being devoid of freshness or originality

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Banality

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(R)

Lasting a very short time; short-lived

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Ephemeral

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(R)

To cause to die or lose consciousness by impairing breathing

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Asphyxiate

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(R)

Small or dwarfish person

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Pygmy

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(R)

Inclined to silence; reserved in speech

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Taciturn

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(R)

Roundabout; not direct

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Circuitous

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(R)

To depart in a sudden and secret manner

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Abscond

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(R)

Poetic word for beautiful

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Beauteous

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(R)

To walk laboriously/wearily

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Trudge

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Synecdoche

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A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part

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Style

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A particular type with reference to form or character

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Tautology

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Needless repetition of an idea without imparting additional force or clearness

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Understatement

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Act of stating something in restrained terms

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(R)

A figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part

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Synecdoche

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(R)

A particular type with reference to form or character

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Style

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(R)

Needless repetition of an idea without imparting additional force or clearness

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Tautology

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(R)

Act of stating something in restrained terms

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Understatement