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#4 Monday May 5 Flashcards

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Libertarian

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One who believes in unrestricted freedom

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Ludicrous

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Laughable, ridiculous, foolish, stupid

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Malice

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Animosity, spite, hatred, cruelty, wickedness

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Menagerie

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Various animals kept together for exhibition

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Notoriety

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Unfavorable fame, bad name, infamy

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Orb

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Spherical body, globe, sphere; eye

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Perfunctory

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Done in a routine way; indifferent, unthinking, automatic

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Pernicious

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Very harmful, destructive, deadly

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Penury

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Extreme poverty

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Quintessential

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Most typical, model, prototypical

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Quagmire

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Swamp, marsh; dilemma, sticky situation, difficult situation

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Ruminate

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To contemplate, to reflect upon, to think over

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Rue

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To regret, to be sorry, to lament

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Squander

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To waste, to spend wastefully, to throw away

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Stark

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Bare, empty, vacant

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Spawn

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To generate, to produce

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Tryst

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Agreement between lovers to meet, rendezvous

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Tome

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Book, usually large and academic

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Viscous

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Thick, syrupy, and sticky

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Vociferous

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Loud, vocal, and noisy

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Acumen

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Sharpness of insight; intelligence

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Advantageous

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Favorable; useful

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Admonish

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To caution to reprimand

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Ancillary

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Accessory; subordinate; helping, additional

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Anomaly

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Irregularity or deviation from the norm

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Antediluvian

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Prehistoric, ancient beyond measure

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Antithesis

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Exact opposite or direct contrast

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Antiquated

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Outdated, obsolete, very old

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Apostate

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A persons who renounces a religious faith

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Arcane

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Secret, obscure, known only to a few

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Bellicose

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Warlike, aggressive

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Bestow

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To give as a gift

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Beseech

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To beg, to plead, implore

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Bibliophile

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A book lover

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Bilk

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To cheat, to defraud

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Bourgeois

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Middle-class

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Bountiful

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Plentiful, abundant

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Bonanza

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Extremely large amount; something profitable

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Bombastic

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Using high sounded but meaningless language; long-winded, pompous

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Brusque

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Rough and abrupt in manor

2nd Semester Vocab Words (5 decks)

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