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401-500 Flashcards

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magmanimous

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courageously noble in kind and heart

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lugubrious

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mournful, gloomy in a ridiculous way

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magnitude

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greatness on size

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maladroit

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unskillful

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malaise

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vague feeling of bodily discomfort

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malevolence

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malicious behavior

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malfeasance

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wrongdoing

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malicious

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deliberately harmful

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malleable

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easily changed by other forces

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mandate

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authoritative command

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manifold

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many and varied. of many kinds

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maritime

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relating to the sea

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mawkishness

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excessively sentimental

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mediate

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to rig about by working with all the conflicting parties

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melancholy

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sadness. depression

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meld

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to cause to merge

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mellifluous

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smooth and sweet

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mendacity

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in truthfulness

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mercurial

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quick and changeable

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metaphor

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a figure of speech in which a word that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another

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meteorology

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science that deals with the phenomena of the atmosphere

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methodically

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characterized by ode red and systematic habits

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meticulous

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extremely careful and precise

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milieu

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environment

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mime

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modern performer who specializes in comic mimicry

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mimicry

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the act of mimicking

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minutiae

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small or trivial detail

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misanthrope

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one who hates humankind

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miscellany

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collection of diverse items

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miscreant

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evildoer. villain

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miser

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a stingy person

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mitigate

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to moderate in intensity. alleviate

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mocking

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in a pretending manner

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mollify

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to calm in temper

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momentous

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of utmost importance. of outstanding significance

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monitor

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one that cautions, reminds

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monotone

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a succession if sounds or words uttered in a single tone of voice

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moribund

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approaching death. about to die

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mosaic

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a picture or decoration made of small colored pieces of stone, glass

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muddle

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to confuse

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multifarious

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diverse

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myriad

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composed of numerous diverse elements

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nebulous

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vague. lacking definition

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nemesis

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opponent that cannot be beaten

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neophyte

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a recent convert to a belief

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niche

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a situation especially suited to a person’s nature

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nomadic

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a member of a group of people who have no fixed home and move according to the seasons

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nominal

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existing in name only

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novelty

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quality of being novel. newness

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nuance

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a subtle or slight degree of difference

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obdurate

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hardened against feeling. hard hearted

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objective

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uninfluenced by emotions of personal prejudice.

a goal

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oblique

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misleading. dishonest

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obsequious

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fawning. obedient

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obstinate

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stubborn

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obstreperous

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aggressively boisterous

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obstruct

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to impede. hinder

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obtrusive

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tending to push forward

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officious

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marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services to others

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olfactory

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relating to sense of smell

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ominous

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threatening

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omnivore

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eating both animal and befit able foods

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onerous

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troublesome

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opaque

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not allowing light to pass through

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orthodox

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adhering to what is traditional

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ostracize

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to exclude from a group

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overstate

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to state in exaggerated terms

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overwrought

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excessively nervous or excited

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paean

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fervent expression of joy

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palliative

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relieving the symptoms of a disease without effecting a cure

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pallid

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lacking in vitality

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palpability

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capable of being handled. touched

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panache

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liveliness

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panoply

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something that covers and protects

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pantheon

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temple dedicated to all gods. all the gods of a people

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paradox

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a contradictory statement that may still be true

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paranoia

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extreme, irrational distrust of others

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parity

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equality

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parody

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something so bad as to be equivalent to intentional mockery

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parsimonious

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excessively frugal

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partisan

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biased in support of a party, group

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pastoral

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relating to a pastor

relating to being a literary work that proteas rural life

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pathos

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a quality that studies feeling a of pity

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patrician

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person of refined manners, tastes

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paucity

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fewness

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peccadillo

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a small sin

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pedant

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one who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules

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pedestrian

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ordinary

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penchant

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a definite liking

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pensive

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deeply thoughtful

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peregrination

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to travel from place to place on foot

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perfidy

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calculated violation of trust

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perilous

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dangerous

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permutations

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a compete change. transformation

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pernicious

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tending to cause death or serious injury

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perplex

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to confuse

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persistent

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refusing to give up

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perspicacity

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acuteness of perception, understanding

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ornate

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excessively ornamented

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ordeal

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difficult or painful experience

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