41 Flashcards

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Rigor

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Extremely thorough or complete

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Asperity

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Harshness in tone or manner

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Tether

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Tie

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Efface

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Erase

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Hallowed

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Honor as holy

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Rout

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To defeat

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Boondoggle

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Work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but seems as if it is adding value

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Honed

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Sharpen

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Idyllic

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Like an idyl

Peaceful

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Patrimony

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Property inherited from ones father

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Refulgence

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Shining brightly

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Tumescent

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Swollen

Pompous or pretentious

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Torrid

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Very hot and dry

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Fanatical

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Excessively zealous

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Mortified

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Cause to feel embarrassed or ashamed

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Indeterminate

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Not exactly known

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Baneful

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Distress or annoyance

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Baleful

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Threatening harm

Menacing

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Mayhem

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Fleeting

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Lasting for a short time

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Infinitesimal

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Extremely small

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Collusive

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Secret or illegal conspiracy

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Synergetic

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Interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations

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Exegetic

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Critical explanation of something

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Claptrap
Nonsensical
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Marrow
A friend or companion
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Fettle
Condition
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Retort
Reply to something
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Aversion
Dislike
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Repave or pave
To cement just like road
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Bifurcate
Divide into two branches
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Fiduciary
Involving trust
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Fable
A false statement or belief | A supernatural story
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Contrivance
The use of skill to make something
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Asymmetrical
Having parts that are not equal or equivalent
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Philippic
A bitter attack or denunciation
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Salvo
Discharge of artillery
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Sanguinary
Causing bloodshed
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Recant
Say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief
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Recount
Tell someone about something
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Parody
An imitation of something
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Asinine
Stupid or foolish