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5. Lessons 21-25 Flashcards

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abstemious

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adj. HOLDING BACK FROM EATING OR DRINKING TOO MUCH. I need the willpower to be more abstemious if I’m going to lose 10 pounds.

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alimentary

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adj. RELATING TO FOOD AND NOURISHMENT. I saw an interesting program about nutrition, digestion, and other alimentary matters.

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culinary

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adj. HAVING TO DO WITH COOKING, PREPARING MEALS. Airline food is anything but a culinary delight.

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delectable

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adj. DELICIOUS. For Gary, there’s no more delectable meal than baked macaroni and cheese.

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emaciated

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adj. VERY, VERY THIN DUE TO LACK OF ADEQUATE FOOD; TERRIBLY UNDERNOURISHED. Anorexia left Tina looking emancipated, like a victim of malnutrition.

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epicurean

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adj. HAVING TO DO WITH RELISHING THE PLEASURE OF EATING AND DRINKING. (n. Epicurean) As a die-hard epicure, Clyde eats at only the best restaurants.

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glutton

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n. ONE WHO OVERINDULGES IN FOOD AND DRINK. I don’t eat much candy, but I become a glutton in front of a plate of chocolate chip cookies!

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palatable

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adj. PLEASING TO THE TASTE BUDS. Which do you find more palatable, shrimp or lobster?

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ravenous

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adj. VERY HUNGRY. A day spent outdoors makes me ravenous enough to eat a hippopotamus.

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savory

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adj. TASTY OR GOOD SMELLING. Spices can turn a bland, tasteless dish into a savory one.

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voracious

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adj. GREEDY; GLUTTONOUS; RAVENOUS; INSATIABLE. Because Molly skipped breakfast and lunch, she had a voracious appetite at dinner.

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chary

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adj. CAUTIOUS; WARY. Chary of burglars, we set our security alarm whenever we go out.

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circumspect

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adj. CAREFUL AND CAUTIOUS BEFORE ACTING. Myra is too personally involved in the case to be circumspect about it.

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conscientious

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adj. RELATING TO DOING WHAT ONE KNOWS IS RIGHT; SCRUPULOUS. Tino pumps iron conscientiously, at least three times a day for half an hour.

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exacting

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adj. REQUIRING A GREAT DEAL OF CARE OR EFFORT; PAINSTAKING. The lacrosse coach’s standards were so exacting that it was hard to achieve them.

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gingerly

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adj. VERY CAREFULLY. Pet the kitty gingerly, or you may hurt it.

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heedful

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adj. PAYING CAREFUL ATTENTION TO. It’s smart to heed the instructions before operating a chain saw.

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meticulous

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adj. VERY CAREFUL; FUSSY; FINICKY; FASTIDIOUS. During surgery, the incision is kept meticulously clean to reduce the possibility of infection.

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scrupulous

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adj. SHOWING GREAT CARE AND HONESTY, BASED ON PERSONAL BELIEF OF WHAT IS RIGHT AND PROPER. Follow the rules of the contest scrupulously, or you may be disqualified.

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vigilant

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adj. CAREFULLY ALERT AND WATCHFUL. Ever since Terry fell into a pothole, Dad has been more vigilant about keeping the driveway in good repair.

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wary

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adj. CAUTIOUS, CAREFUL. Be wary of offers that seem too good to be true; they may contain a hidden trap.

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ephemeral

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adj. LASTING A SHORT TIME; FLEETING. To a child time goes by slowly- but to an old man, time is ephemeral.

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evanescent

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adj. VANISHING QUICKLY; FLEETING. Snowfall in spring is usually evanescent. The snow melts very quickly.

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fleeting

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adj. SHORT-LIVED. Time is fleeting when you are enjoying yourself, while pain seems to last forever.

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itinerant

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adj. WANDERING ABOUT; TENDING TO MOVE AROUND, TRAVEL. Peter’s itinerary for two weeks included stops in 10 cities and five countries.

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nomadic

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adj. WANDERING. Nomadic tribes wandered endlessly around the land.

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peripatetic

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adj. MOVING OR WALKING ABOUT; ITINERANT. Here today, gone tomorrow- that’s the kind of peripatetic life Carl enjoys.

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transient

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adj. LASTING FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME; TEMPORARY. The motel serves a transient clientele. Few visitors stay for more than a night.

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transitory

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adj. FLEETING. The morning fog is transitory. It always burns off by midday

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volatile

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adj. EXPLOSIVE OR CHANGING VERY QUICKLY. Lou can turn angry in an instant. He has a volatile temper.

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antediluvian

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adj. VERY, VERY OLD; ANTIQUATED. The shop contains antediluvian machines that ought to be replaced with up-to-date equipment.

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antiquated

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adj. VERY OLD AND NO LONGER IN USE; OBSOLETE. Some of our history textbooks are antiquated and full of outdated information.

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antiquity

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n. ANCIENT TIMES. Antiquity usually refers to times prior to the Middle Ages.

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archaic

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adj. OLD; FROM A MUCH EARLIER TIME; ANTIQUATED. Some scholars study archaic languages no longer spoken anywhere in the world.

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obsolete

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adj. OLD; OUTDATED, NO LONGER IN USE. Although rotary-dial phones are obsolete, our family still uses one for old time’s sake.

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relic

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n. A CUSTOM OR OBJECT THAT HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A VERY, VERY LONG TIME. The museum displays relics of ancient cultures from all over the world.

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contemporary

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adj. MODERN, NEW; RELATING TO THE SAME PERIOD. Although my art teacher is pretty old, she encourages us to paint in contemporary styles.

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inception

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n. THE START; THE BEGINNING OF SOMETHING. Since the inception of computers, the library has become a swinging place.

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innovation

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n. SOMETHING NEW. Gehry’s buildings are always innovative. No architect has ever designed structures quite like this.

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novel

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adj. NEW. A conch shell made into a nightlight ids the souvenir shop’s best-selling novelty.

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unprecedented

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adj. NOVEL; UNPARALLELED. The number of delayed flights is unprecedented. Never before have so many travelers arrived so late to their destinations.

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clandestine

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adj. HIDDEN, SECRET, CONCEALED. During the party , Gia and Jason stole away into the woods for a clandestine rendezvous.

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covert

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adj. SECRET, HIDDEN. Under the cover of darkness, the workers slipped covertly across the border.

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furtive

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adj. SNEAKY. Jane and Henry didn’t know that I observed them exchanging furtive glances in biology class.

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inconspicuous

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adj. HARDLY NOTICEABLE. Because the bandit made the mistake of wearing a conspicuous red hat during the holdup, he was arrested almost immediately.

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sly

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adj. UNDERHANDED, FURTIVE. Using a sly line of questions, Ben tricked the witness into revealing the true story.

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stealthy

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adj. SECRETIVE, SLY. Using stealth, the Navy SEALs avoided detection and blew up the enemy ship.

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surreptitious

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adj. DONE OR MADE IN SECRET, STEALTHY WAY. William’s surreptitious behavior has me worried. He’s up to something sneaky, I’m sure.

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unobtrusive

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adj. INCONSPICUOUS; NOT EASILY NOTICED. Sophie hates being noticed, so she wears the most unobtrusive clothes imaginable.

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