51-75 Flashcards

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euphemisim

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an inoffensive word substituted for one considered offensively explicit; mild word substitution

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dilatory

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slow

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indiscreet

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lacking discretion or tact; imprudent

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boisterously

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in a rough way

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5
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contingency

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possibility

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inviolate

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not violated; intact

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portentous

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exciting wonder and awe; prodigious

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vicariously

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in a sympathetic way

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presumptuous

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impertinently forward or confident; arrogant

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expostulate

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the act of expressing strong or reasoned opposition; protestation

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grail

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the legendary cup or chalice used by Christ at the last supper and searched for by midieval knights

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strata

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plural of stratum(a level of society composed of people with similar social, cultural, or economic status

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corroborate

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to support or confirm

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interminable

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tirelessly long; endless

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garrulous

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talkative

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pneumatic

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of, operated by, or filled with air

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fortuitously

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in an accidental way

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amorphous

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without definite form, general or vague

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pasquinade

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a lampoon posted in a public space, satirical writing

20
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adventitious

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not inherent; accidental; foreign

21
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transitory

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existing only briefly; short-lived

22
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aesthetic

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of or pertaining to the sense of the beautiful; artistic

23
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commensurate

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corresponding in scale; proportionate

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orgastic

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intensely exciting

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septic

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putrid; rotten; decaying