650-700 Flashcards

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stygian

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gloomy and dark

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lacerate

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to rip or cut

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prolific

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producing a lot

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venerable

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worthy of honor

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circumvent

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to go around

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muse

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to meditate

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covenant

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a binding agreement

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farce

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a comedy based on crudely humorous, unlikely situations

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impetuous

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characterized by sudden emotion

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revel

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to delight, enjoy

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innocuous

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harmless

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impinge

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to have an effect on something

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13
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pugilist

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a boxer

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supercilious

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feeling or showing proud contempt

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conflate

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to bring together

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chasm

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a large gap

17
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laudable

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worthy of praise

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proclivity

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a natural or habitual tendency or inclination

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amicable

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showing friendliness

20
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cantakerous

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bad-tempered

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perspicacious

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having keen perception or understanding

22
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shoddy

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inferior or cheap

23
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expedient

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suitable for a purpose, conveinient.