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701-725 Flashcards

1
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insolent

A

boldly disrespectful in speech or behavior; impertinent; impudent

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benefactor

A

one who helps and supports others

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quash

A

to suppress completely

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profuse

A

giving or pouring forth freely; generous

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5
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ruthless

A

having no compassion or pity

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6
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primordial

A

living or existing at the very beginning

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7
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naive

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simple; childlike; lacking worldly wisdom

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8
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mare

A

a female horse

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despoil

A

to deprive something of value

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teeming

A

overfilled; crowded; pouring out

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glutton

A

one who eats too much

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12
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leeway

A

margin; room for freedom of action

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martinet

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one who is strict in discipline, and enjoys authority too much

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14
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paroxysm

A

a sudden convulsion or outburst; a fit

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15
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dally

A

to waste time; loiter

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concur

A

to agree

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17
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precept

A

a rule of action or conduct

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18
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spendthrift

A

one who spends money wastefully

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diligent

A

painstaking and steady

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exhume

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to dig up out of the ground

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querulous

A

inclined to find fault; complaining; full of complaint

22
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impel

A

to push something into motion

23
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overweening

A

excessively arrogant; overbearing

24
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turbulence

A

commotion or wild disorder

25
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eulogy

A

a speech or written tribute in praise of someone who has died

26
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amend

A

to improve through change or correction

27
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beguile

A

to deceive by charm

28
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charade

A

an obvious pretense or deception

29
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devout

A

devoted to relgioion; sincere

30
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impasse

A

to waste time; loiter

31
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impotent

A

powerless; helpless; ineffective

32
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mar

A

to damage

33
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noxious

A

bad for health; harmful; poisonous

34
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pusillanimous

A

cowardly

35
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querulous

A

inclined to find fault; complaining; full of complaint

36
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resuscitate

A

revive

37
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refuse

A

garbage

38
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rummage

A

to search throughly by handling or disarranging the contents of

39
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scintilla

A

a small amount; a spark

40
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specter

A

a ghost; a disturbing image or prospet

41
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sanctimonious

A

pretending holiness; hypocritically devout

42
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scaapegoat

A

one who takes blame

43
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seethe

A

to be violently excited; to boil

44
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impasse

A

dead-end

45
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undulate

A

to move in a wave like motion

46
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repartee

A

a quick wity reply;

47
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vagrant

A

a person who wanders from place to place

48
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vendetta

A

a bitter feud or quarrel

49
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zest

A

hearty enjoyment; flavor or enjoyment

50
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glutton

A

one who eats to much

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