726-750 Flashcards

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pedantic

A

putting unnecessary

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lithe

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limber and graceful

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3
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fiasco

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a major disaster

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4
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drone

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to make a continuous low buzzing or humming sound

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5
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abide

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to tolerate

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6
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fluctuate

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to move back and forth or up or down

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7
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harp

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to talk or write about evasively

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8
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preeminent

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superior in status or fame to all others

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9
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specious

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seeming to be truthful on the surface but actually false

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10
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contract

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to reduce in size by drawing together

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11
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inadvertent

A

unintentional

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12
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serendipity

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unexpected gift or discovery

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13
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malicious

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spiteful

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14
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inanimate

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without any character or life

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15
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plainitive

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expressing sorrow

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16
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thwart

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`to prevent or frustrate

17
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regress

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to return to a previous state

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adept

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very skilled esp. natural talent improved by practice

19
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idiosyncrasy

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a particular, peculiar, or eccentric trait

20
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uncouth

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uncultured; crude

21
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herald

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to bear news; to announce

22
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sparse

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thinly spread or distributed; not dense or crowded

23
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bifurcate

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to divide into two parts

24
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arbitary

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determined by chance or individual prference

25
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dais

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a raised platform