76-100 Flashcards

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egregious

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outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad

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balmy

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soothing, mild, pleasant

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3
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flamboyant

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extravagant; showy

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4
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pummel

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to beat, as with the fists

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5
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anonymous

A

having an unknown or unacknowledged name

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zeal

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intense passion or enthusiasm

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dilute

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to lessen the concentration, force, or purity of by adding something

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scintillate

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to give off sparks; to be animated or brilliant

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9
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sinecure

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a paid position with little or no work

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lineaments

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any of the features of the body, usually the face

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leaven

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to add yeast; to fill (something) with a substance that changes it or makes it lighter

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exonerate

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to find blameless

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13
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puerile

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childish; foolishly immature

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14
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censure

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to criticize serverley

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15
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blanket

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applying to all conditions or instances

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deviate

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to depart from the norm

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17
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dynasty

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a succession of rulers or people in power from the same family

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detriment

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injury or damage

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machiantion

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an artful or secret plot or scheme

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court

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to attempt to gain, esp. love or favor; to behave so as to invite

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supplant

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to take the place of

22
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ployglot

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n. one who speaks many languages adj. speaking many languages

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gauge

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n. an instrument for measuring or testing v. to measure

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wreak

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to inflict; to cause (something bad)

25
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maverick

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one who rebels; a nonconformist; an individualist

26
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protean

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easily taking on different forms

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vicarious

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felt as if one were taking part in the experiences of another

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lenient

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inclined not to be strict

29
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eclat

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great brilliance, as of performance or achievement; conspiciuous success

30
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malainger

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to a ct sick in order to avoid work

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ravine

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a deep, narrow gorge, esp. one worn down with running water

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urban

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related to a city

33
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vociferous

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loud and vehement

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capricious

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erratic; tending to change abruptly

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skulk

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to lurk; to move secretively

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voracious

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devouring; extremely hungry

37
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placid

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calm, undisturbed

38
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chauvinism

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unreasoning and boastful devotion to one’s country or sex

39
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inordinate

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excessive, unrestrained

40
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forthcoming

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about to appear; available when needed

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inscribe

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to write, carve or engrave words or letters on or in a surface

42
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effusice

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overflowing; excessively emotional

43
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clamber

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to crawl or climb with difficulty, esp. on all fours

44
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diverge

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to depart from a set course or opinion

45
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lineage

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direct descent from an ancestor; derivation

46
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malaise

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a vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness

47
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latitude

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freedom from normal limitations; room for movement or action

48
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pellucid

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transparently clear

49
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covenant

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a binding agreement

50
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amble

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to walk slowly or leisurely