A Separate Piece Vocabulary Flashcards

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Irate

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Extreme anger; rage

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Contentious

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Tending to argue or quarrel

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Inveigle

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Persuade by trickery

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Consternation

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Feeling of anxiety, dismay, dread

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Rhetorical (ly)

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Concerned with style or effect

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Seigneurs

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A feudal lord

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Collaborator

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Person who works with another

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Inane

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Senseless; empty, void

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Resonant

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Vibrant in sound

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Conniver

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To plot together secretly

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Infer

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To conclude by reasoning from evidence

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Venerable

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Respected due to age or older appearance

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Anarchy

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Lawlessness; absence of government

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Fey

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Interested or believing in the supernatural

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Insidious

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Intended to entrap; stealthy

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Blitzkrieg

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Intense military attack

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Enmity

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Hatred, ill will

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Jounce

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Jolting movement

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Cordovan

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A fine leather that is soft and smooth

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Decalogue

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Another name for the Ten Commandments

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Ludicrous

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Absurd, ridiculous

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Irresolute (ly)

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Lacking resolution

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Vindicate

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To prove one is innocent

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Invoke

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To call upon for help; inspiration, etc.

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Bantam

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Small but aggressive person

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Automaton

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Mechanical device acting under its own hidden power

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Stupefaction

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Astonishment

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Impinge

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To make an expression, have an impact

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Fratricide

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The act of killing one’s brother

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Contretemps

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An awkward or difficult situation or mishap

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Virtuoso

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A person who excels in knowledge and skill in a field

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Encumbrance

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Something burdensome, useless

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Ambiguous

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Having more than one meaning

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Discern

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To recognize or understand easily

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Opulent

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Having or indicating wealth

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Pungent

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Sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell

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Preeminently

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With superiority above others

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Refute

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Prove false; discredit

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Patriarch

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The male head of a tribe or famil

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Abash

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To cause to feel ill at ease; make ashamed

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Liaison

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Contact, communication, connection

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Cacophony

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Harsh discordant sound

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Accolade

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Strong praise or approval

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Austere

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Stern or severe in attitude or manner

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Aesthetic

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Relating to pure beauty

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Furlough

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Leave of absence from military duty

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Rueful

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Regretful; causing sorrow or pity

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Torpid

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Inactive or sluggish

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Urbane

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Characterized by elegance or sophistication

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Obstinate

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Stubborn; fixed to a particular opinion

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Impervious

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Incapable of being injured or impaired

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Bellicose

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Warlike; aggressive

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Disconcerting

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Shake up; to disturb the composure of

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Effulgence

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Radiant; bright

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Emissaries

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Messenger or representative sent on a mission