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Aloof - Whet & Alleviate - Zany Flashcards

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aloof

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indifferent; apart; not interested

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analogus

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comparable; similar in certain qualities

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bombastic

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high sounding; use of language withuot much real meaning

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buffoon

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a clown; a foolish person

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caustic

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stinging or biting; acidic

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chastise

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criticize sharply or severly

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delineate

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to sketch out; to explain; to describe in words

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effervescent

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lively; giving off bubbles

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elucidate

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to make clear; to make lucid

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fastidious

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hard to please; dainty in taste

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formidable

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dreaded; feared; not to be taken lightly

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guile

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crafty deceit; trickiness

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hierarchy

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organization by rank, class, or grade

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imminent

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about to occur

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vigilant

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carefully alert and watchful

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levity

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lack of seriousness

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nonchalance

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carelessness; lack of interest or concern

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peruse

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to study; to read; to look over carefully

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prolific

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producing many offspring; abundant

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redundant

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exceeding what is necessary or normal; doing the same thing again

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rejuvenate

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to make young or fresh again

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scoff

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to mock or jeer at; to make fun of

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stagnate

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to lie inactive; to fail to progress or develop

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tedious

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long or verbose and wearisome; tiresome; boring

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thwart

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to oppose directly; to baffle; to frustrate

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undermine

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to wear away and weaken the support of; to injure or to weaken

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unscathed

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undamaged; unharmed

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vacillate

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to sway unsteadily; to totter; to waver; to fluctuate

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voracious

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greedy; ravenous; gluttonous

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whet

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to sharpen; to stimulate; to make stronger

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alleviate

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to diminish a problem or a pain; to make easier to endure

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anonymity

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condition of being nameless or unknown

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benevolent

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giving freely and easily to others; charitable

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bolster

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to prop up; to strengthen

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clairvoyant

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having exceptional insight; being able to read the future

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concise

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breif but full of meaning; to the point

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desecrate

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to treat with disrespect

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deter

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to discourage

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devious

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not straightforward; lying; not trustworthy

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elusive

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hard to grasp or understand or find; baffling

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equivocate

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to be shifty; to not be clear in meaning or intent

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euphemism

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use of an expression in place of a harsh or explicit one

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fervor

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intense emotion; great warmth of feeling

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fortutious

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lucky; happening by chance or fortune

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furtive

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done quickly and with stealth to avoid being noticed

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homogeneous

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similar; uniform in nature

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immutable

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never changing

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ingratiate

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to make oneself acceptable

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insurgent

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one who rises in revolt

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lethargic

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drowsy and dull; sluggish

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linger

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to hang around; to stay

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debunk

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to prove wrong or false

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mirth

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happiness

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obscure

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not clear or distinct or to make not clear or distinct

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overt

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out in the open; not hidden; opposite of covert

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partisan

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showing strong support for a party or a cause

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peripheral

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tangential; incidental; not the area of focus

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placate

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to soothe; to pacify

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rebuff

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to refuse in a sharp or rude way; to snub; to drive or beat back

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remorse

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a deep feeling of sorrow or guilt over a wrong one has done

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retract

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to take back a statement

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savory

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pleasing to the taste or smell; morally attractive

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sequester

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to hide or keep away from others; to withdraw into selcusion; to segregate

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tirade

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a long, anrgy, or scolding speech or rant; a harangue

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zany

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clownish; foolish; funny; madcap

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