barrons's 2 Flashcards
1
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feint
A
a false attack
2
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fervid
A
enthusiastic
3
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fetter
A
to hamper or chain
4
Q
fiat
A
an official order, a decree
5
Q
flay
A
scold harshly
6
Q
foist
A
pass as genuine
7
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forthwhile
A
immediately
8
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fortuitous
A
accidental
9
Q
fray
A
a conflict
10
Q
frenetic
A
frenzied
11
Q
furtive
A
sly, secret
12
Q
gamut
A
range
13
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gaunt
A
haggard, thin
14
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guise
A
appearance, manner
15
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harbinger
A
forerunner
16
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hirsute
A
hairy
17
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histrionics
A
display of emotions
18
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ignominious
A
disgraceful, humiliating
19
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ilk
A
kind, sort
20
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imperturbable
A
serene, steady, calm
21
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importune
A
ask urgently
22
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impresario
A
a person who organizes and funds plays, concerts.
23
Q
inclement
A
stormy, harsh
24
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incontrovertible
A
undeniable
25
indolent
lazy
26
inebriated
intoxicated, drunk
27
inexorable
inflexible
28
iniquity
wickedness
29
inordinate
excessive
30
interloper
unauthorized person
31
interminable
unending
32
internecine
mutually destructive
33
intrepid
courageous, brave
34
inveigh
attack verbally
35
inveterate
firmly established
36
libel
degrading by writing or publishing
37
lily-livered
cowardly
38
maim
cripple
39
masticate
chew
40
megalomania
the abnormal desire for power
41
mendacious
lying
42
mercenary
greedy
43
monolithic
having a massive structure
44
nebulous
vague, not clear
45
nettle
irritate
46
nonentity
one of no importance
47
nutritive
having nourishing properties
48
obloquy
dishonor, disgrace
49
octogenarian
a person of 80
50
opprobrium
insult, scorn
