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Bi-Week 9: July 24 - August 6 Flashcards

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Prodigal (adj)

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spending money or resources freely and recklessly

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Indelible (adj)

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making marks that cannot be removed

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Cognoscenti (n)

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people who are considered to be especially well informed about a particular subject

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Amorous (adj)

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showing, feeling, or relating to sexual desire

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Irascible (adj)

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having or showing a tendency to be easily angered

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Odious (adj)

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extremely unpleasant; repulsive

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Clement (adj)

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mild or merciful

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Execrable (adj)

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utterly detestable; abominable

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Assiduous (adj)

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showing great care and perseverance; unremitting

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Visceral (adj)

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relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect

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Ecclesial (adj)

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pertaining to a church

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Pernicious (adj)

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causing insidious harm or ruin (esp. in gradual or subtle way)

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Portmanteau (n)

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a large trunk or suitcase, typically stiff leather and opens into 2 equal parts

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Abstruse (adj)

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difficult to understand; obscure

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Recondite (adj)

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little known

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Interlocutor (n)

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a person who takes part in a dialogue or conversation

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Sequester (v)

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to remove or withdraw into solitude or retirement

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Convivial (adj)

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friendly, lively, and enjoyable

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Fraught (adj)

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causing or affected by great anxiety or stress

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Spate (n)

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a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring

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Provenance (n)

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place of origin or earliest known history of something

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Desultory (adj)

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lacking in plan, purpose, or enthusiasm

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Vicissitude (n)

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a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant

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Placate (v)

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to appease or pacify

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Gentrification (n)

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the process of renovating to conform to middle-class tastes; or making a person more refined or polite

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Panacea (n)

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a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases

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Erudite (adj)

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having or showing great knowledge or learning

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Axiom (n)

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self-evident truth that requires no proof; universally accepted rule or principle

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Purdah (n)

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seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers

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Intransigent (v)

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refusing to compromise or agree

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