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CH. 9 - Easy Flashcards

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Lackluster

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Adj. Lacking in vitality, force, or conviction (uninspired or uninspiring)

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Unflagging

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Adj. If a quality, such as energy, interest, or enthusiasm, is unflagging, it never becomes weaker

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Defunct

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No longer existing or functioning

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Sated

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Adj. Satisfied to the full

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Inveigle (Inveigling)

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V. Persuade (someone) to do something by means of deception or flattery.

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Needle (Needling)

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V. Prick or pierce (something) with or as if with a needle.

Informal: Provoke or annoy (someone) by continual criticism or questioning.

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Ranting

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V. a long, angry, and impassioned speech.

Adj. speaking at length in an angry and impassioned way.

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Laud (Lauding)

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V. praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context.

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Potégé

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V. a person who is guided and supported by an older and more experienced or influential person.

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Vassal

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N. a person or country in a subordinate position to another.

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Vanguard

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V. a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.

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Partisan

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N. a strong supporter of a party, cause, or person

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Ponder (Pondering)

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V. think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.
Thoughtful consideration

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Mulishness

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Unreasonable stubbornness

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Cerebration

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Thinking about something

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Mien

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A person’s look or manner, especially one of a particular kind indicating their character or mood; Appearance

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Prognosis

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Forecast of medical outcome; chances of recovery

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Penitent

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N. a person who repents their sins or wrongdoings and seeks forgiveness from God.

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Adroit

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Skillful; looming (about to happen)

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Fretful

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Adj. Worried

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Looming

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(Of an Event) About to happen; forthcoming.

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Ecumenical

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Worldwide in scope

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Revolting

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Disgusting; or engaging in a revolt such as against a government

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Outclassed

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Surpassed in quality

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Fascistic

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Totalitarian, led by dictator

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Bolstered

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Supported

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Sapped

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Weakened, especially of energy

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Libel (Libelous)

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Lying in print for the purpose of damaging someone’s reputation

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Inveterate

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Long-established and unlikely to change

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Nullified

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Invalidated

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Forfeited

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Lost as a result of committing crime or fault

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Ulterior

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A secret purpose or reason for doing something

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Resolute

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Determined; steady

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Pathological

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Related or due to physical or mental disease; compulsive

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Nonchalance

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Casual lack of concern; indifference

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Opulence

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Wealth, abundance

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Feebleness

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Weakness

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Epitome

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A perfect example of something

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Belligerence

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Aggressively hostile attitude

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Recidivism

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Tendency to relapse to previous behavior, one criminal

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Hedonism

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The devotion to sensual pleasures and their pursuit

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Bombast

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High-sounding language with little meaning, used to impress people.

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Exalted

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Held in high regard; in a state of extreme happiness

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Pretension

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The act of trying to appear or sound more important or clever than you are

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Truculent

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Ferocious, cruel or savage

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Salutary

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Conducive to health

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Frugal

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Economical in the spending of money or resources

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Odious

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Extremely unpleasant

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Sodden

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Saturated with liquid, especially water; Soaked

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Unwholesome

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Not conducive to health or moral well-being

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Prompt (Prompted)

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Cause or bring about

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Lulled

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Deceptively caused to feel safe

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Intuit

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Understand or solve by instinct

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Codify

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Arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code.

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Officiate

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Act as an official in charge

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Toadies

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Subordinates who follow without question

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Tantamount

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Equivalent

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Recidivism

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Tendency to relapse previous behavior, often criminal

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Malfeasance

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Wrongdoing, especially by a public official (crime)

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Vestiges

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A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists (remnant, remainder, fragment)

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Habiliments

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Clothes associated with a particular profession or occasion

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Paragons

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A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality.

A person or thing viewed as a model of excellence

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Dogmatic

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Inclined to present an opinion as unassailable truth.

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Iridescent

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Colorful, lustrous or brilliant.

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Drab

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Dull, colorless or cheerless.

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Ledger

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A book or other collection of financial accounts of a particular type.

A flat stone slab covering a grave.

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Verdict

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A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

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Disdain

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The feeling that someone or something is unworthy of one’s consideration or respect; contempt.

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Proscribe

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Forbid, especially by law (ban)

Denounce or condemn.

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Circumvent

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Avoid via circuitous means.

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Tome

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Book, especially a large, academic book.

72
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Divest (Divesting)

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Deprive (someone) of power, rights, or possessions

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Flattery

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N. Excessive and insincere praise

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