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Daily List Q1 Flashcards

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sonorously

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richly sounding

the bell rang sonorously

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summarily

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immediately
we begin class summarily
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loquacious +

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talkative

the loquacious student

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taciturn

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quiet

the taciturn student

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garrulous -

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annoyingly talkative

the garrulous pedestrian

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verbase

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wordy

the verbase mission statement

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alacrity

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eagerness

with alacrity

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celerity

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speed

with celerity

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largesse

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generosity

the largesse of the donor

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munificence

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generosity

the munificence of the donor

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altruism

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state of being charitable

the leader exemplified altruism

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lucid

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clear

lucid vision

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elucidate

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explain clearly

she elucidated the drill

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plethora

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a lot of

a plethora of information

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nadir

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bottom

nadir of the mountain

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apogee

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peak

the apogee of the class

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zenith

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peak

the zenith of his life

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apex

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peak

the apex of the mountain

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acme

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peak

the acme of the tower

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quotidian

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daily

I make a quotidian list

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vivacious

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lively

the vivacious teacher

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assiduously

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diligently

assiduously paid attention to detail

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supplication

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prayer

supplication to God

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supliant (n.)

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someone who asks earnestly for something

the supliant asked for her hand in marriage

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suppliant

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earnest

a suppliant request

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taciturn

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quiet

a taciturn student

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nebulous

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unclear

nebulous about the future

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sinuous

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windy

the sinuous trail

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serpentine

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windy

the serpentine mountain road

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tortuous

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windy

the tortuous roads

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jettison

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to throw out

jettison the office position

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paramount

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utmost

of paramount importance

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germane

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relevant

not germane to our discussion

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pensive

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thoughtful; reflective

a pensive moment

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salient

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important; relevant

a salient paragraph

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seminal

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game-changing

Jackie Robinson was seminal

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axiomatic

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self-explanatory; obvious

an axiomatic answer to a question

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invariably

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all the time

you are invariably welcome

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ascertain

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figure out; determine

we ascertain the truth

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indubitably

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without doubt

he was found guilty indubitably

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alacrity

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brisk and cheerful readiness

she accepted the invitation with alacrity

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aplomb

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poise; composure

she had impressive aplomb

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serpentine

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windy; twisty

the serpentine mountain trails

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plethora

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many

a plethora of clothing options

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emancipated

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freed

the emancipated Israelites

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undulations

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ups and downs

the undulations of the waves

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desolation

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difficult emotions

the desolation of the desert

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consolations

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positive emotions

people offered consolations to comfort me

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sacrosanct

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sacred

the sacrosanct chalice

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prose

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writing

the fiction prose

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germane

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relevant

the details are not germane

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amnesty

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pardon

the president can grant amnesty

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clemency

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mercy

the dictator showed no clemency

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dearth

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lack of

dearth of motivation

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surmounts

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to overcome

surmounts that challenge

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impeccable

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perfect

impeccable character

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pristine

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pure; untouched

the pristine water

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punctilious

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meticulous

meticulous planning

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pellucid

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ultra clear

the pellucid directions

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salutation

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agreeing

a nod of salutation

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atrocious

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horrible

atrocious sins

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tantamount

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equal to

silence is tantamount to compliance

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loathsome

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causing hatred or digust

the loathsome person

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vile

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causing hatred or disgust

a vile temper

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bilious

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causing hatred or disgust

bilious attitude

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odious

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causing hatred or disgust

odious demeanor

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repugnant

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causing hatred or disgust

the repugnant decision

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disdain (n.)

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hatred

his disdain for school

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disdain (v.)

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to hate

he disdained his chores

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quotidian

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daily

the quotidian vocab words

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bevy

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a large group of people

he disappeared into the bevy

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indefatigable

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without fatigue

indefatigable spirit of the Prep

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restive

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restless

feeling restive after caffeine

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insufferable -

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cannot even undergo the suffering

the baby’s whining was insufferable

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pithy

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quick, concise, punchy

pithy writing

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ominous

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foreboding

ominous storm clouds

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lugubrious

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sad

in a lugubrious mood

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doleful

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sad

a doleful moment

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dolorous

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sad

her dolorous tone

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crestfallen

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sad

he was crestfallen over his loss

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plaintive

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sad

his plaintive face

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melancholy

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sad

a melancholy look

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melancholic (n.)

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sadness

in a state of great melancholy

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myopic

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near-sighted, short term

myopic vision

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maelstrom

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vortex of war

the hurricane was a maelstrom

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epigraph

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prelude

epigraph to the novel

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entropy

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the state of the world evolving into chaos

the apocalypse was total entropy

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myopic

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near-sighted, short term

myopic vision

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maelstrom

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vortex of war

the hurricane was a maelstrom

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buoyant

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upbeat, bouncy

a buoyant personality

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vivacious

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full of life, lively

the vivacious teacher

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ebullient

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happy, energetic

in an ebullient mood

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effervescent

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alive, bubbly

an effervescent mood

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obfuscate

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to confuse

he obfuscated the directions

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discomfit

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to throw off

the word discomfited my partner

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pulchritude

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beauty

a woman of such pulchritude

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luminous

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bright

her luminous smile

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refulgent

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bright, radiant

she looked refulgent in that dress

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resplendent

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beautiful

looking absolutely resplendent in that outfit

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iridescent

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shining with different colors

an iridescent personality

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corpulent

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fat

a corpulent physique

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girth

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width

a man of terrific girth

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mirth

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happiness

marked by great mirth

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peregrinate

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to journey

they peregrinate to the cafeteria

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irate

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extremely angry

he was irate at his misfortune

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indignant

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strong anger

he was indignant about summer ending

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epigraph

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any quote that begins a novel

the epigraph before Things Fall Apart

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chagrin (n.)

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disappointment

after the concert was cancelled, he felt great chagrin

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chagrin (v.)

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to disappoint; to annoy

his poor marks in school chagrin his parents

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lethargic

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without energy

after the race he was left lethargic

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lackadaisical

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without much concern

lackadaisical for school

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phlegmatic

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sluggish

in the morning he was phlegmatic

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torpid

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slow

the car was torpid going uphill

114
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indolent

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lazy

the indolent student didn’t bother studying

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listless

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without any energy

he felt listless after staying up so late

116
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sanguine

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optimistic

they were sanguine about the future

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hyperbolic

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exaggerated

the story was hyperbolic by the chronic liar

118
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donnybrook

A

fight

don’t engage in donnybrooks

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fracas

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fight with more than two people

after the game there was a fracas in the parking lot

120
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melee

A

fight

they engaged in a melee

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rubarb

A

fight

MayPac was a disappointing rubarb

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kerfuffle

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commotion

the kerfuffle over which sport was better

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brouhaha

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fight

brouhahas are never a good idea

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pugnacious

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someone who likes to fight

the boxers were extremely pugnacious

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pugilistic

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a person prone to fighting

most people aren’t that pugilistic

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belligerent

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warlike

some nations are more belligerent than others

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bellicose

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warring

bellicose nations over the Holy Land

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sylvan

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in the woods

the camp site was in the sylvan

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apropos

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timely

it was apropos for him to show up when we discussed his favorite topic

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antithesis

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opposite

not doing homework is the antithesis of expectations

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pandemonium

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wild and noisy

the sports fans were pandemonious

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garner

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gather; collect

she garnered attention

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insouciant

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carefree

they were insouciant on vacation

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affable

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likable
the class president should be affable
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amiable

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friendly

the tour guide was amiable

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amicable

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peaceable

the divorce was amicable

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genial

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easy to get along with; courteous

my roommates were genial

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jovial

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jolly; joyful

Santa is jovial

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voluble

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talkative
the class was voluble
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recalcitrant

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not cooperative; misbehaving

recalcitrant children

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obstreperous

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not cooperative; misbehaving

her hair was obstreperous

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insolent

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misbehaving

the insolent dogs

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refractory

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misbehaving

the refractory zoo animals

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unruly

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misbehaving

her attitude was unruly

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intractable

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misbehaving; not flexible

intractable economic problems

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puerile

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childish

puerile excuses

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docile

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cooperative; unassertive

the docile workers

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tractable

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easy to control

after obedience training, the dogs were tractable

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equanimity

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balance, poise, grace

maintained her equanimity through hard situations

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sangfroid

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“cool”

holding onto her sangfroid

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aplomb

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composure

kept up her aplomb

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respite

A

rest, break, relief

a brief respite

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reprieve

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pardon, break

the President granted a reprieve

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hiatus

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pause, break

the band went on hiatus for the summer

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moratorium

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suspension

his moratorium was lifted after a week

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paucity

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dearth

a paucity of information did not carry enough evidence

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defunct

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no longer in existence

the trains in the depot were long defunct

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obsolete

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out of date

the trolley had become obsolete after the subway

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antiquated

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old, outmoded

people love the antiquated look of the cottages

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salubrious

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healthful; healthy

eating vegetables daily is a salubrious diet

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salutary

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healthy; beneficial

taking vitamins is salutary

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deleterious

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harmful; unhealthy

smoking is deleterious to your lungs

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quixotic

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absurd

the quixotic allegations

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burgeoning

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thriving

the burgeoning community

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quagmire

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dilemma

a political quagmire

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terra firma

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firm ground

the Florida house was not built on terra firma

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fetid

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unpleasantly smelling

the fetid smell of the trash

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noxious

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very unpleasant

the noxious smell of the locker room

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vile

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extremely unpleasant

the vile lie he told

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loathsome

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causing hatred or disgust

his loathsome personality

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cognizant

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being aware of

cognizant of the fait accompli

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craven

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coward

he was a coward for abandoning his post

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neophyte

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a new convert

many born again Christians are neophytes

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persiflage

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light mockery

their persiflage resembled that of raillery

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listless

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lacking energy of enthusiasm

the student section was listless

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lethargic

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sluggish and apathetic

I felt lethargic after the long day

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prostrate

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lying flat on the ground

he lay prostrate on the ground

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inert

A

lacking the strength to move

after he was knocked out for the operation he was inert

179
Q

anecdote

A

a short story about a real incident

the anecdote carried strong meaning

180
Q

sanguinary

A

blood-thirsty; murderous

sanguinary rage

181
Q

unwittingly

A

not knowingly

unwittingly offended him

182
Q

umbrage

A

offense

he took umbrage

183
Q

abstemious

A

not self-indulgent

he was abstemious so he only had a small amount

184
Q

extirpate

A

to uproot

extirpating injustice

185
Q

expunge

A

to uproot

he expunged that from his record

186
Q

lugubrious

A

sad/doleful

he was lugubrious at the funeral

187
Q

fracas

A

fight

there was a fracas in the parking lot

188
Q

donnybrook

A

fight

the candidates were practically in a donnybrook

189
Q

epitome

A

perfect embodiment of

epitome of grace

190
Q

macrocosm

A

the entirety of

the macrocosm of the nation

191
Q

elucidate

A

to make clear

he elucidated the directions

192
Q

explicate

A

to explain

explicating the foreign concept

193
Q

faux pas

A

misuse

a fashion faux pas

194
Q

cursory

A

not in-depth

a cursory glance

195
Q

ubiquitous

A

everywhere

ring composition is ubiquitous!

196
Q

antipathy

A

strong hatred

antipathy to politicians

197
Q

enmity

A

strong hatred

enmity between democrats and republicans

198
Q

disdain

A

strong hatred

he clenched his fist in disdain

199
Q

animosity

A

strong hatred

he felt animosity towards his ex

200
Q

contempt

A

strong hatred

contempt for his job

201
Q

acrimony

A

bitterness

acrimony towards his enemies

202
Q

acrimonious

A

bitter

acrimonious about their lies

203
Q

dubious

A

questionable

of dubious authenticity

204
Q

defray

A

to reduce

to defray the costs of the trip

205
Q

interminable

A

never-ending

the interminable train ride

206
Q

didactic

A

instructional

a didactic purpose

207
Q

temporize

A

to stall; delay

to temporize before the quiz

208
Q

cynosure

A

focal point

cynosure of the essay

209
Q

unwieldy

A

clumsy

unwieldy restraint

210
Q

lagniappe

A

free stuff

lagniappe for your patronage

211
Q

invariably

A

“no matter what”

she’s invariably happy

212
Q

censor

A

suppress unacceptable parts

censor the novel

213
Q

expurgate

A

remove matter thought to be objectionable

expurgate the article

214
Q

deign

A

to stoop down to a lower level

the acclaimed genius deigned to talk at my school

215
Q

dupe

A

to deceive

he duped the clueless girl

216
Q

beguile

A

to deceive

they beguiled the incoming freshman

217
Q

inveigle

A

to deceive

rarely is he inveigled by the doctors

218
Q

foible

A

shortcoming

temptation is most people’s foible

219
Q

lacuna

A

small, narrow space

the lacuna in the wall

220
Q

microcosm

A

small model

the Prep is a microcosm of an ideal world

221
Q

charlatan

A

a fraud

the charlatan had many “get rich quick” schemes

222
Q

dirge

A

somber song

the dirge played at the funeral

223
Q

lament

A

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow

his lament after the death of his son

224
Q

repartee

A

lighthearted joking

the team’s repartee

225
Q

badinage

A

lighthearted joking

their banter was equivalent to badinage

226
Q

raillery

A

lighthearted joking

the raillery was similar to persiflage

227
Q

surfeit

A

an excessive amount of something

he drank a surfeit amount of alcohol

228
Q

glut

A

excessively abundant supply of something

a glut of annoying people

229
Q

paucity

A

scarcity of

a paucity of information

230
Q

dearth

A

lack of

a dearth of evidence

231
Q

equivocal

A

questionable

the equivocal results

232
Q

unequivocal

A

indisputable

the unequivocal answer

233
Q

ambivalent

A

having mixed feelings about someone or something

she is morally ambivalent

234
Q

avarice

A

extreme greed

avarice for money

235
Q

altruism

A

selfless concern for the well being of others

altruism for charity

236
Q

salutary

A

beneficial

a salutary lesson

237
Q

salubrious

A

healthy

her salubrious diet

238
Q

deleterious

A

harmful

divorce is deleterious to the children

239
Q

mediocre

A

lackluster; moderate quality

a mediocre actor

240
Q

credence +

A

belief, validity

gave no credence to the report

241
Q

credible +

A

believable, reliable

a credible witness

242
Q

incredible

A

unbelievable

an incredible Mass

243
Q

credulous

A

gullible, “too believing”

a credulous response

244
Q

incredulous

A

disbelieving

I was incredulous at these reports

245
Q

credit

A

attribute

the play was credited to him

246
Q

limpid

A

lucid

the limpid waters of Hawaii

247
Q

exhume

A

“dig up”; unbury, disinter

they exhumed his body for further investigation

248
Q

pedestrian (adj.)

A

“normal”, banal

a rather banal idea

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