Daily List Q4 Flashcards

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acerbic

A

bitter; harsh

an acerbic wait; an acerbic taste

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asperity

A

bitterness

he replied with asperity in his tone

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jingoist (-)

A

national extremist; superpatriot

that jingoist refused to compromise

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4
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elucidate

A

to make clear

please elucidate the matter

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impeccable

A

perfect

a man of impeccable character

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sullied

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blemished

his name was unfortunately sullied

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inevitable

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unavoidable

was was inevitable

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capricious

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unpredictable; fickle

the administration was capricious with snow days

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volatile

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unpredictable; mercurial

he had a volatile disposition

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phlegmatic

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calm; composed

they seemed phlegmatic after mass

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alleviate

A

reduce; lessen

they could not stop the pain, only alleviate it

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laud

A

praise highly

his obituary lauded his short, but productive life

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coercion

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it didn’t take much coercion to hurt his feelings

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pernicious

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harmful; toxic

a pernicious myth

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penultimate

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second to last

the penultimate vocab warmup

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coup de grâce

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a final blow given to kill a wounded person

he administered the coup de grâce with one last bullet

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zenith

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top; the highest point

the sun had passed its zenith

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apex

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top; the highest point

he stood at the apex of the roof

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summit

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top; the highest point of a mountain

the summit of Mount Washington

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pinnacle

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top

the pinnacle of his life

21
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nadir

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bottom; the lowest point

the nadir of the house

22
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perigee

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bottom

the perigee of the mountain

23
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germane

A

relevant

that is not germane to the conversation

24
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apposite

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pertinent; relevant

an apposite quotation

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immaterial
unimportant
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squabble
a noisy quarrel
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acquiesce
to submit
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diffuse
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faux pas
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gaffe
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homogenous
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dispassionate
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wanton
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dissolute
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lascivious
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chaste
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noisome
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deleterious
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salubrious
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diatribe
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rectitude
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irreproachable
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dubious
questionable
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voyeur
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voyeurism
z
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insufferable
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culpable
guilty | everyone is culpable
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inculpable
not guilty | the accused people turned out to be inculpable