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Day 1 Flashcards

1
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bitterness of speech and temper

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acerbity

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2
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state of distress; cause of suffering

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affliction

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3
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improve

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ameliorate

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4
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agree; accept

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assent

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5
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(1) forbiddingly stern; (2) severely simple and unornamented

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austere

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6
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secondary or minor occupation

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avocation

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7
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contradict; give a false impression

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belie

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8
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grow forth; send out buds

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burgeon

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9
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support; prop up

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buttress

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10
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disguise; conceal

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camouflage

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11
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exaggerated picture or description; distortion

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caricature

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12
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private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

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caucus

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13
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certainty

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certitude

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14
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self-satisfaction; smugness

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complacency

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15
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reconciling; soothing

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conciliatory

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16
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(1) censure; (2) sentence; (3) force or limit to a particular state

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condemn

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17
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(1) make more compact or dense; (2) shorten or abridge; (3) reduce into a denser form

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condense

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18
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overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse

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condone

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19
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shut in; restrict

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confine

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20
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summon a devil; practice magic; imagine or invent

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conjure

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21
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secret; hidden; implied

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covert

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22
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consider; ponder

A

deliberate

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23
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double-dealing; hypocrisy

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duplicity

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24
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expressiveness; persuasive speech

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eloquence

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25
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commence; go on board a boat or airplane; begin a journey

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embark

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26
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imitate; rival

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emulate

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27
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clean; remove offensive parts of a book

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expurgate

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28
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(1) manufacture or build; (2) make up to mislead or deceive

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fabricate

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29
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copy

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facsimile

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30
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party; clique; dissension

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faction

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31
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struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter

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flounder

32
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accidental; by chance

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fortuitous

33
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flashy; showy

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gaudy

34
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cause of complaint

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grievance

35
Q

appearance; costume

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guise

36
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exaggeration; overstatement

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hyperbole

37
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without money

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impecunious

38
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incriminate: show to be involved

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implicate

39
Q

improperness; unsuitableness

A

impropriety

40
Q

accuse

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incriminate

41
Q

poor; destitute

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indigent

42
Q

lack of tactfulness or sound judgment

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indiscretion

43
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diligent; hard-working

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industrious

44
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rebellion; uprising

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insurrection

45
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energize; stimulate

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invigorate

46
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(1) start a fire; (2) inspire

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kindle

47
Q

lack of seriousness; lightness

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levity

48
Q

evil schemes or plots

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machinations

49
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person of prominence or influence

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magnate

50
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dying

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moribund

51
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universally present; ubiquitous

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omnipresent

52
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equality in status or amount; close resemblance

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parity

53
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having no equal; incomparable

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peerless

54
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severe poverty; stinginess

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penury

55
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belief that life is basically bad or evil; gloominess

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pessimism

56
Q

turn to stone

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petrify

57
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hidden danger; concealed trap

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pitfall

58
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advanced in development

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precocious

59
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person receiving protection and support from a patron

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protégé

60
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remove or get rid of something unwanted; free from blame or guilt; cleanse or purify

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purge

61
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extinguish; put down; quiet

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quell

62
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method or system of government

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regime

63
Q

savor; enjoy

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relish

64
Q

deserter; traitor

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renegade

65
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(1) refuse to have anything to do with; (2) reject as untrue or unauthorized; (3) refuse to pay

A

repudiate

66
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cancel

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rescind

67
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cheerful; hopeful

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sanguine

68
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form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly

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satire

69
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soak thoroughly

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saturate

70
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clever; astute

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shrewd

71
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seriousness; gravity

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solemnity

72
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set aside a resolution or proposal for future consideration

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table

73
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docile; easily managed

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tractable

74
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slander

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vilify

75
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cunning; artful

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wily

Academic Writing Vocab (10 decks)

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