Day 3 Flashcards
1
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expostulation
A
protest or remonstrance
2
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expropriate
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to take possession of
3
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expunge
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to cancel or remove
4
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expurgate
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to clean
5
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extant
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still in existence
6
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extemporaneous
A
not planned; impromptu
7
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extenuate
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to weaken or mitigate
8
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extirpate
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to root up
9
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extradition
A
surrender of prisoner by one state to another
10
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facsimile
A
copy
11
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fastidious
A
difficult to please; squeamish
12
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fatalism
A
belief that events are determined by forces beyond one’s control
13
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fatuous
A
foolish, yet smug
14
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feckless
A
careless and irresponsible
15
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fecundity
A
fruitfulness or fertility
16
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felicitous
A
suitably expressed or well chosen
17
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fiat
A
command or authorization
18
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firebrand
A
hothead or troublemaker
19
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flag
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to drop or grow feeble
20
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floud
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to reject or mock
21
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foible
A
weakness or slight fault
22
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foment
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to instigate
23
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foolhardy
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rash
24
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foray
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raid
25
forestall
to prevent by taking action in advance
26
fortuitous
accidental; by chance
27
founder
to fail completely or sink
28
fracas
brawl or melee
29
fractious
unruly or disobedient
30
frenetic
frenzied or frantic
31
fulminate
to denounce thunderously or explode
32
fulsome
disgustingly excessive
33
functionary
official
34
funereal
sad or solemn
35
gadfly
an irritating person
36
gainsay
deny
37
gamely
in a spirited manner; with courage
38
gamut
entire range
39
garrulous
loquacious or wordy
40
gauche
clumsy; course and uncouth
41
geniality
cheerfulness or kindliness
42
germane
pertinent
43
germinal
pertaining to a germ; creative
44
gibe
to mock
45
glut
to overstock or fill to excess
46
gouge
to overcharge
47
grandiloquent
pompous or bombastic
48
hackneyed
commonplace or trite
49
hapless
unfortunate
50
harangue
long, passionate, and vehement speech
51
harry
harass, annoy, torment, raid
52
hegemony
dominance, especially of one nation over others
53
hermetic
sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
obscure and mysterious; occult
54
heyday
time of greatest success, prime
55
histrionic
theatrical
56
horatory
encouraging or exhortive
57
hue and cry
outcry
58
husband
to use sparingly or conserve
59
hypochondriac
person unduly worried about his health
60
idyllic
charmingly carefree and simple
61
ignominy
deep disgrace or shame
62
imbroglio
complicated situation
painful or complex misunderstanding
63
impassive
without feeling
64
impecunious
without money
65
impel
to drive or force onward
66
impenitent
not repentant
67
impetuous
violent, hasty, rash
68
impinge
to infringe or touch
69
implicate
to incriminate
70
impolitic
not wise
71
importunate
urging or demanding
72
importune
to beg persistently
73
imposture
assuming a false identity
74
impotent
weak or ineffective
75
improvident
thriftless
76
impugn
to dispute or contradict
77
inchoate
recently begun; elementary
78
incidental
not essential; minor
79
incipient
beginning or in an early stage
80
incisive
cutting or sharp
81
incontinent
lacking self-restraint
82
inculcate
to teach
83
indefatigable
tireless
84
indemnity
to make secure against loss; to compensate for loss
85
indigence
poverty
86
indissoluble
permanent
87
indolent
lazy
88
ineffable
unutterable, cannot be expressed in speech
89
infidel
unbeliever
90
infirmity
weakness
91
ingenuous
naive and trusting
92
ingratiate
to become popular with
93
inimical
unfriendly or harmful
94
inimitable
matchless
95
injurious
harmful
96
insalubrious
unwholesome, not healthful
97
insensate
without feeling
98
insensible
unconscious, unresponsive
99
insidious
treacherous, stealthy
100
insolvent
bankrupt
101
insularity
narrow mindedness or isolation
102
insuperable
insurmountable or unbeatable
