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Day 51 Flashcards

1
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rile

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irritate; vex; muddy

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delusion

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false belief; hallucination; deluding

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extrovert

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person interested mostly in external objects and actions

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exiguous

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small in amount; minute

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exemplary *

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outstanding, setting a good example

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ubiquitous

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existing everywhere, omnipresent

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preliminary

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introductory, beginning

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vulgar

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rude, crude, unsophisticated

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dictum

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official order or statement

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pert

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impertinent; forward; trim; jaunty

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augmenting

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increasing in size or number

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forerunner

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predecessor; one that comes before and indicates the approach of another

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affix

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to attach, to fasten

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intransigence

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refusal of any compromise; stubbornness

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permissible

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allowed

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belittle

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disparage; depreciate

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torso

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trunk of statue with head and limbs missing; human trunk

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paradoxically

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counter to what one would think; contradictory

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sophistry

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deceptive reasoning

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derided

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mocked

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layman

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man who is not cleric; man who is nonprofessional

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qualm

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doubt or fear

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navigable

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wide and deep enough to allow ships to pass through

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ovoid

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egg-shaped

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wry

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twisted; with a humorous twist (expressing displeasure)

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objectivity

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being unbiased; scientific attitude

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19
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indecipherable

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cannot be decoded

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wrongheaded

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stubbornly wrong

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civ

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citizen

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reserve *

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self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence

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analgesia

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condition of being unable to feel pain

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distinct

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clearly different; clearly noticed

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morph (v)

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to change or transform

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simil

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like, resembling

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minuscule

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tiny, minute

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glitch

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mistake, failure (small)

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discernment

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judgement

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rag

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scrap of cloth
ragged = old and torn

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ensemble

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troupe (musicians); group; set of clothes

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pandemonium

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wild tumult (commotion); wild noisy disorder

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exalt *

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raise in rank or dignity; praise highly; inspire

32
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negotiate

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to successfully travel through, around, or over an obstacle or terrain

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landmark

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an important event or date

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trifle

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something of little importance or value; small amount
v = treat without seriousness

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tempo

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the speed or pace of something

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endear

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make beloved

37
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nomadic

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wandering
n nomad = tribe who migrates from place to place

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banal

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dull, unoriginal

39
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dissatisfied

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unhappy, displeased

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resurgence

41
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wallow

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roll in mud

42
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demographic

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related to population balance

43
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leverage

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power or ability to get things accomplished

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prohibitive

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very expensive

45
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rhetoric

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persuasive language

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repository

A

place to deposit

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insolvent *

A

poor, bankrupt

48
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breadth

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width; extent

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nihilism

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belief in nothing; anarchy

50
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seasoned

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experienced

51
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finale

A

conclusion; concluding part

51
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slag

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glassy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter

52
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lank

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long and thing

53
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shoot

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new growth from a plant

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deride *

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to belittle, to make fun of

55
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takeoff

A

burlesque; act of leaving the ground

56
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absolute

A

complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative

57
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subaltern

A

subordinate (lower ranking)

58
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anchor

A

secure or fasten firmly

58
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culinary

A

relating to cooking

59
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centripetal

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tending toward the center

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enigmas

60
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edible

A

able to be eaten

60
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devolve

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deputize; pass or be passed to others (power, work, or property)

61
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resentment

A

indignation; bitterness; displeasure
v resent = feel anger about

62
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soporific *

A

causing sleep or drowsiness

63
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exhilarate

64
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felicity

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happiness; appropriateness (of a remark, choice, etc); quality of being felicitous

64
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onomatopoeia

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a word which sounds like its meaning

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devious *

66
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academic

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related to a school; not practical or directly useful

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impious

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irreverent, disrespectful

67
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quorum

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minimal number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

68
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embed (imbed)

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enclose; place in something; fix firmly in a surrounding mass

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festive

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joyous; celebratory; relating to a feast or festival

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remote

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distant in manner; aloof

69
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reviled

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maligned, rejected harshly

70
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docket

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program as for trial; book where such entries are made; list of things to be done

71
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rue

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icon

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religious image; idol

73
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dynamite

A

an explosive

74
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surreptitious *

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done secretly; secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden

74
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swear-word

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word considered offensive

75
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truculence

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stubbornness

76
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levee

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earthen or stone embankment to prevent flooding

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grouse

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complain; fuss; grumble; grouch

78
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secession

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withdrawal
v. secede = withdraw formally from membership

79
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numismatist

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person who collects coins

80
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absolve

A

pardon (an offense)

81
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tundra

A

frozen land

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