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Day 55 Flashcards

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comprise

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include; consist of

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gadfly

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animal-biting fly; irritating person

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resuscitate

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to bring back to life

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punctilious

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meticulous

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disgruntled

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annoyed; dissatisfied

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recast

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reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.) fashion again

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pilfer

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steal

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mandate (n)

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command or order

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fabrication

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something made up; untrue

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feint

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trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action

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macabre

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gruesome; grisly; ghastly

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obsequy

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funeral ceremony

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abase

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to humiliate, degrade

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sate

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to satisfy, fulfill

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masochist

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person who enjoys his own pain

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run-down

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dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted

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epitome

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perfect example or embodiment

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abjure

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to renounce or take back something said

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furrow

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long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin

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aftermath

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consequences; outcome; upshot

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flush

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redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water

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lurid *

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wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible

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omnibus

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an anthology of an entire author’s works

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betray

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be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly)

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derailed

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thrown off course

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bereaved

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deprived of (someone beloved through death)

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trivia

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trifles; unimportant matters

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metaphorical

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not literal; figurative

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thwart

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prevent, to hinder

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pensive

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quiet, thoughtful

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jurisprudence

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the science of law

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apparent

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evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such

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pretext

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reason; justification

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unintimating

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unfrightening

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gorge

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to overeate

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carat (karat)

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unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold

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quietude

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tranquility; calmness

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scrip/script

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to write

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prate

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talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly

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infamous

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notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad

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convey

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to show, to carry

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xenophobia

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fear or hatred of foreigners

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orthographical

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concerned with writing and spelling

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appraise

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estimate value of

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fleece

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wool coat of a sheep
v shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder

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inconspicuous

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not easily seen

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omit

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to leave out

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conformity

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harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity

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abusive

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coarsely insulting; physically harmful

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slur

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slander; insult to one’s character or reputation

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tenacity *

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ability to do many things

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expunge

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cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase

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tactic

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clever method or approach

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court

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attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite

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wrest

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wrestle, tussle

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millieu

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environment; means of expression

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fashion

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give shape to; make

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debris

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rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed

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immaculate

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perfect, flawless

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largess

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generosity

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catastrophic

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disastrous

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semaphore

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system of signaling using flags

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coin

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make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase)

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prelate

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church dignitary; priest of high position in the church

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surveyor

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land measurer

43
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coafulate

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congeal; thicken; clot

43
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euthanasia

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to give a kind death; 안락사

43
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sparse

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thin; not thick

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reticence

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reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence

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potent

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strong and effective

45
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generate

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cause; produce; create

46
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apposite

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appropriate; fitting

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consume

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to use, to eat up

48
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opportunist *

A

one who takes advantage of others

48
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embezzlement

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taking for one’s own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one’s care)

48
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lecherous

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lustful; impure in thought and deed

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recite

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repeat aloud (something learned); describe

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grove

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group of trees (smaller than a forest); orchard

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heterodox

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against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional

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hidebound

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intolerant of other opinions

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prodigious

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huge, immense

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upshot

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outcome; final result

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devotee

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loyal follower

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tarry

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linger; delay in tarting or going; dawdle

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revolutionize

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to change completely

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condoning

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tolerating

55
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amenity

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useful or attractive feature

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agrarian

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pertaining to land or its cultivation

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antiquated *

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old fashioned

55
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gibberish

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nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling

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foible

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weakness, flaw

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prime

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period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning state

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ante

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before

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endure

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suffer, tolerate, carry on

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buxom

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full-bosomed; plump; jolly

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iconoclast

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person who goes against accepted authority

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defiant

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rebellious, disobedient

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aficionado

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fan, expert, connoisseur

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enterprise

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willingness to take new ventures; initiative; ;business organization

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compound

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combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing

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