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Day 56 Flashcards

1
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Heed

A

To obey

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Infiltrate

A

pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily

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Revile

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attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)

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Willful

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Stubborn

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*Adversary

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opponent; enemy

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Inure

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To harden, to toughen, to get used to something

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Artless

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Naïve, genuine, innocent

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Stockade

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wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier

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*Penury

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extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy

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Conversant

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To be familiar with

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Refurbish

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renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing

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Prosody

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art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse

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Remedial

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curative; corrective.

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11
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Supererogatory

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superfluous; more than needed or demanded

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Prelude

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introduction; introductory performance or event; forerunner

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Verdict

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Final decision or judgment

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Constituency

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voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters

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Quiver

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case for arrows

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16
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Indeterminate

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uncertain; indefinite

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Plenitude

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abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness

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17
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Mystify

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confuse

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18
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Nicety

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precision; accuracy

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18
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Hypocrite

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someone who does not practice what he preaches

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18
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Whorl

A

ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement;

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19
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Incline

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slope; slant

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19
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Mausoleum

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monumental tomb; large stately tomb;

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Egregious

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Atrocious, conspicuously bad

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20
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Replicate

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reproduce; duplicate

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21
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Extremist

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One who supports extreme views

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21
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Debase

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To make worthless, to reduce value of

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21
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Pater/Patr

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Father

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22
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Assurance

A

firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty;

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22
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Forum

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public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law

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22
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Plagiarize

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steal another’s ideas or writings and pass them off as one’s own;

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*Curtail

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To shorten

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24
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Gibe

A

Mock, jeer

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25
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Dict

A

To speak

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25
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Concatenate

A

link as in a chain

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*Unkempt

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disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed;

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26
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Detonation

A

explosion

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Excise

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To cut out

28
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Apparition

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ghost; something that ‘appears’

29
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*Mosaic

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picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles

30
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Uni

31
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Miscreant

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wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant

31
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Ghastly

A

horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast

32
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Solecism

A

nonstandard grammatical construction

33
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Quash

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crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul

34
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*Hamper

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obstruct; prevent the free movement of

35
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Momentum

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quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force

35
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Harbor

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give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide;

36
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Gracious

A

kind in a generous way (to someone less important)

37
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Adhere

A

stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality

37
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Metaphor

A

comparison of two objects

38
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Politic

A

Diplomatic, appropriate

39
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Pathology

A

Study of cause of diseases

40
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*Virulent

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Poisonous, malignant

41
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Repartee

A

quick clever reply

42
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*Deleterious

43
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Swelter

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suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat

44
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Arid

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dry; barren; unproductive

45
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Distraught

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upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness,

46
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Smart

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intelligent; quick and energetic; fashionable; V: cause or feel a sharp pain; N: smarting

47
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Covet

A

To want (when it is not yours)

48
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Exclaim

A

cry out suddenly

49
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Cauterize

A

Burn with a hot iron

49
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Perception

A

Awareness, observation

49
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*Dissent

A

disagreement

49
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Lush

A

Rich, luxurious or dramatic

50
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Corollary

A

consequence; inference

51
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Inscrutable

A

difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious

52
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Unpalatable

A

distasteful; disagreeable

53
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Condescend

A

To patronize, to stoop to a lower level

54
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Fretful

54
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*Anachronistic

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Not fitting within the time period

54
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Admonish

A

To reprimand, to rebuke, scold

55
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Desecrate

A

profane; violate the sanctity of

55
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Auxiliary

A

offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant

55
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Postulate

A

self-evident truth; something assumed without proof;

55
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Aggrandize

A

make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement

56
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Underscored

A

emphasized

57
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Torque

A

twisting force; force producing rotation

58
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*Retract

A

Deny, renounce

59
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Sophomoric

60
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Abrade

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To wear away

61
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Treachery

A

Betrayal in trust

62
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Detritus

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Junk, rubble

63
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Presumptive

64
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Interloper

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intruder; one who interferes

64
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Aromatic

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fragrant; having a sweet smell

65
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Scapegoat

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someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF, escape+ goat

66
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Subsequent

A

following in time or order; later

67
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Brawl

A

noisy quarrel

68
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Quirk

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sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavio

68
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Chronological

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Fitting one after the other, as in a time line

69
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Inimical

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Unfriendly, hostile

70
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Discompose

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disturb the composure of; confuse;

71
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Inexplicable

A

Impossible to explain

72
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Carrion

A

Dead and rotting flesh

72
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Debilitating

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