Deck 1 Flashcards by j b

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subsume

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include something in something else

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prescient

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having knowledge of events before they happen

a prescient warning

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palatable

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acceptable or satisfactory

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moot

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subject to debate
having no practical significance

(a moot point)

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geniality

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quality of being cheerful/friendly

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lucid

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expressed clearly, easy to understand

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foreboding

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feeling something bad will happen

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foment

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instigate or stir up

fomenting political unrest

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prevarication

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speak or act in an evasive way

prevaricate when journalist asks question

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agog

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eager, excited, curious

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prodigious

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enormous, huge

prodigious amounts of food

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commensurate

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proportional

salary commensurate with experience

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languish

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weaken, lose vitality, fail to make progress

plants languished and died

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burgeon

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flourish, thrive

burgeoning demand

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staid

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sedate, respectable and unadventurous

a staid librarian

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recondite

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little known, abstruse

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stilted

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stiff and unnatural

stilted conversation

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expansive

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communicative, prone to talking in sociable manner

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hedge

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avoid making direct statement

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intimate

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suggest something subtly

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retiring

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shy and retracting from company

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stem

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stop or restrict

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artful / artifice

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clever, crafty, cunning

trickery, deception

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beatific

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blissfully happy

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demur

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to object or show reluctance

erina demurred when we suggested seeing david guetta

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demure

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reserved, shy (woman)

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errant

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wandering, straying from standards

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arrant

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complete and utter

an arrant fool/liar

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expurgate

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to remove objectionable material, censor

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fatuous

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silly and pointless

a fatuous question/comment

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histrionic

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overly theatrical

i had a histrionic outburst when i got an A-

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indigent

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very poor

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peremptory

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bossy and domineering

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disinterested

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unbiased, neutral

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feckless

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lazy and irresponsible

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propitiate

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placate or appease (a person)

propitiate the gods

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sententious

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to be moralizing in a pompous sense

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tendentious

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promoting a controversial view

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galvanize

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to shock or urge somebody into action

galvanize the troops

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maudlin

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self pityingly or tearfully sentimental

a maudlin ballad

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saturnine

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gloomy, somber

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martinet

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strict disciplinarian (drill sergeant)

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reprobate

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unprincipled person (used humorously or affectionately)

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cardinal

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of the greatest importance

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parochial

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having limited or narrow outlook

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imbroglio

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complicated or embarrassing situation

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venal

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susceptible to bribery, corrupt

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cupidity

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greed for money

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parsimonious

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stingy, frugal

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penurious

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extremely poor

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prodigal

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wastefully extravagant

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profligate

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recklessly extravagant

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spendthrift

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person who spends money extravagantly, irresponsibly

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sybarite

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self indulgent person fond of luxury

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calumny

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slander

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chary

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wary

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sartorial

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relating to tailoring, clothes, dress style

sartorial elegance

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remiss

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negligent

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remonstrate

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make a reproachful protest

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repine

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feel or express discontent

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venial

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slight and pardonable (offense)

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excoriate

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severely censure or criticize

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execrable

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extremely bad

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exhort

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encourage, urge

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immaterial

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irrelevant

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impertinent

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rude