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Deck 11 Flashcards

1
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venal

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adjective: capable of being bought or obtained for money or other valuable consideration; purchasable; open to corrupt influence and especially bribery

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crestfallen

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adjective: sad and disappointed

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humdrum

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adjective: boringly monotonous

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appropriate

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verb: set aside or authorize (such as money) for a particular purpose; take for one’s own use

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impetuous

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adjective: passionately impulsive; forceful, violent

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inquest

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noun: legal or judicial inquiry, especially before a jury and especially made by a coroner into the cause of someone’s death; the results of such an inquiry

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partisan

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verb: devoted to a particular group, cause, etc.
noun: fervent supporter of a group, party, idea, etc.; guerilla fighter

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inconsequential

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adjective: insignificant, unimportant; illogical

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declivity

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noun: downward slope
opposite: acclivity

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duplicity

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noun: deceit, double-dealing, acting in two different ways for the purpose of deception

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indigence

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noun: extreme poverty

similar in meaning: impecunious (poor, without money), penurious (poor or stingy), indigent (destitute), insolvent (unable to meet one’s financial obligations, bankrupt)

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ford

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noun: place where a river or similar body of water is shallow enough to walk or ride a vehicle across
verb: to cross at such a place

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sagacious

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adjective: wise; showing good judgment and foresight

related words: sage (a respected, wise person)

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deterrent

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adjective: something that restrains or discourages

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analgesia

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noun: pain relief; inability to feel pain
similar: anodyne

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mores

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noun: customs, manners, or morals of a particular group

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17
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gestation

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noun: pregnancy; the period from conception until birth of an animal or (metaphorically) of an idea or plan

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bygone

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adjective: past, former (adj); that which is in the past (usually plural noun)

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wan

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adjective: unnaturally pale, or showing some other indication of sickness, unhappiness, etc.; weak, lacking forcefulness

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levy

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verb: collect tax from, wage war on, or enlist for military service; (verb); act of collecting tax or amount owed, or the drafting of troops into military service (noun)

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vestige

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noun: trace or sign of something that once existed
similar: scintilla (a tiny bit or trace), residue (remainder, leftover part after something has been removed)

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22
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nontrivial

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adjective: important or big enough to matter

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hearken

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verb: listen, pay attention to

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parley

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noun: discussion, negotiation, esp. between enemies
verb: to have such a discussion
similar: armistice (truce, mutual agreement to temporarily stop fighting)

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squalid

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adjective: disgusting, filthy, foul, extremely neglected

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26
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alacrity

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noun: lively and cheerful readiness

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27
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belie

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verb: disguise or contradict

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28
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copious

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adjective: abundant in supply or quantity

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29
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adulterate

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verb: alter or debase, often for profit

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fractious

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adjective: irritable and quarrelsome

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succint

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adjective: to the point, brief

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32
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anachronism

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noun: error in time placement

33
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recalcitrant

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adjective: disobedient, uncontrollable

34
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umbrage

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noun: offense or annoyance

35
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dander

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noun: a feeling of anger and animosity

36
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recuse

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verb: excuse oneself from a case because of a possible partiality

37
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tempestuous

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adjective: characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion, heated, stormy

38
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somersault

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noun: rolling backward or forward (not sideways) movement

39
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engulf

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verb: swallow up

40
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yeoman

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noun: man owning small estate; middle-class farmer

41
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pilferer

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verb: to steal, especially in small quantities

42
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bemused

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verb: to be perplexed, in a deep thought

43
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decimate

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verb: to kill

44
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enormity

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noun: indication of great importance

45
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hoard

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noun: a secret store

46
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horde

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noun: a large, moving crowd

47
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militate

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verb: to influence forcefully

48
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meretricious

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adjective: pretentious

49
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meretorious

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adjective: having merit or a good quality

50
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accede

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verb: to allow or agree

51
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obtuse

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adjective: lacking intelligence

52
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assent

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noun: agreement

53
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venial

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adjective: easily forgiven, pertaining to a minor sin

54
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septic

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adjective: infected with poison

55
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rout

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noun: overwhelming defeat

56
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proscribe

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verb: to ban or forbid

57
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luxuriant

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adjective: rich and abundant or elaborate (hair or vegetation)

58
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loath

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adjective: unwilling, oppsed to, averse

59
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founder

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verb: sink; break down or fail

60
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defuse

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verb: remove tension; calm

61
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complaisant

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adjective: willing to please

62
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biannual

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adjective: twice a year

63
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biennial

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adjective: every two years

64
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apprise

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verb: to make someone aware of something

65
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afflict

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verb: to give pain or grief to

66
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inflict

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verb: impose something unpleasant on

67
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allusion

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noun: passing reference

68
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emend

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verb: edit or correct a text

69
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amend

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verb: change or correct

70
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inept

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adjective: not skilled or effective

inept crime

71
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bungling

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adjective: doing something very badly

a bungling thief

72
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aplomb

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noun: confidence and style

73
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deft

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adjective: skillful, clever, quick

74
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unintelligible

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adjective: unable to be understood

75
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portend

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verb: to be a sign that something bad is going to happen in the futute

76
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supplication

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noun: the act of asking a god or someone who is in a position of power for something in a humble way

77
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entreaty

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noun: an attempt to persuade someone to do something

78
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contentment

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noun: happiness and satisfaction, often because you have everything you need

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