Deck 16 Flashcards

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1
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arrogate

A

to assume presumptuously

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2
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tenet

A

a principle accepted as authoritative

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3
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desultory

A

moving in a random, directionless manner

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4
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timorous

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lacking courage, timid

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5
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scourge

A

to whip severely

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6
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tribunal

A

the seat of judgment

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7
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perfidious

A

faithless; treacherous

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8
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turbid

A

thick and dense; cloudy

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9
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turpitude

A

vileness

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10
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pinioned

A

bound

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11
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pundits

A

a person claiming to have great knowledge

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12
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unwonted

A

rare

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13
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burnish

A

to polish by rubbing

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14
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quagmire

A

marshy land

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15
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iniquitous

A

wicked; unjust

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16
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cabal

A

a group of persons joined by a secret

17
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viscid

A

thick; syrupy; sticky

18
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wrest

A

to usurp forcefully; to take from

19
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vogue

A

that which is accepted for the time (in fashion)

20
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welter

A

a confused mass; turmoil

21
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corroborate

A

to confirm validity

22
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aver

A

to affirm

23
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wizened

A

shriveled; withered

24
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bauble

A

a showy yet useless thing

25
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pommel

A

the rounded, upward-projecting front of a saddle