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Deck 2 Flashcards

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Livid

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adj.

  1. Discolored, as from a bruise; black-and-blue.
  2. Ashen or pallid: “a face livid with shock.”
  3. Extremely angry; furious.
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Scabrous

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adj.

  1. Having or covered with scales or small projections and rough to the touch.
  2. Difficult to handle; knotty: “a scabrous situation.”
  3. Dealing with scandalous or salacious material: “a scabrous novel.”
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Flagrant

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adj.

  1. Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible. Openly outrageous: a flagrant miscarriage of justice; flagrant cases of wrongdoing at the highest levels of government.
  2. Obsolete Flaming; blazing.
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Meretricious

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adj

  1. superficially or garishly attractive
  2. insincere: “meretricious praise.”
  3. of, like, or relating to a prostitute
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Execrable

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adj.

  1. utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent. Literally: damnable.
  2. very bad, of very poor quality: “an execrable stage performance.”
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Inordinate

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adj.

  1. Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate. excessive.
  2. Not regulated; disorderly.
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Flaccid

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adj.

  1. Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone.
  2. Lacking vigor or energy: “flaccid management.”
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Inexorable

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adj.

  1. Not capable of being persuaded or moved by entreaty; relentless; merciless: “an inexorable opponent” ; “a feeling of inexorable doom”
  2. unyielding; unalterable.
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Arrant

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adj

  1. utter; out-and-out: “an arrant fool.”
  2. blatant; notorious; infamous
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Auspicious

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adj.

  1. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: “an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary.”
  2. Marked by success; prosperous.
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Machiavellian

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  1. being or acting in accordance with the principles of government analyzed in Machiavelli’s The Prince, in which political expediency is placed above morality.
  2. characterized by unscrupulous cunning, deception, or expediency.

n
a cunning, amoral, and opportunist person, esp a politician

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Unwonted

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adj.

  1. Not habitual or ordinary; unusual: “Her unwonted breach of delicacy . . . perplexed him” (George Meredith).
  2. Not accustomed; unused.(usual. foll. by to)
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Indefeasible

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adj.

That cannot be annulled or made void: “an indefeasible claim”; “indefeasible rights.”

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Gratuitous

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adj.

  1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned.
  2. Given or received without cost or obligation; free.
  3. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified: “gratuitous criticism.”
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Fractious

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adj.

  1. Inclined to make trouble; unruly.
  2. Having a peevish nature; cranky.
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Pusillanimous

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  1. lacking courage or resolution; cowardly.

2. indicating a cowardly spirit.

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Dolorous

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Adj.

full of or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful.

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Indomitable

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adj.

Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable.

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Inviolate

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Adj.
Not violated or profaned; intact: “The great inviolate place had an ancient permanence which the sea cannot claim” (Thomas Hardy).

Free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage, undisturbed, unbroken, not infringed.

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Captious

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Adj.

  1. apt to focus on trivial faults or defects; faultfinding.
  2. apt or designed to ensnare, confuse or perplex, as in an argument: “captious questions.”
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Sardonic

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adj.

Scornfully or cynically mocking.

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Sonorous

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adj.

  1. Having or producing sound.
  2. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound.
  3. Impressive in style of speech; high-flown; grandiloquent: “a sonorous oration.”
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Vindictive

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adj.

  1. Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful.
  2. Marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful.
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Saturnine

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adj

  1. having a gloomy temperament; taciturn.
  2. Sluggish, melancholy, sullen.
  3. of or relating to lead ;having or symptomatic of lead poisoning.
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Fervid

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adj.

  1. Marked by great passion or zeal: “a fervid patriot.”
  2. Extremely hot; burning.
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Imperious

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adj.

  1. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing. See Synonyms at dictatorial.
  2. Urgent; pressing, imperative.
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Churlish

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adj.

  1. like a churl; boorish; rude, surly: “churlish behavior.”
  2. peasantlike.
  3. miserly
  4. difficult to work or deal with, as soil.
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Temerarious

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adj.
Presumptuously or recklessly daring:
“I would never have been temerarious enough to make use of such a title on my own” (Brendan Gill).

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Ardent

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adj

  1. expressive of or characterized by intense desire or emotion; passionate: ardent love.
  2. intensely enthusiastic; eager: an ardent longing.
  3. glowing, flashing, or shining: ardent eyes.
  4. burning: an ardent fever.
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Apotheosis

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n.

  1. The elevation of a person to the rank of a god; deification
  2. glorification of a person or thing, exaltation to divine status.
  3. a glorified ideal, epitome.
  4. the best or greatest time or event: “the apotheosis of De Niro’s career.”
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Ghoul

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n

  1. a malevolent spirit or ghost
  2. a person interested in morbid or disgusting things
  3. a person who robs graves
  4. (in Muslim legend) an evil demon thought to eat human bodies, either stolen corpses or children. (Gulyabani)
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Impeccable

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adj.

  1. Having no flaws; perfect.
  2. Incapable of sin or wrongdoing.
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Crass

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adj.
1. So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
2. Stupid, gross.

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Redoubtable

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adj.

  1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
  2. Worthy of respect or honor.
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Amuck

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  1. In a frenzy to do violence or kill: rioters running amuck in the streets.
  2. In or into a jumbled or confused state: The plans went amuck.
  3. In or into an uncontrolled state or a state of extreme activity: “This jam-packed area of Honolulu has come to stand for tourist development run amok” (Ila Stanger).
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Despoil

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tr. v.
1. To sack; plunder.
2. To deprive of something valuable by force; rob: “a region despoiled of its scenic beauty by unchecked development.”

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Impute

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v.

  1. to attribute or ascribe: The children imputed magical powers to the old woman.
  2. to attribute or ascribe (something discreditable) to someone or something.
  3. to attribute (righteousness, guilt, etc.) to a person or persons vicariously.
  4. to charge (a person) with fault.
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Vitriolic

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adj

  1. (Chemistry) (of a substance, esp a strong acid) highly corrosive
  2. severely bitter or caustic; scathing, virulent: “vitriolic criticism.”
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Lugubrious

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adj.

Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree. Doleful.

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Acrimonious

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adj.

Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous: “an acrimonious debate between the two candidates.”

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Scurrilous

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adj.

  1. given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language; foul-mouthed.
  2. grossly or obscenely abusive or defamatory
  3. characterized by gross or obscene humor
41
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Magniloquent

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adj.

Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent.

42
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Abject

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adj

  1. utterly wretched or hopeless:”abject poverty”
  2. miserable; forlorn; dejected
  3. indicating humiliation; submissive: “an abject apology.”
  4. contemptible; despicable; servile: “an abject liar.”
43
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Choleric

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adj.

  1. extremely irritable or easily angered; bad-tempered; irascible: “a choleric disposition.”
  2. showing or expressing anger.
44
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Brash

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adj.
1.
a. Hasty and unthinking; impetuous.
b. Rash.
2. Lacking in sensitivity or tact.
3. Presumptuously forward; impudent. shameless.
4. Brittle: brash timbers.
45
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Perfidious

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adj

1. guilty, treacherous, or deliberately faithless; deceitful.

46
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Impregnable

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adj.

  1. Impossible to capture or enter by force: “an impregnable fortress”.
  2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success: “an impregnable argument.”
47
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Censorious

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adj.

  1. Harshly critical. Fault-finding; carping.
  2. Tending to or expressing censure.
48
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Unregenerate

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adj

  1. unrepentant; unreformed; not spiritually renewed.
  2. obstinately adhering to one’s own views; not reconciled to change.
49
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Rabelaisian

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adj.

  1. Of or relating to Rabelais or his works.
  2. Characterized by coarse humor or bold caricature, sharp satire.
50
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Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

full of or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful.

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Dolorous

51
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. superficially or garishly attractive
  2. insincere
  3. of, like, or relating to a prostitute
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Meretricious

52
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Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. Having or covered with scales or small projections and rough to the touch.
  2. Difficult to handle; knotty
  3. Dealing with scandalous or salacious material
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Scabrous

53
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Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

characterized by unscrupulous cunning, deception, or expediency.

a cunning, amoral, and opportunist person, esp a politician

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Machiavellian

53
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.
  2. very bad, of very poor quality:
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Execrable

54
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Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

Incapable of being overcome, subdued, or vanquished; unconquerable.

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Indomitable

55
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Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. Ashy pale
  2. Extremely angry; furious.
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Livid

56
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. Given or granted without return or recompense; unearned.
  2. Given or received without cost or obligation; free.
  3. Unnecessary or unwarranted; unjustified.
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Gratuitous

58
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Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

Not habitual or ordinary; unusual

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Unwonted

59
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

Exceeding reasonable limits; immoderate. excessive.

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Inordinate

60
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

That cannot be annulled or made void.

A

Indefeasible

61
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

indicating a cowardly spirit

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Pusillanimous

62
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj.

  1. Lacking firmness, resilience, or muscle tone.
  2. Lacking vigor or energy.
A

Flaccid

63
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious.
  2. Marked by success; prosperous.
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Auspicious

64
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

Conspicuously bad, offensive, or reprehensible

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Flagrant

65
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Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. free from violation, injury, desecration, or outrage, undisturbed, unbroken, not infringed.
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Inviolate

66
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. Arrogantly domineering or overbearing.
  2. Urgent; pressing.
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Imperious

66
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. Marked by great passion or zeal
  2. Extremely hot; burning.
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Fervid

67
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

Scornfully or cynically mocking.

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Sardonic

68
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. utter; out-and-out
  2. blatant; notorious; infamous
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Arrant

69
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj.

  1. Not capable of being persuaded or moved by entreaty; relentless; merciless.
  2. unyielding; unalterable.
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Inexorable

70
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. apt to focus on trivial faults or defects; faultfinding.
  2. apt or designed to ensnare, confuse or perplex.
A

Captious

71
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. Having or producing sound.
  2. Having or producing a full, deep, or rich sound.
  3. Impressive in style of speech; high-flown; grandiloquent
A

Sonorous

73
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. Inclined to make trouble; unruly.
  2. Having a peevish nature; cranky.
A

Fractious

74
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. like a churl; boorish; rude, surly.
  2. peasantlike.
  3. miserly
  4. difficult to work or deal with, as soil. Intractable
A

Churlish

75
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. Disposed to seek revenge; revengeful.
  2. Marked by or resulting from a desire to hurt; spiteful.
A

Vindictive

76
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

Presumptuously or recklessly daring

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Temerarious

76
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

adj

  1. utterly wretched or hopeless
  2. miserable; forlorn; dejected
  3. indicating humiliation; submissive
  4. contemptible; despicable; servile
A

Abject

77
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. To sack; plunder.
  2. To deprive of something valuable by force; rob.
A

Despoil

79
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. The elevation of a person to the rank of a god; deification
  2. glorification of a person or thing, exaltation to divine status.
  3. a glorified ideal, epitome.
  4. the best or greatest time or event
A

Apotheosis

80
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. Having no flaws; perfect.
  2. Incapable of sin or wrongdoing.
A

Impeccable

81
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. Arousing fear or awe; formidable.
  2. Worthy of respect or honor.
A

Redoubtable

81
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. expressive of or characterized by intense desire or emotion; passionate
  2. intensely enthusiastic; eager
  3. glowing, flashing, or shining
  4. burning
A

Ardent

82
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

adj.
Mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially to an exaggerated or ludicrous degree.

A

Lugubrious

83
Q

Which of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. having a gloomy temperament; taciturn.
  2. Sluggish, melancholy, sullen.
  3. of or relating to lead ;having or symptomatic of lead poisoning.
A

Saturnine

84
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. In a frenzy to do violence or kill
  2. In or into a jumbled or confused state
A

Amuck

85
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
  2. Stupid, gross.
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Crass

86
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. unrepentant; unreformed; not spiritually renewed.
  2. obstinately adhering to one’s own views; not reconciled to change.
A

Unregenerate

88
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. to attribute or ascribe (esp something discreditable) to someone or something.
  2. to attribute (righteousness, guilt, etc.) vicariously.
  3. to charge (a person) with fault.
A

Impute

89
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

Lofty and extravagant in speech; grandiloquent.

A

Magniloquent

90
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language; foul-mouthed.
  2. grossly or obscenely abusive or defamatory
  3. characterized by gross or obscene humor
A

Scurrilous

91
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. a malevolent spirit or ghost
  2. a person interested in morbid or disgusting things
  3. a person who robs graves
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Ghoul

92
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. highly corrosive
  2. severely bitter or caustic; scathing.
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Vitriolic

93
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

Bitter and sharp in language or tone; rancorous.

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Acrimonious

94
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean the following?

  1. extremely irritable or easily angered; bad-tempered; irascible.
  2. showing or expressing anger.
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Choleric

95
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. Harshly critical. Fault-finding; carping.
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Censorious

96
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

1.

a. Hasty and unthinking; impetuous.
b. Rash.
2. Lacking in sensitivity or tact.
3. Presumptuously forward; impudent. shameless.
4. Brittle

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Brash

97
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. guilty, treacherous, or deliberately faithless; deceitful.
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Perfidious

98
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

Characterized by coarse humor or bold caricature, sharp satire.

A

Rabelaisian

99
Q

Which one of your vocabulary words mean:

  1. Impossible to capture or enter by force.
  2. Difficult or impossible to attack, challenge, or refute with success.
A

Impregnable

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