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Deck 25 Flashcards

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fractious

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adj. unruly; disobedient; irritable

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ample

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adj. abundant

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taut

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adj. tight; ready

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anthropoid

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adj. manlike

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apolitical

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adj. having an aversion or lack of concern for political affairs

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agent

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n. means or instrument; personal representative; person acting in an official capacity

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bauble

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n. trinket; trifle

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brawn

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n. muscular strength; sturdiness

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compact (n)

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n. agreement; contract

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bemused

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adj. confused

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cursive

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adj. flowing, running

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debase

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v. reduce in quality or value; lower in esteem; degrade

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dormant

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adj. sleeping; lethargic; latent

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compress

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v. close; squeeze; contract

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enormity

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n. hugeness (in a bad sense)

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epicure

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n. connoisseur of food and drink

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foreshadow

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v. give an indication beforehand; portend; prefigure

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dumbfound

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v. astonish

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hydrophobia

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n. rabies; fear of water

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homage

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n. honor; tribute

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incoherence

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n. unintelligibility; lack of logic or relevant

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incantation

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n. singing or chanting of magic spells; magical formula

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ingenuous

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adj. naive and trusting; young

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infallible

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adj. unerring

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linguistic

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adj. pertaining to langauge

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lethal

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adj. deadly

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martinet

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n. strict disciplinarian

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malinger

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n. one who feigns illness to escape duty

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motif

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n. theme

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monastic

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adj. related to monks or monasteries; removed from worldly concerns

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oligarchy

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n. government by a privileged few

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obsessive

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adj. related to thinking about something constantly; preoccupying

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perpetrate

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v. commit an offense

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penitent

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adj. repentant

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polygamist

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n. one who has more than one spouse at a time

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platitude

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n. trite remark; commonplace statement

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rarefied

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adj. made less dense (of a gas)

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raconteur

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n. storyteller

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retrogade

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v. go backwards; degenerate

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restitution

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n. reparation; indemnification

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sheathe

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v. place into a case

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sanctuary

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n. refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place

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surly

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adj. rude; cross

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unaccountable

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adj. inexplicable; unreasonable or mysterious

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ungainly

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adj. awkward; clumsy; unwieldy

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vent (n)

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n. a small opening; outlet

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vicarious

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adj. acting as a substitute; done by a deputy

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seamy

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adj. sordid; unwholesome

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sensual

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adj. devoted to the pleasures of the senses; carnal; voluptuous

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dilapidated

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adj. ruined because of neglect

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discernible

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adj. distinguishable; perceivable

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atrocity

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n. brutal deed

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auspicious

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adj. favoring success

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covenant

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n. agreement

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cringe

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v. shrink back, as if in fear

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exclaim

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v. cry out suddenly

57
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exorcise

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v. drive out evil spirits

58
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incur

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v. bring upon oneself

59
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indisputable

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adj. too certain to be disputed

60
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hulking

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adj. massive; bulky; great in size

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