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Deck 27 Flashcards

1
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aspirant

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n. seeker after position or status

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2
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insightful

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adj. discerning; perceptive

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3
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palliate

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v. lessen the violence of (a disease); alleviate; moderate intensity; gloss over with excuses

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4
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barricade

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n. hastily put together defensive barrier; obstacle

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5
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baffle

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v. frustrate; perplex

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billowing

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adj. swelling out in waves; surging

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7
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chauvinist

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n. blindly devoted patriot

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8
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clientele

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n. body of customers

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9
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constituent

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n. supporter

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10
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daunt

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v. intimidate; frighten

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11
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contravene

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v. contradict; oppose; infringe on or transgress

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12
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alimony

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n. payments made to an ex-spouse after divorce

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13
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disaffected

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adj. disloyal

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14
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entrance

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v. put under a spell; carry away with emotion

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15
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filament

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n. fine thread or fiber; threadlike structure within a lightbulb

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16
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ghastly

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adj. horrible

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17
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imperial

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adj. like an emperor; related to an empire

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18
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itinerant

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adj. wandering; traveling

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19
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panacea

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n. cure-all; remedy for all diseases

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20
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passport

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n. legal document identifying the bearer as a citizen of a country and allowing him or her to travel abroad

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21
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dauntless

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adj. bold

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22
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simulate

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v. feign

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23
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subjugate

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v. conquer; bring under control

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24
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warrant

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v. justify; authorize

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25
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wispy

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adj. thin; slight; barely discernible

26
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abscond

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v. depart secretly and hide

27
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affected

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adj. artificial; pretended; assumed in order to impress

28
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aquatic

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adj. pertaining to water

29
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plummet

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v. fall sharply

30
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beeline

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n. direct, quick route

31
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boon

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n. blessing; benefit

32
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caption

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n. title; chapter heading; text under illustration

33
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choreography

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n. art of representing dances in written symbols; arrangement of dances

34
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consolidation

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n. unification; process of becoming firmer or stronger

35
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attribute (n)

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n. essential quality

36
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destitute

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adj. extremely poor

37
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drab

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adj. dull; lacking color; cheerless

38
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embryonic

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adj. undeveloped; rudimentary

39
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eschew

40
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defeatist

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adj. attitude of one who is ready to accept defeat as a natural outcome

41
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futile

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adj. useless; hopeless; ineffectual

42
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graphic

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adj. pertaining to the art of delineating; vividly described

43
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host

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n. great number; person entertaining guests; animal or plant from which a parasite gets its nourishment

44
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indeterminate

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adj. uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite

45
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flair

46
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lexicon

A

n. dictionary

47
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mandatory

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adj. obligatory; compulsory

48
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irresolute

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adj. uncertain how to act; weak

49
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naivete

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n. quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility

50
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obviate

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v. prevent; make unneccessary

51
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misapprehension

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n. error; misunderstanding

52
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peregrination

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n. journey

53
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pliant

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adj. flexible; easily influenced

54
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premeditate

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v. plan in advance

55
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protean

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adj. versatile; able to take on many shapes

56
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ramify

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v. divide into branches or subdivisions

57
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relic

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n. surviving remnant; memento

58
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retaliation

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n. repayment in kind (usually for bad treatment)

59
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sate

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v. satisfy to the full; cloy

60
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shroud

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v. hide from view; wrap for burial

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