Deck 27 Flashcards

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MORASS

A

a wet swampy bog; metaphorically: something that traps and confuses

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OBLIQUE

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indirect; not straightforward

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PANACEA

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a remedy for all ills or difficulties

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4
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PELLUCID

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easily intelligible; clear

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PERTINACIOUS

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stubborn, persistent

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PETULANCE

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rudeness, irritability

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PITHY

A

Concise and forcefully expressive

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PRIMEVAL

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original, ancient

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PROBITY

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virtue, integrity

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PRURIENT

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possessing an extraordinary interest in sex

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PUERILE

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juvenile, immature

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QUAGMIRE

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a difficult situation

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13
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QUIXOTIC

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idealistic, impractical

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RECTITUDE

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uprightness, extremely moral

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RESTIVE

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resistant, stubborn

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16
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RIBALD

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crude humor

17
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SOLIPSISTIC

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believing that oneself is all that exists; extremely self-absorbed

18
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TRANSMUTE

A

to change or alter in form

19
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USURP

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to seize by force, to take possession without right

20
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WANTON

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undisciplined, lewd, lustful

21
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WIZENED

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dry, shrunken, wrinkled