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GregMat Hard Words > DECK 3 > Flashcards

DECK 3 Flashcards

1
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Boisterous

A

Boys on steroids

Energetic

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2
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Churlish

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Church ish

Rude

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3
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Debilitating

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Debate

Weakness

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4
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Eccentric

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Ex centric

Uncommon

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5
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Fractious

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Fracture

Hard to manage

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Limpid

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Liquid

Clear

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7
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Ostentatious

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Stuntatious = Stuntman

Overdone

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8
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Perfunctory

A

Before function he was lacking interest. But he saw a hot chick at the function
Lacking interest

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Pervasive

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Invasive

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10
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Rapacious

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Rapists are greedy

Greedy

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11
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Truculent

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Turbulent

Bad tempered

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12
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Cavalier

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Cave lair - You couldn’t find a better lair!?

Show lack of respect

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13
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Exacerbate

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Excess masturbate

Make worse

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14
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Exaseperated

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Ex separated

Irritated

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15
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Incongruous

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In congress

Unusual from whats around

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16
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Laconic

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Lack conic = when prof doesnt know about conics in lecture

One who says very few words

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17
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Onerous

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One of us - cant do everything alone

Involving great deal of difficulty

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18
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Oppobrium

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Opium brew

Harshly criticise

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19
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Parsimonious

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Purse money

Unwilling to spend money

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20
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Tempestuous

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Tempest

Volatile

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21
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Urbane

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Urban

Polite

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Verisimilitude

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The appearance of being true and real

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23
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Vitiate

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Vit initiates

Makes imperfect

24
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Altruistic

A

Mother teresa

Unselfish

25
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Baroque

A

Burkha

Extravagant in style

26
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Byzantine

A

Complex

27
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Conciliatory

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Con = Ex con trying to make friends again

Trying to regain friendship

28
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Countenance

A
  1. Admit as possible

2. Facial expression

29
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Extraneous

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Extra news

Irrelevant

30
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Fervour

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Forever

Intense and passionate feeling

31
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Invidious

A

In video - while on a date, dont use youtube

Arouse unhappiness

32
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Numinous

A

Religious quality

33
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Obscure

A

Uncertain

34
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Perpetuate

A

Make something permenant

35
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Acquiesce

A

Accept reluctantly

36
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Adroit

A

Android

Clever

37
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Animus

A

Animal

  1. Hostility
  2. Motivation to do something
38
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Astringent

A

A strange ant

Severe

39
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Deride

A

The ride

Make fun of

40
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Exacting

A

Severe and precise demands

41
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Flummoxed

A

Flying Ox

Mysterious

42
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Reticent

A

Rate Saint

Reserved

43
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Stringent

A

Strict

44
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Surreptitious

A

Suspicious

Secretive

45
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Tantalising

A

Tormenting someone with promise of something that cant be achieved

46
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Tantamount

A

Santa on mountain

Equal in value

47
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Torpor

A

Opp of topper

Physical and mental inactivity

48
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Trenchant

A

Trench ant

Severe

49
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Umbrage

A

Um rage

Rage

50
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Wayward

A

Difficult to control as its unpredictable

51
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Gratify

A

Give satisfaction

52
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Scintillating

A

Skin till “lightning”

Lively

53
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Strife

A

Conflict

54
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Unscrupulous

A

Immoral and dishonest

55
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Veractiy

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Audacity - The Audacity! Im right and she still blames me

Being right

56
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Virulent

A

Virus

Deadly

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