Deck 30 Flashcards by Precious Siddiquee

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BASE

A

lowest part, foundation, lower

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AGGREGATION

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collection

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RETRENCHMENT

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additional interior fortification to prolong the defense

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PREEMINENCE

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high status

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VANGUARD

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group of people leading the way

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VENAL

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corruptible

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CHAGRINED

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Uneasy; embarrassed

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PRIVATION

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a lack of, or poor

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LEVITY

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humor or lightness

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FLIPPANT

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not serious

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INVETERATE

A

Confirmed

Long habit

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RESTIVE

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resistent, stubborn, impatient

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RIBALD

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coarse, crude humor

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RUSE

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a trick

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SAGACITY

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shrewdness, wisdom

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SCURRILOUS

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vulgar, coarse

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TRANSMUTE

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to change or alter in form

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TURGID

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swollen, excessively embellished

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VARIEGATED

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diversified, distinctly marked

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VERDANT

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green in tint or color

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VEX

A

to confuse or annoy

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WANTON

A

undisciplined, lewd, lustful

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WISTFUL

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full of yearning for the past; musingly sad

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ZENITH

A

the highest point