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Deck 31 Flashcards

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propriety

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n. fitness; correct conduct

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prowess

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n. extraordinary ability; military bravery

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3
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rectitude

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n. uprightness; moral virtue

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reimburse

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v. repay

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5
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rend

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v. split; tear apart

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reputed

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adj. supposed

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responsiveness

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n. state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.

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retroactive

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adj. taking effect before its enactment (as a law) or imposition (as a tax)

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seminary

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n. school for training future ministers; academy for young women

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10
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shear

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v. cut or clip (hair, fleece); strip of something

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sinuous

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adj. winding; bending in and out; not morally honest

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12
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sybarite

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n. lover of luxury

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13
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tarry

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v. delay; dawdle

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14
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tensile

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adj. capable of being stretched

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pathological

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adj. related to the study of disease; diseased or markedly abnormal

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penchant

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n. strong inclination; liking

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nuptial

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adj. related to marraige

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obsequious

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adj. slavishly attentive; servile; sycophantic

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olfactory

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adj. concerning the sense of smell

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madrigal

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adj. n. pastoral song

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malignant

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adj. injurious; tending to cause death; aggressively malevolent

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martial

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adj. warlike

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ingenue

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n. an artless girl; an actress who plays such parts

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inordinate

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adj. unrestrained; excessive

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insurgent

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adj. rebellious

26
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glaring

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adj. highly conspicuous; harshly bright

27
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gourmet

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n. connoisseur(expert) of food and drink

28
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grouse

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v. complain; fuss

29
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exposure

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n. risk, particularly of being exposed to disease or to the elements; unmasking; act of laying something open

30
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exult

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v. rejoice

31
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epic

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n. long heroic poem, or similar work of art

32
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erode

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v. eat away

33
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ethos

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n. underlying character of a culture, group, etc.

34
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diversity

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n. variety; dissimilitude

35
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doodle

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v. scribble or draw aimlessly; waste time

36
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dulcet

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adj. sweet sounding

37
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deploy

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v. spread out [troops] in an extended though shallow battle line

38
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corollary

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n. consequence; accompaniment

39
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courier

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n. messenger

40
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crestfallen

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adj. dejected; dispirited

41
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bate

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v. let down; restrain

42
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bemoan

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v. lament; express disapproval of

43
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balm

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n. something that relieves pain

44
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amphitheater

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n. oval building with tiers of seats

45
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animated

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adj. lively; spirited

46
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herbivorous

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adj. grain-eating

47
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hodgepodge

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n. jumble; mixture of ill-suited elements

48
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hybrid

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n. mongrel; mixed breed

49
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pigment

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n. coloring matter

50
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plasticity

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n. ability to be molded

51
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politic

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adj. expedient; prudent; well-advised

52
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leniency

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n. mildness; permissiveness

53
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quarry (n)

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n. victim; object of a hunt

54
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rabid

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adj. like a fanatic; furious

55
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rapt

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adj. absorbed; enchanted

56
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translucent

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adj. partly transparent

57
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torrid

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adj. passionate; hot or scorching

58
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mote

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n. small speck

59
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mutability

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n. ability to change in form; fickleness

60
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necromancy

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n. black magic; dealings with the dead

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