Deck 33 Flashcards

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assert

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v. declare or state with confidence; put oneself forward boldly

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allege

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v. state without proof

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3
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besmirch

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v. soil, defile

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4
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bulwark

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n. earthwork or other strong defense; person who defends

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5
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cavil

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v. make frivolous objections

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6
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concomitant

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n. something that accompanies

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conformity

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n. harmony; agreement

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conundrum

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n. riddle

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9
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disband

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v. dissolve; disperse

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10
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diversion

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n. act of turning aside; pastime

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11
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fancy

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n. notion; whim; inclination

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12
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ferret

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v. drive or hunt out of hiding

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13
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founder (n)

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n. person who establishes (an organization, business)

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generality

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n. vague statement

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inaugurate

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v. start; initiate; install in office

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inclined

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adj. tending or leaning toward; bent

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inevitable

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adj. unavoidable

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intimacy

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n. closeness, often affectionate; privacy; familiarity

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19
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inverse

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adj. opposite

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maxim

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n. proverb; a truth pithily stated

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21
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optimum

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adj. most favorable

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potent

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adj. powerful; persuasive; greatly influential

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precinct

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n. district or division of a city

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reputable

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adj. respectable

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torrent
n. rushing stream; flood
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venial
adj. forgivable; trivial
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vex
n. annoy; distress
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vestige
n. trace; remains
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withstand
v. stand up against; successfully resist
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withhold
v. refuse to give; hold back
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waylay
v. ambush; lie in wait
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accomplice
n. partner in crime
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adage
n. wise saying; proverb
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anthem
n. song of praise or patriotism
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buffoonery
n. clowning
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calamity
n. disaster; misery
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cavalier
adj. offhand or casual; haughty
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concoct
v. prepare by combining; make up in concert
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cornucopia
n. horn overflowing with fruit and grain; symbol of abundance
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ferment
n. agitation; commotion
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foreboding
adj. premonition of evil
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founder (v)
v. fail completely; sink
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gist
n. essence
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hallowed
adj. blessed; consecrated
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inveigle
v. entice; persuade; wheedle
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abolish
v. cancel; put an end to
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angular
adj. sharp-cornered; stiff in manner
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amphibian
adj. able to live both on land in water
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atlas
n. a bound volume of maps, charts, or tables
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atheistic
adj. denying the existence of God
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belligerent
adj. quarrelsome
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casualty
n. serious or fatal accident
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cataclysm
n. violent upheaval; deluge
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cite
v. quote; command
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circumvent
v. outwit; baffle
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commodious
adj. spacious and comfortable
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compound
v. combine; constitute; pay interest; increase
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conscientious
adj. scrupulous; careful
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couple
v. join; unite
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crest
n. highest point of a hill; foamy top of a wave