Deck 36 Flashcards

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deviate

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v. turn away from (a principle, norm); depart; diverge

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deflect

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v. turn aside

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decomposition

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n. decay

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coup

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n. highly successful action or sudden attack

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crescendo

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n. increase in the volume or intensity, as in a musical passage; climax

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connubial

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adj. pertaining to marriage or the matrimonial state

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contaminate

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v. pollute

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commiserate

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v. feel or express pity or sympathy for

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checkered

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adj. marked by changes in fortune

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cantankerous

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adj. ill humored; irritable

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castigate

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v. criticize severely; punish

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bohemian

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adj. unconventional (in an artistic way)

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brandish

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v. wave around; flourish

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bastion

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n. fortress; defense

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bellicose

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adj. warlike

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atavism

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n. reversion to an earlier type; throwback

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apprehend

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v. arrest (a criminal); dread; perceive

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anguish

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n. acute pain; extreme suffering

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wax

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v. increase; grow

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wither

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v. shrivel; decay

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unfathomable

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adj. incomprehensible; impenetrable

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unerringly

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adj. infallibly

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thespian

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adj. pertaining to drama

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suppress

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v. stifle; overwhelm; subdue; inhibit

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stem

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v. check the flow

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stricture

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n. restriction; adverse criticism

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slough

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v. cast off

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soliloquy

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n. talking to oneself

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scurvy

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adj. despicable; contemptible

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seismic

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adj. pertaining to earthquakes

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rummage

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v. ransack; thoroughly search

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repertoire

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n. list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present

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repulsion

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n. distaste; act of driving back

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recrimination

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n. countercharges

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rebuff

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v. snub; beat back(to reject)

36
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recourse

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n. resorting to help when in trouble

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punitive

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adj. punishing

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pungent

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adj. stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic

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quarantine

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n. isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection

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prologue

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n. introduction (to a poem or play)

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perverse

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adj. stubbornly wrongheaded; wicked and perverted

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pied

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adj. variegated; multicolored

43
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oscillate

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v. vibrate pendulum-like; waver

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orthodox

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adj. traditional; conservative in belief

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noxious

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adj. harmful

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momentum

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n. quantity of motion of a moving body

47
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mortify

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v. humiliate; punish the flesh

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mawkish

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adj. mushy and gushy; icky-sticky sentimental; maudlin

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mentor

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n. teacher

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lope

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v. gallop slowly

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kernel

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n. central or vital part; whole seed (as of corn)

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justification

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n. good or just reason; defense; excuse

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invective

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n. abusive expression

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inequity

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n. unfairness

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inarticulate

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adj. speechless; producing indistinct speech

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incline

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n. slope; slant

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impassable

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adj. not able to be traveled or crossed

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heedless

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adj. not noticing; disregarding

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foster

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v. rear; encourage

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exceptionable

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adj. objectionable