Deck 4 Flashcards

1
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Sanguine

A

confident or optimistic

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2
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Profligates

A

pl.n. promiscuous or unprincipled people

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3
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Assimilate

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v. to take in, thoroughly understand

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4
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Slake

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v. to quench

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5
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Allay

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v. to reduce in intensity

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6
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Whet

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v. to sharpen or intensify

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7
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Surfeit

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v. to overindulge

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8
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Steel

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v. to prepare or brace

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9
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Toadies

A

flatterers, sycophants

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10
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Heralds

A

messengers

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11
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Tyro

A

a beginner or novice

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12
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Protean

A

versatile, ever-changing

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13
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Espousal of

A

support for

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14
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Occult

A

hidden

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15
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Sallow

A

jaundiced

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16
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Rubicund, Flushed, Ruddy

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having a healthy reddish hue

17
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Trenchant

A

incisive, articulate, pointed

18
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Blithe

A

casual/indifferent in an improper or inappropriate way

19
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Fleetly

A

quickly

20
Q

Quiescence

A

state of inactivity

21
Q

Artless

A

open or honest, not deceitful

22
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Affected

A

artificial, designed to impress

23
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Rococo

A

highly ornamented artistic style

24
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Vagaries

A

whims

25
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Conciliatory

A

placating or reconciling