Deck 49 Flashcards

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wanton

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adj. unrestrained; willfully malicious; unchaste

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wince

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v. shrink back; flinch

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voluminous

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adj. bulky; large

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virile

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adj. manly

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verisimilitude

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n. appearance of truth; likelihood

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urbane

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adj. suave; refined; elegant

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unctuous

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adj. oily; bland; insincerely suave

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tycoon

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n. wealthy leader

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tremor

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n. trembling; slight quivor

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theocracy

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n. government run by religious leaders

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temporal

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adj. not lasting forever; limited by time; secular

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12
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taint

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v. contaminate

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13
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superimpose

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v. place over something else

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supple

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adj. flexible; pliant

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substantive

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adj. real, as opposed to imaginary; essential; solidly based; substantial

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subdued

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adj. less intense; quieter

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sophistry

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n. seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning(deceptive reasoning)

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simper

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v. smirk; smile affectedly

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19
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sedition

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n. resistance to authority; insubordination

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sagacious

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adj. perceptive; shrewd; having insight

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revoke

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v. cancel; retract

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rousing

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adj. lively; stirring

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23
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resolve (v)

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v. decide; settle; solve

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retort

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n. quick sharp reply

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reproach
v. express disapproval or disappointment
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recipient
n. receiver
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refractory
adj. stubborn; unmanageable
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ramshackle
adj. rickety; falling apart
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quiver (v)
v. tremble; shake
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rancid
adj. having the odor of stale fat
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pulchritude
n. beauty; comliness
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propellants
n. substances that propel or drive forward
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prognosis
n. forecasted course of a disease; prediction
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primp
v. groom oneself with care; adorn oneself
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prerogative
n. privilege; unquestionable right
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predetermine
v. predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly
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phobia
n. morbid fear
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pertinent
adj. to the point; relevant
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intrude
v. trespass; enter as an uninvited person
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interminable
adj. endless
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imperative
adj. absolutely necessary; critically important
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emendation
n. correction of errors; improvement
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extrapolation
n. projection; conjecture
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evince
v. show clearly
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distort
v. twist out of shape
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dissection
n. analysis; cutting apart in order to examine
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demystify
v. clarify; free from mystery or obscurity
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delete
v. erase; strike out
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cerebration
n. thought
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caucus
n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy
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appellation
n. name; title
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anonymous
adj. having no name
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abduction
n. kidnapping
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bilious
adj. suffering from indigestion; irritable
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bent (adj)
adj. determined
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complement
v. complete; consummate; make perfect
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clench
v. close tightly; grasp
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bent (n)
n. natural talent or inclination
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comatose
adj. in a coma; extremely sleepy
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unobtrusive
adj. inconspicuous; not blatant