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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taint

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v. contaminate

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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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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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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

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v. express disapproval or disappointment

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recipient

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n. receiver

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refractory

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adj. stubborn; unmanageable

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ramshackle

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adj. rickety; falling apart

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quiver (v)

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v. tremble; shake

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rancid

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adj. having the odor of stale fat

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pulchritude

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n. beauty; comliness

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propellants

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n. substances that propel or drive forward

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prognosis

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n. forecasted course of a disease; prediction

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primp

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v. groom oneself with care; adorn oneself

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prerogative

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n. privilege; unquestionable right

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predetermine

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v. predestine; settle or decide beforehand; influence markedly

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phobia

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n. morbid fear

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pertinent

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adj. to the point; relevant

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intrude

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v. trespass; enter as an uninvited person

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interminable

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adj. endless

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imperative

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adj. absolutely necessary; critically important

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emendation

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n. correction of errors; improvement

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extrapolation

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n. projection; conjecture

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evince

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v. show clearly

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distort

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v. twist out of shape

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dissection

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n. analysis; cutting apart in order to examine

47
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demystify

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v. clarify; free from mystery or obscurity

48
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delete

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v. erase; strike out

49
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cerebration

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n. thought

50
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caucus

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n. private meeting of members of a party to select officers or determine policy

51
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appellation

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n. name; title

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anonymous

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adj. having no name

53
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abduction

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n. kidnapping

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bilious

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adj. suffering from indigestion; irritable

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bent (adj)

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adj. determined

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complement

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v. complete; consummate; make perfect

57
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clench

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v. close tightly; grasp

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bent (n)

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n. natural talent or inclination

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comatose

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adj. in a coma; extremely sleepy

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unobtrusive

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adj. inconspicuous; not blatant