Deck 5 Flashcards by S H

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Investiture

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investing in a person

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Invective

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a verbal assault

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Inveterate

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confirmed

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Invidious

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obnoxious

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Irascible

A

easily angered

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Itinerant

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wandering

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Itinerary

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plan or route

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Jingoism

A

warmongering

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Jubilee

A

celebration

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Juncture

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meeting point

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Jurisprudence

A

philosophy of law

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Juxtaposition

A

next to

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Knoll

A

death bells

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Lachrymose

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fearful

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Laconic

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of few words

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Lampoon

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to mock

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Lapidary

A

precious

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Libertine

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have no morals

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Licentious

A

immoral

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Liniment

A

medicine or bandages

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Lissome

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agile

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Litigation

A

lawsuit

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Loquacious

A

talkative

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Luscious

A

tasty

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Machination

A

plan

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Malapropism

A

misused word

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Malinger

A

to fake illness

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Manifold

A

diverse

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Martinet

A

disciplinarian

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Matriculate

A

to enter college

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Mendacious

A

dishonest

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Meretricious

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gaudy

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Militate

A

fight against

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Misanthrope

A

one who hates humanity

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Missive

A

a note

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Moot

A

purely academic

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Mores

A

morals

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Moratorium

A

delay

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Moribund

A

dying

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Mottled

A

spotted

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Munificent

A

generous

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Myopic

A

nearsighted

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Nadir

A

lowest point

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Natal

A

birth related

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Neonate

A

newborn

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Nihilism

A

rejects principles

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Nostalgia

A

love of the past

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Novitiate

A

novice

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Nuance

A

shade of meaning

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Numismatic

A

related to coin collecting