Deck 50 Flashcards
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clemency
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n. disposition to be lenient; mildness, as of the weather
2
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cogitate
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v. think over
3
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abdicate
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v. renounce; give up
4
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affinity
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n. kinship
5
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accelerate
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v. move faster
6
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anathema
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n. solemn curse; someone or something regarded as a curse
7
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arbiter
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n. a person with power to decide a dispute; judge
8
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aquiline
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adj. curved, hooked
9
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beget
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v. father; produce; give rise to
10
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babble
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v. chatter idly
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boundless
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adj. unlimited; vast
12
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chaste
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adj. pure; virginal; modest
13
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catholic
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adj. broadly sympathetic; liberal
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colossal
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adj. huge
15
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cleft
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n. split
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complaisant
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adj. trying to please; obliging
17
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credence
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n. belief
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defection
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n. desertion
19
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detergent
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n. cleansing agent
20
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cull
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v. pick out; reject
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dapper
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adj. neat and trim
22
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decelerate
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v. slow down
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distort
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v. twist out of shape
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enervate
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v. weaken
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expiate
v. make amends for (a sin)
26
evocative
adj. tending to call up (emotions, memories)
27
gadfly
n. animal-biting fly; an irritating person
28
forswear
v. renounce; abandon
29
forte
n. strong point or special talent
30
humane
adj. marked by kindness or consideration
31
gusto
n. enjoyment; enthusiasm
32
impenitent
adj. not repentant
33
implicit
adj. understood but not stated
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iniquitous
adj. wicked; immoral; unrighteous
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inebriated
adj. habitually intoxicated; drunk
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irretrievable
adj. impossible to recover or regain; irreparable
37
interloper
n. a person who interferes or meddles in the affairs of others; intruder
38
laceration
n. torn, ragged wound
39
manifesto
n. declaration; statement of policy
40
mischance
n. ill luck
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multiform
adj. having many forms
42
nonplus
v. bring to halt by confusion; perplex
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outstrip
v. surpass; outdo
44
perforate
v. pierce; put a hole through
45
prototype
n. original work used as a model by others
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pristine
adj. characteristic of earlier times; primitive; unspoiled
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rampant
adj. growing in profusion; unrestrained
48
relinquish
v. give up something with reluctance; yield
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reminiscence
n. recollection
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recidivism
n. habitual return to crime
51
retinue
n. following; attendants
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substantial
adj. ample; solid; in essentials
53
supercilious
adj. arrogant; condescending; patronizing
54
tempestuous
adj. stormy; impassioned; violent
55
protocol
n. diplomatic etiquette(original draft)
56
privation
n. hardship; want
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unmitigated
adj. unrelieved or immoderate; absolute
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upshot
n. outcome
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tutelage
n. guardianship; training
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entice
v. lure; attract; tempt
