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Deck 56 Flashcards

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probe

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v. explore with tools

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quip

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n. taunt

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quadruped

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n. four-footed animal

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pugilist

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n. boxer

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reek

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v. emit (odor

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rave

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n. overwhelmingly favorable review

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satire

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n. form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly

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revulsion

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n. sudden violent change of feeling; reaction

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scoff

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v. mock; ridicule

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sectarian

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adj. relating to a religious faction or subgroup; narrow-minded; limited

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sphinx-like

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adj. enigmatic; mysterious

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sobriety

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n. moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness

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sleight

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n. dexterity

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stodgy

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adj. stuffy; boringly conservative

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treatise

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n. article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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tractable

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adj. docile; easily managed

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viper

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n. poisonous snake

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vindicative

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adj. out for revenge; malicious

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wrench

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v. pull; strain; twist

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writhe

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v. twist in coils; contort in pain

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yore

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n. time past

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zany

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adj. crazy; comic

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agnostic

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n. one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality

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alacrity

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n. cheerful promptness

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attrition

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n. gradual decrease in numbers; reduction in the work force without firing employees; wearing away of opposition by means of harrassment

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atypical

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adj. not normal

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bustle

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v. move about energetically; teem

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brochure

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n. pamphlet

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browbeat

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v. bully; intimidate

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choleric

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adj. hot-tempered

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conjugal

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adj. pertaining to marriage

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conspicuous

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adj. easily seen; noticeable; striking

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convex

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adj. curving outward

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cuisine

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n. style of cooking

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cubicle

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n. small compartment partitioned off; small bed-chamber

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dapper

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adj. neat and trim

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denigrate

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v. blacken

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disjointed

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adj. disconnected

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disinterested

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adj. unprejudiced

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dint

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n. means; effort

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doldrums

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n. blues; listlessness; slack period

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emissary

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n. agent; messenger

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evenhanded

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adj. impartial; fair

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diurnal

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adj. daily

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faculty

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n. mental or bodily powers; teaching staff

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fecundity

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n. fertility; fruitfulness

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fray

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n. brawl

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gainsay

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v. deny

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ideology

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n. system of ideas of a group

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immobility

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n. state of being unable to move

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lateral

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adj. coming from the side

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libel

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n. defamatory statement; act of writing something that smears a person’s character

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matrix

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n. point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols

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mellifluous

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adj. sweetly or smoothly flowing; melodious

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nettle

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v. annoy; vex

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nostalgia

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n. homesickness; longing for the past

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outspoken

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adj. candid; blunt

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palpable

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adj. tangible; easily perceptible; unmistakable

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psyche

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n. soul; mind

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wily

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adj. cunning; artful

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