Deck 6-8 Flashcards
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seclusion
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n. isolation; solitude
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exonerate
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v. acquit; exculpate; free from guilt
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repel
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v. drive away; disgust
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repudiate
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v. disown; disavow
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remorse
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n. guilt; self-reproach
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disclose
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v. reveal
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discount
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v. disregard; dismiss
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exploit
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v. make use of (sometime unjustly)
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expedient
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adj. suitable; practical; politic
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exhilarating
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adj. invigorating and refreshing; cheering
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fervor
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n. glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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haughtiness
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n. pride; arrogance
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hedonist
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n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life
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inconsequential
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adj. insignificant; unimportant
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incisive
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adj. cutting sharp
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insularity
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n. narrow-mindedness; isolation
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innocuous
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adj. harmless
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obstinate
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adj. stubborn; hard to control or threat
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profound
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adj. deep; not superficial; complete
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profusion
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n. overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess
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pervasive
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adj. spreading throughout every part; pervading
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opulence
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n. extreme wealth; luxuriousness; overabundance
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dissert
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v. agree
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exhaustive
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adj. thorough; comprehensive
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incongruous
adj. not fitting; absurd
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insipid
adj. lacking flavor; dull
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opaque
adj. dark; not transparent
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opportunist
n. individual who sacrifices principles for expediency by twking advantage of circumstances
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abate
v. subside; decrease; lessen
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aggregate
v. gather; accumulate
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acrid
adj. sharp; bitterly pungent
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acrimonious
adj. bitter in words or manner
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blighted
adj. suffering from a disease; destroyed
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corrugated
adj. wrinkled; ridged
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discourse
n. formal discussion; conversation
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deleterious
adj. harmful
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equitable
adj. fair; impartial
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expedite
v. accelerate
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fallow
n. uncultivated land
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florid
adj. ruddy; reddish; flowery
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impregnable
adj. invulnerable
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insolvent
adj. bankrupt; unable to pay one's debts
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lassitude
n. languor; weariness
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mercurial
adj. capricious; changing; fickle
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profilgate
adj. dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
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resplendent
adj. dazzling; glorious; brilliant
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savory
adj. tasty; pleasing, attractive, or agreeable
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spurious
adj. false; counterfeit; forged; illogical
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tenacity
n. firmness; persistence
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unprecedented
adj. novel; unparalleled
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ebullient
adj. showing excitement; overflowing enthusiasm
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assuage
v. ease or lessen (pain), satisfy (hunger), soothe (anger)
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avent
v. prevent; turn away
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foolhardy
adj. rash (acting or tensing to act too hastily without consideration)
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impecunious
adj. without money
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odious
adj. hateful; vile
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nuance
n. shade or difference in meaning or color; subtle distinction
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trifling
adj. trivial; unimportant
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parsimony
n. stinginess; excessive frugality
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pernicious
adj. very destructive
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laconic
adj. brief and to the point
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incidental
adj. not essential; minor
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efface
v. rub out
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depose
v. dethrone; remove from office
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converge
v. approach; tend to meet; come together
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bequeath
v. leave to someone by will; hand down
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accolade
n. award of merit
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arable
adj. fit for growing crops
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assiduous
adj. diligent
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beguile
v. mislead or delude; pass time
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coalesce
v. combine; fuse
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colloquial
adj. pertaining to conversational or common speech
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confluence
n. flowing together; crowd
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debunk
v. expose as false, exaggerated, worthless, etc.; ridicule
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discrepancy
n. lack of consistency; difference
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elicit
v. draw out by discussion
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edify
v. instruct; correct morally
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inexorable
adj. relentless; unyielding; implacable
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lampoon
v. ridicule
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misnathrope
n. one who hates mankind
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mercenary
adj. interested in money or gain
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mollify
v. soothe
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perfunctory
adj. superficial; not thorough; lacking interest; care or enthusiasm
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pithy
adj. concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty
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remission
n. temporary moderation of disease; cancellation of debt; forgiveness or pardon
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replete
adj. filled to the brim or to the point if being stuffed; abundantly supplied
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surfeit
v. satiate; stuff; indulge to excess in anything
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acquiesce
v. assent; agree without protesting
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apocryphal
adj. untrue; made up
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atrophy
v. waste away
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circumlocution
n. indirect or roundabout expression
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culpable
adj. deserving blame
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debilitate
v. weaken; enfeeble
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diffidence
n. shyness
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eucidate
v. explain; enlighten
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iconoclastic
adj. attacking cherished traditions
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lithe
adj. flexible; supple
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munificient
adj. very generous
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precarious
adj. uncertain; risky
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respite
n. interval of relief; time for rest; delay in punishment
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spurn
v. reject; scorn
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strident
adj. large and harsh; insistent
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sycophant
n. servile flatterer; bootlicker; yes man
