Deck 9 Flashcards
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vitriol
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noun: cruel and bitter criticism; venom, nastiness
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vitiate
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verb: destroy or impair the legal validity of; put an end to, do away with, scrap
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anathema
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noun: curse, ban
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anodyne
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adjective: pain-soothing
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anoint
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verb: consecrate, to apply oil, especially as a sacred rite
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antediluvian
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adjective: ancient, obsolete, pre historic
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aphasia
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noun: inability to speak or use words
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aplomb
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noun: poise, confidence
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apostate
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noun: one who abandons one’s faith
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apotheosis
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noun: deification, glorification
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apporbation
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noun: praise, official approval
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arraign
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verb: indict, to call to court to answer a charge
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ascendancy
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noun: powerful state
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arrogate
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verb: seize without right, to demand or claim arrogantly
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asinine
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adjective: stupid
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aspersion
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noun: slander, false rumor, damaging report
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assiduous
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adjective: hard-working, diligent, persistent
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august
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adjective: noble, dignified, awe-inspiring, venerable
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avow
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verb: declare
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bacchanal
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noun/adjective: orgy, drunkenly festive
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baleful
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adjective: hostile, malignant, harmful with evil intentions
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balk
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verb: hesitate, refuse, shirk, prevent
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bane
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adjective: poison, nuisance, something causing ruin
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beleaguer
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verb: besiege, to harass, plague
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berate
verb: to scold harshly
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bevy
noun: group
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bilious
adjective: ill-tempered
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blight
verb: decay, afflict, destroy
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broach
verb: bring up a topic of conversation
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bulwark
noun: fortification
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canvass
verb: survey, examine thoroughly
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careen
verb: swerve, to lean on one side
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castigate
verb: criticize, punish, chastise
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caucus
noun: a small group within an organization or a meeting of such a group
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cede
verb: transfer ownership, to surrender possession of something
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chary
adjective: cautious, watchful, extremely shy
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cherubic
adjective: sweet, innocent
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chide
verb: scold, express disapproval
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chimerical
adjective: imaginary, impossible
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circumlocution
noun: roundabout expression
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clamor
noun: noisy outcry
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cleave
verb: to split or separate, to stick, adhere
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cognate
adjective: from the same source, related
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cognomen
noun: family name, any name, nickname
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conflagration
noun: large fire, big, destructive fire
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crass
adjective: crude, unrefined
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curmudgeon
noun: boor, cranky person
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debauch
verb: corrupt, seduce from virtue or duty
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deciduous
adjective: shedding leaves, short-lived, temporary
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defile
verb: pollute, to make unclean or dishonor
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deft
adjective: skillful, dexterous
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defunct
adjective: extinct, no longer existing, dead
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deluge
verb: flood, submerge, overwhelm
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demagogue
noun: an unprincipled politician, leader
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despodent
adjective: depressed, feeling discouraged and dejected
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desultory
adjective: without direction in life, at random, rambling, unmethodical
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disdain
verb: to regard with scorn and cotempt
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dotage
noun: senility, mental decline
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dour
adjective: sullen and gloomy, stern and severe
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emend
verb: correct
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entreat
verb: plead, beg
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evanescent
adjective: fleeting, very brief, short-lived
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evince
verb: attest, demonstrate, show clearly
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execrable
adjective: very bad, abominable, utterly detestable
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exhume
verb: uncover, to remove from a grave
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extol
verb: praise highly
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extraneous
adjective: not essential, unnecessary
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exult
verb: rejoice
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fallow
adjective: unproductive, unpowered
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filch
verb: steal something of little value
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filial
adjective: of a son or daughter
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fitful
adjective: irregular
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flagrant
adjective: outrageous, shameless
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fulsome
adjective: excessive, insincere
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gargantuan
adjective: large
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glower
verb: stare angrily
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heinous
adjective: shocking, wicked
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hew
verb: to cut with an ax
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hone
verb: sharpen
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impassive
adjective: calm, without feeling
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impecunious
adjective: having no money
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impolitic
adjective: unwise
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inadvertent
adjective: unintentional
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inane
adjective: vacuous, stupid
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incontrovertible
adjective: indisputable
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indomitable
adjective: invincible, fearless
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infalliable
adjective: incapable of making a mistake
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ingrate
noun: ungrateful person
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innuendo
noun: indirect and subtle criticism
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insurgent
adjective: rebellious
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inter
verb: bury
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interloper
noun: intruder, meddler in others' affairs
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internecine
adjective: mutually destructive
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invective
noun: verbal insult
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inveigh
verb: to rail against, protest strongly
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invidious
adjective: incurring ill-will
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jaded
adjective: spent, bored with one's situation
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juggernaut
noun: unstoppable force
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knell
noun: sound of a funeral bell
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lampoon
verb: satirize, to attack with satire
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larceny
noun: theft of property
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levity
noun: frivolity, humor
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licentious
adjective: lewd, immoral
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limpid
adjective: transparent, clearly understood
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lissome
adjective: agile, supple
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lithe
adjective: moving and bending with ease
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machination
noun: plot or scheme
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malcontent
noun: one who is forever dissatisfied
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malediction
noun: curse
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minatory
adjective: threatening
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miscreant
noun: one who behaves criminally
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motley
adjective: diverse, many colored
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multifarious
adjective: diverse, many-sided
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nether
adjective: located under or below
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nonentity
noun: person of no significance
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obloquy
verb: slander, abusive language
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obsequy
noun: funeral ceremony
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odious
adjective: despicable, hateful
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peccadillo
noun: a minor fault
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pert
adjective: flippant, bold
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precipice
noun: cliff, edge
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prolix
adjective: long-winded, wordy
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pulchritude
noun: beauty
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stentorian
adjective: extremely loud
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suave
adjective: smooth
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sybarite
noun: pleasure seeker, lover of luxury
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encomiastic
adjective: praising, eulogistic
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empyreal
adjective: celestial, fiery
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emolument
noun: salary or fees for a job, remuneration, pay scale
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emetic
noun: a medicine that causes vomiting
