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Deck2 Flashcards

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1
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Axiom

A

premise; postulate; self-evident truth

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Banal

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predictable; cliched; boring

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Belfry

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bell tower; room in which a bell in hung

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Bevy

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group

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Bifurcate

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to divide into two parts

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Bilk

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to cheat; defraud

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Blight

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to afflict; destroy

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Blithe

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joyful; cheerful; or without appropriate thought

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Bolster

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to support; prop up

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Bombastic

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pompous in speech and manner

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Bonhomie

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good-natured geniality; atmosphere of good cheer

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Boor

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crude person, one lacking manners or taste

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Burgeon

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to grow and flourish

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Burnish

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to polish

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Cabal

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a secret group seeking to overturn something

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Cacophony

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harsh, jarring noise

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Calumny

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a false and malicious accusation; misrepresentation

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Canard

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a lie

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Candid

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impartial and honest in speech

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Capricious

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changing one’s mind quickly and often

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Cartography

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science or art of making maps

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Castigate

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to punish or criticize harshly

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Catalyst

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something that brings about a change in something else

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Catholic

A

universal broad and comprehensive

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Caustic

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biting in wit

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Chaos

A

great disorder or confused situation

27
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Chauvinist

A

someone prejudiced in favor of a group to which he or she belongs

28
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Chicanery

A

deception by means of craft or guile

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Circumspect

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cautious; aware of potential consequences

30
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Cloying

A

sickly sweet; excessive

31
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Coalesce

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to grow together to form a single whole

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Coffer

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strongbox; large chest for money

33
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Cogent

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convincing and well-reasoned

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Collusion

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collaboration; complicity; conspiracy

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Condone

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to overlook, pardon, or disregard

36
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Connoisseur

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a person with expert knowledge or discriminating tastes

37
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Contrite

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deeply sorrowful and repentatnt for a wrong

38
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Contumacious

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rebellious

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Convoluted

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intricate and complicated

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Corroborate

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to support with evidence

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Cosset

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to pamper; treat with great care

42
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Coterie

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an intimate group of persons with a similar purpose

43
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Craven

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lacking courage

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Credulous

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too trusting; gullible

45
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Crescendo

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steadily increasing in volume or force

46
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Cupidity

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greed; strong desire

47
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Curmudgeon

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cranky person, usually old

48
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Debutante

A

young woman making debut in high society

49
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Declivity

A

downward slope

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Decorous

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proper; tasteful; socially correct

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