Direct Hits Volume 2 Flashcards by John Doe

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draconian

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very strict laws and rules

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laconic, terse

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very concise

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sophistry

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a deliberately misleading argument

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chimerical

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a fantastic scheme

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ostracize

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to exclude from group

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dirge

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a funeral hymn, mournful music

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maudlin

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tearfully emotional, excessively sentimental

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quixotic

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foolishly impractical

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martinent

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strict disciplinarian

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debacle

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complete failure

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galvanize

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to stir into action

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picayune

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something of small value

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gerrymander

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to divide a district so as to give one side an advantage

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serendipity

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an accidental but fortunate discovery

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nadir

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lowest point

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expunge, expurgate

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delete

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extricate

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to get our of difficult situation

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exorbitant

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unreasonable expensive

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recant/ renounce

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to take back

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resilient

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to bounce back

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reticent

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to hold back ones thoughts and feelings, reserved

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rebuff

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to reject

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resurgent

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to rise again

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forlorn, despondent

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miserable, unhappy

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denounce

to speak against

devoid

completely lacking in something

implacable

incapable of being pacified, mollified, appeased

inexorable

relentless

irreverent

disrespectful

circumspect

cautious

circuitous

indirect, circular

circumvent

to avoid by maneuver

circumscribe

to limit action

magnanimous

generous and forgiving

mellifluous

smoother and sweet flowing

ominous

threatening, menace

acrimonious

great bitterness

abstemious

moderate in eating or drinking

malodorous

foul smelling

memoir

person journal

caustic

a stinging or bitter remark

sedentary

not mobile

empirical

guided by practical experience

entomology

the scientific study of insect

gestate

to conceive and develop in the mind, to begin

paradigm

a framework or model of thought

avarage

excessive greed

glut/ surfeit

surplus

parsimonious

sparing, restrained, stingy

remunerate

to compensate

pretext

an excuse

watershed

a critical turning point

consensus

general agreement

autocrat, despot

a ruler with unlimited power

manifesto

a public declaration of beliefs

coerce

to compel someone to do something

inquisition

a severe interrogation

ameliorate

to make better

exacerbate

to make worse

contiguous

sharing an edge or boundary, touching

desiccate

totally arid

complicity

association or participation in a wrongful act

exonerate, exculpate

to free from blame or guilt

precedent

an action or decision that serves as an example

unprecedented

without a previous example

malfeasance

misconduct or wrongdoing by a public official

raucous

harsh, rough, rowdy