Exam TS Vocab Flashcards by Bridey L | Brainscape

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approach and address boldly or aggressively; confront

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accosted

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respected and impressive

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august

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readiness; eagerness

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alacrity

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done secretively because the action is illegal

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clandestinely

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understand; interpret

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construed

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thinking deeply about something

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cogitating

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making a loud and confused noise

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clamorous

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to unsettle

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disconcert

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opposing; contradicting; in disagreement

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discordant

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a large building

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edifice

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to cut off limbs

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dismembered

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strong happiness

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felicity

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settled in a comfortable place

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ensconced

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treating circumstances with humor

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facetious

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fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

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eloquent

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honor or respect

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homage

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expressing feelings in a heartfelt way

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effusive

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to eject something by coughing

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expectoration

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disappearing quickly

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evanescent

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gloomily

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morosely

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an appearance of a person

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mien

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out of place; unsuitable

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incongruous

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flexible

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pliant

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looking or sounding sad

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lugubrious

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showing uncertainty

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irresolutely

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not expressing or revealing

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noncommittal

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a lawbreaker; someone who behaves badly

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miscreant

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tear or make deep cuts

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lacerate

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an outcast

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pariah

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remarkably great; abnormally great

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prodigious

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designed to attract notice

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ostentatiously

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lacking flavor

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insipid

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fearless

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intrepid

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the study of a head and its effect on the person’s mental abilities

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phrenological

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a prediction

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prophecy

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credible; having an appearance of truth or reason

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plausibly

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praises

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laudations

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given respect because of age or wisdom

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venerable

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expressing disapproval or criticism

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rebuke

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to find fault with someone; to scold

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upbraid

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generous or forgiving; charitable

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magnanimous

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of high spiritual worth

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sublimity

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the highest point in the sky

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zenith

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a gentle breeze

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zephyr

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pleasant to taste; acceptable; satisfactory

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palatable

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talked to oneself

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soliloquized

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something that is extraordinary

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prodigious

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done in irregular bursts caused by spasms

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spasmodic

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having a strong desire for revenge; bitter

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vindictive

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the ability to understand inner qualities

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sagacity

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walking in a timid way

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sidling