F1 Flashcards

1
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Approbation

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Approval

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2
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Decadence

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Decline, decay

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3
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Expostulate

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To protest

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4
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Lurid

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Causing shock, horror

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5
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Prerogative

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Special right/privilege

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6
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Ameliorate

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To make better

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7
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Aplomb

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Poise, composure

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8
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Callow

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Immature

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9
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Exhort

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To urge strongly

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10
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Ingratiate

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To make oneself agreeable and gain favor by others

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11
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Interloper

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Intruder

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12
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Inveigh

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To express strong disapproval

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13
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Lassitude

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Fatigue

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14
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Occult

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Adj-supernatural, secret v-to hide/conceal n-matters involving supernatural

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15
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Abominate

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To abhor

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16
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Adventitious

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Resulting from chance; accidental not essential; extrinsic

17
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Commiserate

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To sympathize with

18
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Enjoin

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To command

19
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Expiate

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To make up for

20
Q

Inadvertent

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Accidental

21
Q

Peculate

A

To steal something

22
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Proclivity

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Tendency

23
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Sangfroid

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Composure

24
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Tenuous

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Vague

25
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Vitriolic

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Bitter, sarcastic