GreWords3 Flashcards
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evince
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to show clearly
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daub
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to smear, cover over with paint
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concilate
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to soothe the anger of
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malign
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to speak badly of
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declaim
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to speak dramatically
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niggle
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to spend excessive time on unimportant details
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galvanize
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to stimulate, startle into sudden activity
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forment
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to stir up, instigate
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impinge
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to strike, collide
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connote
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to suggest or imply
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espouse
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to support
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careen
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to swerve
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inculcate
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to teach earnestly
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cogitate
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to think
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deem
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to think, judge
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doff
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to throw off or away
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cozen
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to trick
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gull
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to trick, deceive
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inveigle
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to trick, lure
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essay
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to try, attempt
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disinter
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to uncover, dig up
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incite
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to urge to action
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exhort
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to warn
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lave
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to wash or bathe
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enervate
to weaken
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flagellate
to whip
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harry
to worry, torment
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nihilism
total rejection of established laws
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diaphanous
transparent
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insidious
treacherous
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flippant
treating serious matters lightly
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chicanery
trickery
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hackneyed
trite, commonplace, overused
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ilk
type, sort, king
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infidel
unbeliever
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implacable
unbending
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impregnable
unconquerable
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nonpareil
unequaled, unrivaled
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ingrate
ungrateful person
41
catholic
universale, wide-ranging
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inexorable
unyielding
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gentry
upper class people
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exigent
urgent, critical
45
laconic
using few words, concise
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dale
valley
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gelid
very cold
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fervid
very emotional
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improvident
wasteful
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occidental
western, opposite of oriental
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maelstrom
whirlpool
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iniquity
wickedness
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disconsolate
without hope
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malapropism
word humorously misused
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ingratiate
work ones way into another's favor
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effete
worn out, barren
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chaff
worthless matter
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nnugatory
worthless, invalid
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corrugate
wrinkled, ridged
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malfeasance
wrongdoing
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callow
young and inexperienced
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to show clearly
evince
64
to smear, cover over with paint
daub
65
to soothe the anger of
concilate
66
to speak badly of
malign
67
to speak dramatically
declaim
68
to spend excessive time on unimportant details
niggle
69
to stimulate, startle into sudden activity
galvanize
70
to stir up, instigate
forment
71
to strike, collide
impinge
72
to suggest or imply
connote
73
to support
espouse
74
to swerve
careen
75
to teach earnestly
inculcate
76
to think
cogitate
77
to think, judge
deem
78
to throw off or away
doff
79
to trick
cozen
80
to trick, deceive
gull
81
to trick, lure
inveigle
82
to try, attempt
essay
83
to uncover, dig up
disinter
84
to urge to action
incite
85
to warn
exhort
86
to wash or bathe
lave
87
to weaken
enervate
88
to whip
flagellate
89
to worry, torment
harry
90
total rejection of established laws
nihilism
91
transparent
diaphanous
92
treacherous
insidious
93
treating serious matters lightly
flippant
94
trickery
chicanery
95
trite, commonplace, overused
hackneyed
96
type, sort, king
ilk
97
unbeliever
infidel
98
unbending
implacable
99
unconquerable
impregnable
100
unequaled, unrivaled
nonpareil
101
ungrateful person
ingrate
102
universale, wide-ranging
catholic
103
unyielding
inexorable
104
upper class people
gentry
105
urgent, critical
exigent
106
using few words, concise
laconic
107
valley
dale
108
very cold
gelid
109
very emotional
fervid
110
wasteful
improvident
111
western, opposite of oriental
occidental
112
whirlpool
maelstrom
113
wickedness
iniquity
114
without hope
disconsolate
115
word humorously misused
malapropism
116
work ones way into another's favor
ingratiate
117
worn out, barren
effete
118
worthless matter
chaff
119
worthless, invalid
nnugatory
120
wrinkled, ridged
corrugate
121
wrongdoing
malfeasance
122
young and inexperienced
callow
