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Group 8 Flashcards

1
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posit

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v. assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument

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gainsay

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v. deny, dispute

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wax

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v. increase in extent, to grow/become

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broach

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v. raise for discussion (sensitive or difficult subject)

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peruse

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v. read thoroughly, casually

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prevaricate

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v. speak or act in an evasive way [he seemed to ____ when journalists asked pointed questions]

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declaimer

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v. speak/ write for oratorical effect, make formal speech

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aver

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v. state/assert to be the case [he ___ed that he was innocent]

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prattle

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v. talk at length in a foolish/inconsequential way [she began to __ on about her visit] n. [childish __]

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bloviate

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v. talk at length, inflated and empty way

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cohere

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v. unite; be logically consistent [__ with their beliefs]

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stentorian

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adj. loud and powerful voice [a __ delivery]

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verge

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n. brink [_ of tears] v. approach [despair __ing on suicidal]

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acrostic

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n. composition in which letters in each line form a word or words

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semantics

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n. interpretation of meaning of word or sentence [let’s not argue about __]

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engender

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v. arouse, breed, bring about [I like to __ success in my students by providing them with resources ]

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limn

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v. depict, describe in painting/words [her earlier works __ed violance]

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preternatural

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ad. Beyond what is normal or natural; supernatural

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archetypal

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ad. Classic, standard, stereotypical; paradigmatic

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sentient

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adj. able to perceive things or feel things

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analogous

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adj. comparable in certain aspects

22
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precipitous

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adj. dangerously steep. (of a worsening situation) sudden and dramatic

23
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fateful

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adj. decisive, significant, typically disastrous implications [a ___oversight]

24
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prodigious

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adj. extraordinary in size, amount, degree // __ research grant

25
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persnickety

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adj. fussy placing too much emphasis on minor details

26
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torrid

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adj. hot

27
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unbridled

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adj. released from restraint

28
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capacious

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adj. roomy, spacious

29
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tangential

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adj. slightly connected, digressing [__ remarks]

30
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peripatetic

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adj. walking or travelling about, based in various places for short periods of time [ the __ nature of military life]

31
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chimerical

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adj. wildly fanciful, imaginary

32
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paroxysm

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n. a sudden intense expression of a particular emotion or activity [a __ of weeping/ anger]

33
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sojourn

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n. a temporary stay

34
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legion

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n. a vast host, multitude [these scientific errors were ___]

35
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jitney

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n. bus, vehicle carrying passengers for low fare

36
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interstice

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n. intervening space esp a very small one [current __itial position in the American discourse of race]; crevice, gap

37
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peregrination

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n. journey

38
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ream

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n. large quantity of smthg (__of paper); clear out or remove (material) from something

39
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surfeit

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n. overflow, plethora [a ___ of drugs in the neighborhood]

40
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trajectory

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n. path

41
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osmosis

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n. process of gradual/ unconscious assimilation of ideas, knowledge

42
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augur

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n. prophet; v. predict

43
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prerogatives

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n. rights, privileges exclusive to group //its my __ to stop the bullshit

44
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deluge

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n. sever flood, great quantity of smthg arriving at the same time [a ___ of funding]

45
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gamut

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n. the complete range/scope of s [the whole __ of human emotion] ; scale

46
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catapulted

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v. bombard, chuck

47
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relegate

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v. consign or dismiss to an inferior rank or position [you’re _____ed to a secondary position]

48
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extrapolate

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v. estimate, infer from known information

49
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portend

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v. foreshadow; predict; augur, indicate

50
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lumber

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v. move in a slow heavy awkward way [he __ed away

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