List 10 Flashcards
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Bellicose
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war-like; aggressive
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Consummate
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complete; total; supremely good
3
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Elusive
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hard to pin down
4
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Gregarious
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extroverted; sociable; outgoing
5
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Jaundiced
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cynical; pessimistic
6
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Nettle
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annoy
7
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Phenomenon
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an event or happening (plural: phenomena)
8
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Recuperate
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get better after illness
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Superlative
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extremely good; the best
10
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Whet
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sharpen
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Belligerent
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aggressive; ready to fight
12
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Contemporary
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living or happening at the same time
13
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Emaciated
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very thin; withered
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Gritty
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coarse; granular
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Jaunt
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short pleasure trip
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Niggardly
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miserly; stingy
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Philanthropy
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charity; love of mankind
18
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Red tape
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formalities; paperwork; official procedure
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Surly
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grumpy; rude
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Whimsical
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capricious; changeable
21
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Bemoan
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complain about
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Contrite
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sorry
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Emancipate
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set free
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Guffaw
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sudden loud laughter
25
Jeopardize
put at risk; endanger
26
Nomadic
wandering from place to place
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Philistine
uncultured person
28
Redolent
smelling of; giving off odors
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Surreptitious
secret; sneaky; stealthy
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Willful
stubborn
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Benevolent
kindly
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Contrition
sorrow and repentance
33
Embezzle
defraud; steal
34
Guile
cunning; craftiness
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Jingoistic
extremely patriotic; nationalistic
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Nonchalance
an appearance of indifference; calm and composed
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Phlegmatic
calm; imperturbable
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Redress
put right something that was wrong
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Surreptitiously
secretly; furtively; stealthily
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Wily
cunning
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Benign
kindly; harmless
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Contumacious
stubborn
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Embroil
involve in hostility or argument
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Guileless
frank; straightforward; honest
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Jocular
in a joking manner
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Nondescript
having no special features; dull and ordinary
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Pillage
plunder
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Redundant
unnecessary; superfluous
49
Susceptible
vulnerable
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Wispy
flimsy; frail; delicate
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Benignity
compassion; gentleness; fondness
52
Contusion
a bruise
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Emerge
come out; appear
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Gullibility
unwariness; trustfulness; being easily fooled
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Jollity
gaiety; happiness
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Nonentity
a person of no importance; not famous
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Pinnacle
topmost point
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Referendum
public vote
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Suspect
doubtful
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Wistful
melancholy; pensive; expressing a longing for
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Bequeath
leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
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Conundrum
a puzzle
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Emulate
to imitate something admired
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Gullible
easily fooled
65
Jubilant
ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
66
Nostalgia
longing for the past
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Pious
very religious
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Refute
disprove
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Sybarite
lover of luxury
70
Zany
crazy; wacky
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Berate
scold; criticize
72
Conventional
usual; customary; common
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Endorse
give support or approval to
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Gustatory
concerned with the sense of taste
75
Judicious
correct in judgment; wise
76
Notoriety
infamy; known for wrong doing
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Pivotal
of central importance
78
Regale
entertain
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Sycophant
bootlicker; flatterer
80
Zeal
enthusiasm
81
Beret
type of cap
82
Corpulent
fat
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Endurance
staying power; patience; stamina
84
Hackneyed
common and over-used
85
Jurisprudence
science or study of law
86
Novel
new; unusual
87
Placate
pacify; soothe; calm
88
Relegate
dismiss to a lower position
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Taciturn
quiet; saying little
90
Zealot
fanatic
91
Bestial
behaving like a beast; brutal
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Corrugated
highly folded
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Enduring
lasting
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Hallowed
worshipped; consecrated
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Juxtapose
place next to
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Novice
a beginner; tyro
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Placebo
harmless medicine with no effect; dummy medicine
98
Remorse
regret; sorrow; contrition
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Tactile
concerned with the sense of touch
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Zenith
summit
