List 29 Flashcards

1
Q

mundane

A

worldly

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2
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prognosis

A

medical forecast

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3
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synopsis

A

summary

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4
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invidious

A

causing envy

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5
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synthesis

A

combination

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6
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Russophobe

A

one who fears Russia

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7
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terra firma

A

solid ground

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8
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viable

A

able to live

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9
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magniloquence

A

great eloquence

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10
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unequivical

A

direct

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11
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philanthropy

A

love of mankind

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12
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colloquy

A

conversation

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13
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sanction

A

authorize or penalize

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14
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audiophile

A

stereo buff

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15
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deduction

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reasoning down from principles

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16
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entomology

A

insect zoology

17
Q

polychrome

A

multicolored

18
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joie de vivre

A

joy of living

19
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omnifarious

A

of all kinds

20
Q

mobocracy

A

mob rule

21
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kleptomaniac

A

pathological thief

22
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gerontocracy

A

government of the old

23
Q

perspicacity

A

insight

24
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in loco parentis

A

in place of parents

25
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nihilism

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belief in nothing