List 29 Flashcards

1
Q

colloquy

A

conversation

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2
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viable

A

able to live

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3
Q

synopsis

A

summary

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4
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terra firma

A

solid ground

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5
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sanction

A

authorize

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6
Q

Russophobe

A

one who fears russia

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7
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prognosis

A

medical forecast

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8
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polychrome

A

many-colored

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9
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philanthropy

A

love of mankind

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10
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perspicacity

A

insight

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11
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mobocracy

A

mob rule

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12
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gerontocracy

A

government of the old

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13
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magniloquence

A

great eloquence

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14
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kleptomaniac

A

pathological theif

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15
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joie de vivre

A

joy of living

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16
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in loco parentis

A

in place of parents

17
Q

mundane

A

worldy

18
Q

synthesis

A

combination

19
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unequivocal

A

direct

20
Q

nihilism

A

belief in nothing

21
Q

audiophile

A

stereo buff

22
Q

entomology

A

insect zoology

23
Q

omnifarious

A

of all kinds

24
Q

invidious

A

causing envy

25
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deduction

A

reasoning down from principles