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list 4 Flashcards

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abrogate

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revoke formally

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agoraphobic

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suffering from agoraphobia; abnormally afraid of open or public places

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amalgamate

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joined together into a whole; verb to bring or combine together or with something else

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ancillary

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furnishing added support

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arcane

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requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

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assiduity

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great and constant diligence and attention

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attenuated

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of an electrical signal; reduced in amplitude with little or no distortion; reduced in strength

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beatitude

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one of the eight sayings of Jesus at the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount; in Latin each saying begins with `beatus’ (blessed); a state of supreme happiness

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benefactor

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a person who helps people or institutions (especially with financial help)

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blatant

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conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry;without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

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bruit

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tell or spread rumors

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careen

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pitching dangerously to one side; verb move sideways or in an unsteady way; walk as if unable to control one’s movements

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caustic

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of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action; harsh or corrosive in tone; noun any chemical substance that burns or destroys living tissue

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choleric

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characterized by anger; quickly aroused to anger; easily moved to anger

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commemorative

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intended as a commemoration; noun an object (such as a coin or postage stamp) made to mark an event or honor a person

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confidant

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someone to whom private matters are confided

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connoisseur

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an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts

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corrugated

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shaped into alternating parallel grooves and ridges

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criterion

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the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated

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decadence

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the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities

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demise

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the time when something ends

22
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desiccate

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lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless; verb lose water or moisture;remove water from; preserve by removing all water and liquids from

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dirge

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a song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person

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disseminate

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cause to become widely known

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dudgeon

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a feeling of intense indignation (now used only in the phrase `in high dudgeon’)

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edify

A

make understand

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emissary

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someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

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epicure

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a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)

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errant

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uncontrolled motion that is irregular or unpredictable; straying from the right course or from accepted standards

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exorbitant

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greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

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fallow

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undeveloped but potentially useful; left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season; noun cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons

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fervent

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extremely hot; characterized by intense emotion

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fleece

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a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing; the wool of a sheep or similar animal; outer coat of especially sheep and yaks; tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing; verb shear the wool from; rip off; ask an unreasonable price

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gamut

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a complete extent or range: “a face that expressed a gamut of emotions”; the entire scale of musical notes

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garish

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tastelessly showy

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gnarled

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used of old persons or old trees; covered with knobs or knots

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gregarious

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instinctively or temperamentally seeking and enjoying the company of others; (of animals) tending to form a group with others of the same species; (of plants) growing in groups that are close together

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hegemony

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the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

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hone

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a whetstone made of fine gritstone; used for sharpening razors; verbsharpen with a hone; make perfect or complete

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iconoclast

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someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions; a destroyer of images used in religious worship

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