List 4 (30 words) Flashcards
1
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Acrid
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Harsh, like acid
2
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Acute
A
Sharp-minded
3
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Amenable
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Obedient
4
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Beset
A
Harass
5
Q
Burgeon
A
To expand
6
Q
Chasm
A
Deep hole
7
Q
Celibacy
A
Abstinence from sex
8
Q
Chimera
A
An illusion
9
Q
Circumvent
A
To find a way around
10
Q
Clique
A
An exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest
11
Q
Collusion
A
Secret cooperation
12
Q
Cognitive
A
Mental
13
Q
Dearth
A
Scarcity
14
Q
Debauchery
A
Wild living
15
Q
Decorous
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Proper - polite and restrained
16
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Emulate
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To strive to equal or excel
17
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Expedite
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To speed up
18
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Exigency
A
An emergency
19
Q
Flaunt
A
Show off
20
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Foment
A
To stir up
21
Q
Glut
A
Surplus
22
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Grandiloquent
A
Pompous
23
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Gregarious
A
Sociable
24
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Hypothetical
A
Uncertain
25
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Idiosyncrasy
A
A behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual
26
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Indigent
A
Poor
27
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Incipient
A
Beginning to happen
28
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Insipid
A
Dull, bland
29
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Labyrinth
A
A maze
30
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Putative
A
Commonly accepted
