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List 6 Flashcards

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Antiquated

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Antiquated outdated; old fashioned

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Choleric

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Choleric easily angered; irritable

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Diorama

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Diorama 3D model of a scene;
dia - through, panorama - scene;
eg. mini movie set, architecture

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Fecund

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Fecund fertile; fruitful

eg. a lush and fecund garden

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Inebriation

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Inebriation drunkenness; intoxication;

eg. they were in an advanced state of inebriation

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Marshal

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Marshal to gather together

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Parity

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Parity equality esp. regarding status or pay;
par - equal
eg. parity of incomes

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Profound

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Profound having deep meaning

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Servile

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Servile overly submissive; groveling (face-downward, obedient/obsequious);
having excessive willingness to serve others;
eg. bowing his head in a servile manner

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Usurp

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Usurp take someone’s position (usually by force);
seize for use
eg. usurped the throne

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Apathetic

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Apathetic indifferent; uninterested; lethargic

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Chronicler

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Chronicler person who records historical information

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Dirge

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Dirge mournful song; part of a funeral; burial hymn

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Felicitous

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Felicitous apt; well chosen or suited to the circumstances;

eg. a felicitous nickname

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Ineffable

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Ineffable cannot be expressed in words

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Marsupial

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Marsupial pouched mammal (like a kangaroo)

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Parochial

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Parochial narrow-minded; concerned only with local matters

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Profundity

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Profundity great depth of knowledge or thought;

profound

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Skeptical

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Skeptical doubting; not gullible

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Utilitarian

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Utilitarian useful

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Apathy

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Apathy lack of interest or emotion;

eg. widespread apathy among students

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Circuitous

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Circuitous indirect

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Disapprobation

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Disapprobation disapproval;

approbation - approval or praise

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Fervor

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Fervor passion; enthusiasm;
intense and passionate feeling;
SYN: zeal

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Inept

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Inept incompetent; unskilled; useless;

in - not; apt - suitable

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Martinet

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Martinet person who believes in strict discipline

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Parody

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Parody a mockery; imitation for ridicule; spoof

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Proletarian

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Proletarian member of the working class

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Skirmish

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Skirmish minor battle; fight; scrimmage

eg. reports of skirmishing along the border

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Utopian

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Utopian a believer in an ideal world

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Apocryphal

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Apocryphal of doubtful origin

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Circumlocution

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Circumlocution using too many words; long-windedness

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Discern

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Discern to distinguish one thing from another

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Fickle

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Fickle unpredictable; whimsical; easily swayed

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Inertia

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Inertia inactivity; lethargy

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Masochist

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Masochist person who intentionally inflicts pain on himself

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Parry

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Parry ward off; avoid

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Prolific

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Prolific producing a lot

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Sluggard

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Sluggard slow-moving; lethargic person

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Vacillate

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Vacillate waver; hesitate;

eg. for a while i vacillated between engineering and architecture

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Appease

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Appease pacify; soothe; calm down; make peace with

42
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Circumscribe

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Circumscribe limit

43
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Discord

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Discord disagreement

44
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Finesse

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Finesse skill; intricate and refined delicacy;

eg. orchestral playing of great finesse

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Inevitable

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Inevitable cannot be avoided

46
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Matriarchy

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Matriarchy society governed by women

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Parsimonious

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Parsimonious economical; frugal; thrifty; stingy;
unwilling to spend money or use resources;
eg. parsimonious tax payers

48
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Proponents

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Proponents promoters; supporters

49
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Smelt

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Smelt refine an ore

50
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Vacuous

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Vacuous empty; silly; meaningless

51
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Apprehensive

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Apprehensive worried; fearful;

anxious that something bad will happen

52
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Circumspect

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Circumspect cautious; considering all sides;
wary and unwilling to take risks;
eg. the officials were circumspect in their statements

53
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Discordancy

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Discordancy cacophony; harshness; jarring;

disagreeing; lack of harmony (in sounds)

54
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Fitful

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Fitful not continuous; stopping and starting; sporadic

eg. a few hours of fitful sleep

55
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Inexorable

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Inexorable relentless; impossible to stop or prevent;

eg. the seemingly inexorable march of new technology

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Maverick

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Maverick a loner; independent-minded person;

nonconformist, free spirited

57
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Parsimony

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Parsimony stinginess; frugality; cost-cutting

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Prosaic

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Prosaic dull; boring; ordinary; lacking poetic beauty;
unromantic;
prose - ordinary language (no structure)

59
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Smorgasbord

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Smorgasbord a Swedish buffet of cold dishes

60
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Vagrant

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Vagrant wander about; person wandering without a home;

eg. vagrant homeless person

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Arable

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Arable can be cultivated; farmable

eg. arable land

62
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Circumvent

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Circumvent avoid

63
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Discrepancy

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Discrepancy something which does not match up; inconsistency

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Flagrant

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Flagrant clearly wrong; shockingly obvious;

eg. a flagrant error

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Inexpedient

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Inexpedient not advisable; not expedient;
not suitable
expedient - promote desired object; suitable

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Meager

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Meager in short supply; lacking in quality or quantity;
lacking fullness;
eg. meager salary; meager harvest

67
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Partisan

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Partisan biased; one-sided; committed to one group

68
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Proscribe

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Proscribe forbid

69
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Solace

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Solace comfort for grief/sorrow;
to comfort, console
eg. the minister’s visit was the dying man’s only solace (n)

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Vapid

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Vapid dull; uninspiring; nothing stimulating;

eg. a tuneful but vapid musical comedy

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Arbitrary

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Arbitrary random; for no definite reason

72
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Clairvoyant

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Clairvoyant (n) psychic; mystic;
a person who claims to have supernatural ability to predict future;
eg. you didn’t tell me and I’m not clairvoyant (adj)

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Discriminate

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Discriminate to make a clear distinction; see the difference

74
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Flamboyant

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Flamboyant showy; ornate

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Infallible

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Infallible perfect; flawless; cannot make mistakes;

in - not; fall ~flaws

76
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Meander

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Meander wander from side to side

77
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Pathos

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Pathos a quality evoking sadness or pity;

eg. the actor has a fine balance of pathos and comedy.

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Prosody

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Prosody study of versification;

patterns of rhythm and sound in poetry

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Solicit

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Solicit to ask for; seek

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Variegated

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Variegated multicoloured; speckled;

eg. variegated autumn leaves

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Arcane

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Arcane obscure; known only to a few people; mysterious;

eg. modern math and its arcane notations

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Clamor

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Clamor shout; scream; racket

eg. the questions rose to a clamor

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Discursiveness

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Discursiveness rambling; indirectness;

eg. students often write dull and discursive prose

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Flaunt

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Flaunt show off; display in a showy manner

85
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Infamous

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Infamous famous for something bad

86
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Mellow

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Mellow soft; melodious; ripe

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Patron

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Patron one who give support (usually financial)

88
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Prostration

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Prostration 1. lying face down stretched out; 2. be overcome with extreme weakness
eg. prostration from heat

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Somnambulist

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Somnambulist sleepwalker

90
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Vehemence

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Vehemence violence; fervor; forcefulness; passion;

eg. speak with vehemence about research

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Archaic

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Archaic ancient; outdated; old fashioned

92
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Clandestine

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Clandestine secret; covert; stealthy; kept secrete or done secretly;
eg. their clandestine business meetings
clam - secretly

93
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Disdain

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Disdain contempt; strong dislike;
feeling that someone is unworthy of consideration or respect;
eg. his lips curled in disdain

94
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Flippant

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Flippant making jokes about serious matters;

eg. making flippant remarks in church

95
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Infer

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Infer deduce; conclude

96
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Menagerie

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Menagerie collection of wild animals in captivity for exhibition;
ménage - household

97
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Patronize

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Patronize condescend to; behave in an arrogant manner towards

98
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Protagonist

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Protagonist main character in film, book, play etc.

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Soothsayer

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Soothsayer fortuneteller

100
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Vehement

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Vehement forceful

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