List 708: Day 15 Flashcards

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Jaded

A

Showing lack of interest and excitement caused by having done or experienced too much of something

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2
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Politic

A

Showing good judgment especially in dealing with other people

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3
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Plagiarism

A

The act of using another person’s words or ideas without giving credit to that person

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4
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Quagmire

A

An area of soft, wet ground ; Situation hard to get out

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5
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Lucre

A

Money or Profit

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Sanguine

A

Confident and hopeful

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7
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Incentive

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Something that encourages a person to do something or to work harder

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Rancid

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Having a strong and unpleasant smell or taste from no longer being fresh; full of anger and bitterness

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Unmitigated

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Complete and total - usually used to describe something bad

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10
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Heresy

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A belief or opinion that does not agree with the official belief or opinion of a particular religion

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11
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Disgruntled

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Unhappy and annoyed

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12
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Behoove

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To be necessary or proper for

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13
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Diminution

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The act or process of becoming less

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14
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Impede

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To slow the movement, progress, or action of

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15
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Bleak

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Not warm, friendly, cheerful

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Wary

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Not having or showing complete trust in someone or something that could be dangerous or cause trouble

17
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Rubicund

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Having red or pink skin

18
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Notorious

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Well-known or famous especially for something bad

19
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Temper

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To make less severe or extreme

20
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Onerous

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Difficult and unpleasant to do or deal with

21
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Abhor

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To dislike very much

22
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Gambol

A

To run or jump in a lively way

23
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Gestate

A

Carry a fetus in the womb from conception to birth

24
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Choreography

A

The movements that are done by dancers in a performance

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Gibbe
To talk in a fast or foolish way
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Ascribe
To say or think that is caused by, comes from, or is associated with
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Daunt
To make afraid or less confident
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Inexorable
Not able to be stopped or changed
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Gloat
To show in an improper or selfish way that you are happy with your own success or another person's failure
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Addiction
A strong and harmful need to regularly have something or do something