List 8 Flashcards
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Atheist
A
person who does not believe in God
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Colloquial
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local and informal (used of language)
3
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Dotard
A
foolish old man
4
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Furrow
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groove
5
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Instigator
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troublemaker; person who entices others to do something
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Misnomer
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wrong name
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Percipient
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perceptive; insightful
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Quaff
A
drink down quickly
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Staunch
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loyal; faithful; dependable
10
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Vilification
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blackening someone’s name
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Atrophy
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waste away from lack of use
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Collusion
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plotting and planning
13
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Drawl
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speak slowly with words running together
14
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Furtive
A
hidden and secret
15
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Insurgent
A
a rebel
16
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Misogynist
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hater of women
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Perdition
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damnation
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Quagmire
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marsh; bog
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Stereotype
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fixed image
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Vindicate
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prove right; remove blame
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Attenuate
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weaken
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Commandeer
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take possession of
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Drivel
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nonsense
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Futile
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useless; hopeless
25
Interminable
never-ending
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Misrepresentation
deliberately deceiving
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Peremptory
in a commanding manner
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Quaint
picturesque
29
Stevedore
dockworker
30
Virtuoso
an accomplished musician
31
Augment
increase; make bigger
32
Complacent
self-satisfied; smug
33
Droll
dryly amusing
34
Galleon
ancient type of sailing ship
35
Intermittent
sporadic; irregular
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Mitigate
lessen; make less severe
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Perfidy
treachery
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Quandary
dilemma; puzzle
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Stifle
suppress
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Virulent
dangerous; harmful
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Auspicious
favorable; promising to turn out well
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Compliant
easy to control; submissive
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Drone
1. monotonous noise (n); 2. to speak with no emotion (v); 3.male bee
44
Gambol
frolic; leap; bound
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Intransigence
stubbornness
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Modicum
small amount
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Perfunctory
superficial; cursory
48
Quarantine
isolation to prevent the spread of disease
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Stoic
known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain
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Vital
essential; alive; important
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Austere
severely plain
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Concatenate
link together
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Dubious
doubtful
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Garble
distort; confuse; muddle
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Intransigent
stubborn; unyielding
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Momentous
very important
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Peripatetic
nomadic; moving from place to place
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Quarry
1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone
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Stoke
add fuel to; strengthen
60
Vitriolic
corrosive; strongly attacking
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Aversion
a dislike of
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Concatenation
linking into chains
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Dupe
to fool someone
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Garish
gaudy
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Intrepid
brave
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Monotonous
dull; unvarying
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Peripheral
on the edge; not important
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Querulous
always complaining
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Stolid
impassive; dull; indifferent
70
Vivacity
liveliness; animation
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Balk
hinder and prevent; hesitate over
72
Conciliate
to bring together; end a dispute
73
Dynamic
lively; vibrant; energetic
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Garner
gather; collect
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Inveterate
habitual
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Moratorium
temporary prohibition or halt to activity
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Perjury
telling lies under oath
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Quirk
oddity
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Stratagem
plot; plan; trick
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Vivify
enliven
81
Banal
common; dull
82
Concise
stated in few words
83
Ebullient
very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
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Garrulous
talkative
85
Invidious
arousing envy
86
Moribund
on the point of death
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Pernicious
destructive; harmful
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Ramble
wander aimlessly
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Strident
loud and harsh
90
Vociferous
noisy; loud in speech
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Banality
ordinariness; dullness
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Condescend
talk down to
93
Eccentric
unusual; quirky; odd
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Gaunt
emaciated; bony and angular
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Inviolable
cannot be invaded
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Morose
gloomy; bad tempered
97
Persnickety
fastidious; fussy
98
Ramifications
branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
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Stringent
strict or severe
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Volatile
dangerously unstable; evaporates easily
