List 9 Flashcards
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abstemious
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avoiding extremes, especially in eating and drinking
2
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accrue
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to gather; to increase
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
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adulterate
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to ruin; to contaminate
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affront
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insult
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alcove
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small section of a room; indented portion of a room
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almanac
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annual book of statistics
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ambulatory
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able to move
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analogous
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similar
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annotator
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commentator; writer of notes of explanation
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antagonist
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an opponent; rival
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antipathy
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dislike
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appalling
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horrible; shocking
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appropriation
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- setting something aside for a specific use
2. seizing something
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ardent
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full of strong feelings
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articulate
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to speak clearly
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assiduous
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hard-working
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atrophy
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to waste away
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auspicious
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showing signs of future success; favorable
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aversion
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hatred
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baneful
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harmful
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bastion
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a foritified place
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beleaguer
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to weigh down; to burden
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bemoan
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to regret deeply
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bequeath
to hand down
26
betoken
to be a sign of; to foreshadow
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billowing
rising and falling like a wave; swelling
28
blithe
happy; carefree
29
boor
rude person
30
brink
edge
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bulwark
defensive wall
32
caliper
instrument that measures thickness
33
capricious
changeable; fickle
34
catcall
sound of disapproval
35
caulk
to seal
36
celestial
related to planets, sky, or heaven; divine
37
chameleon
1. a lizard that can change color
| 2. a person who keeps changing
38
chastise
1. to criticize harshly
| 2. to punish
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chortle
to laugh
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circumspect
careful
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clandestine
secret; hidden
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coarse
rough
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cognizant
aware
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coined
created; invented
45
comely
attractive
46
communal
shared; public
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conciliate
to reconcile; to make up with someone
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confederate
friend; ally
49
confound
to confuse
50
conjugal
having to do with marrige
51
communal
shared; public
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conciliate
to reconcile; to make up with someone
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confederate
friend; ally
54
confound
to confuse
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conjugal
having to do with marriage
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consummate
1. the best
| 2. to complete
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contravene
to go against
58
copious
plentiful
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cosmographer
one who studies the order of the universe
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creed
a system of beliefs
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culinary
relating to cooking
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curtail
to shorten
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dearth
a shortage; an absence
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debunk
to expose an untruth
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deed
1. act
| 2. legal document indicating ownership
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deftly
skillfully
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deleterious
harmful
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depose
to remove from office
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desiccate
to dry out
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desultory
aimless; without direction
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devoid
missing; completely without
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diatribe
angry speech attacking someone
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digress
to wander away; to ramble
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din
loud, continuous noise
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disband
to separate; to break apart
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discursive
wandering from one topic to another
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disparate
different
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disseminate
to spread widely
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dissuade
to persuade someone not to do something
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divest
to take something away from someone else
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dolt
stupid person
82
dour
silent and gloomy; unfriendly
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drone
1. one who talks constantly
| 2. to talk monotonously
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duplicity
hypocrisy; deception
85
edict
a command by an authority
86
effigy
a statue or image of a person
87
elegiac
sad
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elucidate
to make clear
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embellish
1. to decorate; to improve
| 2. to exaggerate
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emphysema
lung disease
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encipher
to put into code; to disguise
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ensconce
to settle comfortably or snugly
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entrenched
held tightly; stuck
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ephemeral
short-lived
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equivocate
to keep changing one's mind
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estrange
1. to keep at a distance
| 2. to stop caring for someone
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euphony
harmony; pleasant sound
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excursion
trip
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exorcism
removing evil spirits
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exposition
explanation
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extraneous
extra; unnecessary; superfluous
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eyesore
ugly thing
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facsimile
exact copy
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fatuous
silly; foolish
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fervor
intensity; passion; enthusiasm
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fiendish
evil
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flaunt
to show off
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flout
to reject openly
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forensics
the study of argumentation
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fountainhead
beginning; origin
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frugal
careful not to spend a lot of money; thrifty
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fussbudget
fussy person
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galleon
large ship
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gamut
entire range of something
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garrulous
overly talkative
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genre
type
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geyser
spring that shoots up hot water and steam
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girth
width
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glum
sullen; sad
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grating
irritating; harsh-sounding
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hamlet
small town or village
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helmsman
one who steers a ship
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hone
to sharpen
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ignoramus
one who knows nothing
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impetuous
impulsive; spontaneously passionate or violent
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impropriety
improper behavior
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inanimate
not alive; not moving
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incessant
never-ending
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incontestable
unquestionable
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inculcate
to teach through repetition
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indices
measures; methods of comparing things
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indomitable
too powerful to be conquered
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inextricable
impossible to remove
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infraction
illegal act; violation of rules
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iniquity
wickedness
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inoculation
injection to prevent disease
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insular
by itself; isolated
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intersperse
to place or scatter something throughout something else
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inundation
flood
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invocation
prayer
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irreverence
lack of respect
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jettison
to get rid of; to throw out
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laconic
not talkative
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leery
suspicious
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libertarian
one who believes in free will
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lithe
bending easily; graceful; flexible
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lurid
vivid and gross detail
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maladroit
clumsy
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malinger
to pretend to be ill in order to avoid work
150
marshal
1. an official of the police, courts or army
| 2. to gather
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maverick
rebel
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minuet
slow dance
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modicum
small amount
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montage
a collection of pictuers
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mote
a small particle
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muse
1. source of inspiration
| 2. to think deeply about
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myopia
narrow-mindedness
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nemesis
enemy
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nihilist
one who rejects morals and wants society destroyed
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nuance
a slight change in tone, meaning
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obliterate
to destroy
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odium
hatred
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ontology
the study of the nature of existence
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orb
sphere
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ossify
to harden; to become bonelike
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overture
1. musical introduction
| 2. an offer
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palliate
to soothe; to calm
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panegyric
speech full of praise
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pariah
outcast; low-ranking member of society
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parsimony
stinginess; miserliness
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paucity
lack; shortage
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penchant
strong taste or liking for something
173
perch
1. an elevated seat; especially for a bird
| 2. to sit
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perfunctory
done without care
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perspicacity
strong perception
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petulant
rude; moody
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pinnacle
highest point
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placate
to calm; to soothe
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plausible
believable; possible
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pluralistic
made up of different groups
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portly
overweight; large
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potent
strong; powerful
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precipice
cliff
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predilection
special liking for something; preference
185
proclivity
natural tendency; liking; preference
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profound
deep; full of meaning
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propitious
favorable
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prostration
extreme depression; physical exhaustion
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provincial
narrow-minded
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pry
to ask personal questions; to look into someone else's business
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purist
strict follower of a tradition
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qualified
1. limited in meaning
| 2. meeting requirements
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querulous
complaining
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quixotic
romantic; idealistic
