List B Flashcards
1
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tawdry
A
gaudy; garish; showy but cheap
2
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credulous
A
gullible
3
Q
haughty
A
stuck up
4
Q
lachrymose
A
sad OR given to weeping
5
Q
blandish
A
coax with flattery
6
Q
plethora
A
an overabundance
7
Q
repudiate
A
renounce
8
Q
tedium
A
boredom (tedious = boring)
9
Q
abstemious
A
abstaining; self-denying
10
Q
crepuscular
A
relating to twilight
11
Q
senescence
A
old age
12
Q
enunciation
A
clear articulation
13
Q
lackluster
A
underwhelming
14
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pliable
A
flexible
15
Q
rescind
A
take back; retract
16
Q
abstruse
A
esoteric; obscure
17
Q
blunderbuss
A
someone who is clumsy
18
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envenom
A
embitter
19
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oblique
A
indirect
20
Q
plumage
A
a bird’s feathers
21
Q
accolade
A
praise and awards
22
Q
bolster
A
support; prop up
23
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plummet
A
to fall swiftly
24
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acquiesce
A
give in
25
curtail
cut short
26
epicure
someone who appreciates food + drink; hedonist
27
heed
pay attention to
28
lampoon
mock; spoof
29
surfeit
a surplus
30
polemic
a strong verbal attack
31
exculpate
to exonerate
32
jubilant
joyful
33
winsome
charming
34
concomitant
naturally accompanying; attending
35
parsimony
stinginess
36
coup
a revolution; a major success
37
paucity
dearth; lack
38
malediction
a curse
39
iniquity
wickedness or sin
40
transmute
to change form; alter
