List C Flashcards
1
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glut
A
an excess
2
Q
tirade
A
a diatribe; rant
3
Q
reprobate
A
evil; unprincipled
4
Q
inchoate
A
formless; in a beginning stage
5
Q
exigent
A
urgent, critical
6
Q
pallid
A
pale
7
Q
cajole
A
to coax
8
Q
solipsistic
A
selfish; believing no one else exists
9
Q
calumny
A
slander
10
Q
fractious
A
ill-tempered; unruly
11
Q
grandiloquence
A
lofty, pompous language
12
Q
effrontery
A
insolence
13
Q
protean
A
ever-changing OR multi-talented
14
Q
rife (with)
A
full (of)
15
Q
expiate
A
to atone
16
Q
ribald
A
coarsely humorous
17
Q
clemency
A
mercy
18
Q
latent
A
dormant; concealed
19
Q
florid
A
ornate; flowerly
20
Q
cupidity
A
greed; avarice
21
Q
reprove
A
to scold
22
Q
sanctimonious
A
holier-than-thou
23
Q
probity
A
integrity
24
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usurp
A
to seize by force
25
ruse
a trick
26
hegemony
domination over others (esp. countries)
27
vituperate
to berate
28
extol
to praise
29
transient
ephemeral
30
execrable
detestable; loathsome
31
replete (with)
full (of)
32
wizened
dried + shrunken; wrinkled
33
tantamount (to)
equivalent (to)
34
staid
restrained; proper
35
zephyr
a gentle breeze
36
verdant
green; lush
37
decry
criticize openly
38
stolid
stoic
39
inure
to cause someone to get used to something; toughen
40
palliate
to lessen in severity; improve
