List D Flashcards
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defile
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to debase; mar; sully
2
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rectitude
A
uprightness; extreme morality
3
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inimical (to)
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hostile (to) a person or idea
4
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ostensible
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appearing to be; supposed
5
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undulate
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to move in waves
6
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manifold
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diverse; varied
7
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hapless
A
unlucky
8
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umbrage
A
offense; resentment
9
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platitude
A
meaningless cliché
10
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turgid
A
physically swollen OR overly stylized
11
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turpitude
A
moral corruption
12
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dither
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to act indecisive
13
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temerity
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audacity
14
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inveterate
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stubbornly habitual; incurable (“inveterate liar”)
15
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licentious
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lacking moral restraint
16
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viscous
A
thick; syrupy
17
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wanton
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lewd; lustful
18
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pejorative
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insulting; derogatory
19
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perfunctory
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without enthusiasm; dutiful
20
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maelstrom
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a destructive whirlpool
21
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invective
A
angry verbal attack
22
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vex
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to annoy
23
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insidious
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harmful yet appealing or seductive
24
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effulgent
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radiant, splendorous
25
juxtaposition
placing two things next to each other to compare
26
legerdemain
slight of hand
27
imperious
commanding, domineering
28
scurrilous
defamatory; libelous
29
feral
wild
30
conflagration
a great fire
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sacrosanct
holy
32
timorous
timid
33
fetid
having a foul odor
34
demure
quiet, modest, reserved
35
serendipity
good luck
36
pariah
an outcast
37
limpid
clear; lucid
38
penurious
miserly; stingy
39
vicissitudes
the ups and downs (of life, fortune)
40
primeval
ancient; primordeal
