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Lit Vocab 1 Flashcards

1
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Congruent

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In agreement or harmony.

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Invigorate

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Give strength or energy to.
Syn- empower

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Indefatigable

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Persisting tirelessly.

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Cordon

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A line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to an area.

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Lassitude

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A state of mental or physical exhaustion or lack of energy.

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Belligerent

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Hostile or aggressive.

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Lurid

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Vivid in color, especially so as to create an unpleasant or unnatural effect/ (of a description) presented in shocking or sensational terms.

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Commend

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Praise formally or officially/ present as suitable for approval or acceptance; recommend.

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Foreboding

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The sense that something bad will happen.

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Fusillade

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Continuous and simultaneous firing of guns on command (like a civil war firing line)

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Precipitate

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Cause something (usually a bad thing) to happen suddenly, unexpectedly or prematurely.

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Intimation

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An indication or hint.

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Apparition

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A ghost or ghostlike image of someone

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14
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Surmount

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Overcome

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15
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Desist

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Stop

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Avail

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Help or benefit.

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Benefactor

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A person who gives money or help to someone or a group or cause.

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Repugnance

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Intense disgust.

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Atrium

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Large open area in the center of a building spanning many floors, sometimes with a glass roof (like Cornwall).

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Conflagration

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An extensive fire which covers a large area and destroys lots of land and property (like a forest fire).

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Sodden

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Saturated with liquid.

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22
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Forthwith

A

Immediately.

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Tidings

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News.

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Advent.

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Arrival of something important (a person, event, etc.)

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Sentinel

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Someone who is assigned to stand and keep watch.

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Misanthrope

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Someone who hates people and society.

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Brevity

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Concise or exact use of words.

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Inert

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Lacking the strength to move.

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Ascertain

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Find something out for certain.

30
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Ululation

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A long, high pitched howl.

31
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Cowl

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A loose hood on a robe (like what Aragorn was wearing in the corner of the inn in Bree).

32
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Cowl

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A loose hood on a robe (like what Aragorn was wearing in the corner of the inn in Bree).

33
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Austere

A

Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance; (of a lifestyle) living by the bare essentials.

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Esoteric

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Something so specific that it can only be understood by people with a specific knowledge or interest.

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Polymath

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Someone with a wide range of knowledge.

36
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Torrent

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A strong, fast-moving stream of water or of another liquid.

37
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Notwithstanding

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In spite of or nevertheless.

38
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Stalwart

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Loyal, reliable, hardworking.

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Paroxysm

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A sudden attack or violent expression of a particular emotion.

40
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Sallow

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An unhealthy brown or yellow complexion.

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Delusive

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Giving a false or misleading impression.

42
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Contrived

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Deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously.

43
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Impetus

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The force or energy that drives something (wood is fire’s impetus).

44
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Circumspection

A

The quality of being careful.
Adverb- circumspectly

45
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Reproach

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Adress in a way to express disapproval.

46
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Transient

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Lasting for a short time.

47
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Facetious

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Treating serious situations with unserious behavior.

48
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Transitory

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Not permanent.

49
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Eloquent

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Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

50
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Vitiate

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Spoil or impart the quality or efficiency of.

51
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Timorous

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Showing or suffering from nervousness, fear, or a lack of confidence.

52
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Imterminable

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Endless.

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Folly

A

Foolishness.

54
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Circuitous

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Of a journey or route, longer than the most direct way.

55
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Vestige

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A trace of something that is disappearing or no longer exists.

56
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Vitality

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The state of being full of energy.

57
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Pious

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Devoutly religious.

58
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Apprehensive

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Fearful that something bad will happen.

59
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Inkling

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A slight knowledge, suspicion, or hint at something.

60
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Reconnoiter

A

Full form of the word ‘recon’

61
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Propagate

A

Spread.

62
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Putrescent

A

Rotting.

63
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Diminutive

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Extremely or unusually small.

64
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Ordain

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Order officially, especially of a powerful leader or god.

65
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Endearing

A

Causing love or affection.

66
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Idiosyncrasy

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A unique characteristic.

67
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Obligatory

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Required.

68
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Morose

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Very unhappy and annoyed.

69
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Inhibition

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A feeling that makes one self conscious or unable to relax.

70
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Gratuitous

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Uncalled for, lacking good reason, unwarranted.

71
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Vagrant

A

Nomad, vagabond, homeless.

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