Magoosh Fill The Blanks 1 Flashcards

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Picayune

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Petty

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Besotted

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Very drunk

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Officious

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Intrusive in an offensive way

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Perfidy

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An act of deliberate betrayal/ whistle blowing

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Malapropism

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Confusion of one word with another word that is similar

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Inanity

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Total lack of meaning

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Predilection

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Strong liking

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Humdrum/insipid

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Dull and lacking

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Gaudy

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Too colourful

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Destitute

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Completely lacking

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Exorbitant

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Unreasonably high

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Erastz

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Phony or not real or not genuine

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Screed

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Abusive rant

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Vindictive

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Strong desire for revenge

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Peripatetic

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Traveling by foot

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Incumbent

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Responsible

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Inexorable

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Impossible to stop

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Promulgate

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To state or announce

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19
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Proscribe

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Command against

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20
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Fallacious

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A belief based on false reasoning

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21
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Eclectic

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Compromised of a variety of styles

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Overweening

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Arrogant

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Levity

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Treat a serious matter as a joke

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Flippant

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Not showing a serious or respectable attitude

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Solicitous
Showing interest
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Qualms
Uneasy feeling of doubt or worry about an action
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Juggernaut
Overwhelming force
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Querulous
Complaining in an annoying manner or whining
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Effrontery
Impertinent or insolent behaviour
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Chauvinist
A person who believes in the superiority of his group
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Furtive
Attempting to avoid attention
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Inochate
Only partly in existence
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Pith
Most important part of something
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Travesty
Absurd representation of smtg or a mockery
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Moribund
Being on a point of death
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Pollyanaish syn: sanguine
Extremely optimistic
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Admonitory
Grieving or warn ir reprimand
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Cupidity
Greed for money
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Preclude
Prevent from happening
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Debonair
Charming stylish
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Venial
Easily excused or forgiven
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Vituperate
Criticize harshly
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Maunder
Speak rapidly or wander aimlessly
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Piquant
Having a pungent smell
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Aprocryphal
A story of questionable authenticity
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Obsolete
No longer produced or used
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Apostate
A person who abandoned a religious belief or cause
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Respite
A pause from doing smtg
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Flummox
To be a mystery
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Ephemeral
Lasting a very short time
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Dogmatic
Highly opinionated
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Apethetic
No interest
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Miscreant
A person who breaks laws
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Mawking
Overly sentimental to a point thar it’s disgusting
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Panache
Distinctive or showy elegance
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Esoteric
Likely to be understood only by few ppl or a group (esoteric lecture)
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Bucolic
Relating to pleasant aspects of countryside
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Torpor
Inactivity resultibg from lethargy or lack of vigor
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Saturnine
Gloomy
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Gainsay
Deny or contradict