Midterm Vocab Flashcards
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Abashed
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feeling or caused to feel uneasy and self-conscious
Synonym: embarrassed
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Abject
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most unfortunate or miserable
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Adjure
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ask for or request earnestly (more demanding than beseech)
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Beseech
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Ask for or request earnestly
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Blanch
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turn pale, as in fear
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Blight
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a state or condition of being devastated or run-down
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Calumny
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a false accusation of an offense
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Charlatan
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a flamboyant deceiver
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Defile
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spot, stain, or pollute
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Derision
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the act of treating with contempt
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Destitute
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poor enough to need help from others
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Disrepute
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the state of being held in low esteem
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Emulous
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eager to surpass others
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Ethereal
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of heaven or the spirit
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expiation
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the act of atoning for sin or wrongdoing
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Extirpate
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destroy completely, as if down to the roots
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Fetter
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a shackle for the ankles or feet
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flout
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treat with contemptuous disregard
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glib
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artfully persuasive in speech
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impious
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lacking piety or reverence for a god
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mitigate
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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
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obdurate
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showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
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Overwhelm
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overcome by superior force
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overwrought
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deeply agitated especially from emotion
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petulance
an irritable feeling
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prevaricate
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
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probity
complete and confirmed integrity
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providence
the guardianship and control exercised by a deity
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rancorous
showing deep-seated resentment
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rebuke
censure severely or angrily
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recompense
payment or reward, as for service rendered
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repose
freedom from activity
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respite
relief from harm or discomfort
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Reverberate
ring or echo with sound
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roisterer
an especially noisy and unrestrained merrymaker
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Sanguine
a blood-red color
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Shroud
cover as if with a burial garment
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sluggard
an idle slothful person
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stealthy
marked by quiet and caution and secrecy
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stint
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
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suborn
incite to commit a crime or an evil deed
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suffice
be adequate, either in quality or quantity
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suppliant
one praying humbly for something
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taciturnity
the trait of being uncommunicative
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teeming
abundantly filled with especially living things
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truculent
defiantly aggressive
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unrelenting
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
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unscathed
not injured
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venerable
impressive by reason of age
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welter
toss, roll, or rise and fall in an uncontrolled way
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Adulterate
mixed with impurities
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Antic
ludicrously odd
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arrant
complete and without qualification
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auspicious
indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
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beguile
influence by slyness
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besmirch
smear so as to make dirty or stained
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Canker
a fungal disease of woody plants that damages the bark
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Canonize
declare (a dead person) to be a saint
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Censure
harsh criticism or disapproval
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chary
characterized by great caution
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contrive
make or work out a plan for; devise
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countenance
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
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discourse
extended verbal expression in speech or writing
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discretion
the trait of judging wisely and objectively
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enmity
a state of deep-seated ill-will
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entreat
ask for or request earnestly
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filial
relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring
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hallowed
worthy of religious veneration
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harbinger
something indicating the approach of something or someone
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Jocund
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
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knave
a deceitful and unrealistic scoundrel
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libertine
a dissolute person
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livery
a uniform, especially worn by servants and chauffeurs
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mirth
great merriement
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moiety
a part or portion of something
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obsequious
attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
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parley
discuss, as between enemies
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partisan
a pike with a long tapering blade with lateral projections
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pernicious
working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way
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pith
the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
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portentous
ominously prophetic
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prodigal
recklessly wasteful
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retrograde
moving or directed or tending in a backward direction
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sable
a very dark black
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traduce
speak unfavorably about
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unfledged
young and inexperienced
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usurp
seize and take control without authority
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visage
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
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Admonish
scold or reprimand; take to task
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Amortization
reducing the value of an asset over a period of years (rolex watch)
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audit
examine carefully for accuracy (tax audit)
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bewilder
cause to be confused emotionally
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capricious
determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
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categorical
relating to or included in a class or classes
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composure
steadiness of mind under stress
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confection
a food rich in sugar
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contraband
distributed or sold illicitly
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degenerate
a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable
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delectable
delicious
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deprivation
the disadvantage that results from losing something
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desolate
providing no shelter or sustenance
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disintegration
separation into component parts
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disdainful
showing arrogant superiority to those one views as unworthy
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disreputable
lacking respectability in character, behavior or appearance
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Evasion
the act of physically escaping from something
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grifter
a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud
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inane
devoid of intelligence
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infatuated
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
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insolent
marked by casual disrespect
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invalid
no longer legally acceptable
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loiter
linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason
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loiter
linger, remain, or wait around for no apparent reason
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maneuver
a military training exercise
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masquerade
a party of guests wearing costumes and masks
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overexertion
excessive exertion
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overexertion
excessive exertion
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petty
unimportant
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propriety
correct behavior
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rash
imprudently incurring risk
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ravishing
stunningly beautiful
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recoup
regain or make up for
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retribution
a justly deserved penalty
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rouse
cause to become awake or conscious
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scamper
run or move about quickly or lightly
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spendthrift
someone who spends money freely or wastefully
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stave
one of the slats of wood forming the sides of a barrel or bucket
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tactless
lacking what is considerate in dealing with others
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tumultuous
characterized by unrest or disorder or insubordination
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unperturbed
free from emotional agitation or nervous tension
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warble
sing or play with trills
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warily
in a manner marked by keen caution and watchful prudence
