Princeton. Advance Flashcards
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Augur
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Omen
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Adumbrate
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Foreshadow vaguely
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Baleful
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Sinister, pernicious, ominous
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Bilious
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ill temper cracky
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Carapace
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Protective shell
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Contretemps
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Embarrassing occurrence
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Denouement
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An outcome or solution
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Descry
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Discern, catch sight
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Desuetude
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Disuse
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Desultory
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Moving from one to another; disconnected
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Dulcet
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Mellifluous
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Encomium
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Praise
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Excoriate
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Censure scathingly (execrate)
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Expiate
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Amend,atone
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Fractious
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Quarrelsome
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Hoary
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Stale, grey, old
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Imbroglio
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Embarrassing situation
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Insouciant
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Care free
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Jejune
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Immature
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Limn
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To describe
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Upbraid
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Scold
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Explication
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Make implicit explicit
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Lugubrious
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Mournful
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Meet
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Proper
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Nadir
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Low point
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Nice
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Fastidious detail
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Obstreperous
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Boisterous ( noisy, defiant)
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Otiose
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Lazy