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Random Deck 3 Flashcards

1
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Acute

A

sharp, shrewd

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2
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Adage

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an old saying

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3
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Adamant

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stubborn, unyielding

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4
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Address

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to speak to

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5
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Adherent

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follower

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6
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Admonish

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to scold gently; to warn

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7
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Adroit

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Skillful

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Adulation

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wild or excessive administration; flattery

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Blight

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a disease in plants

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Blithe

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carefree, cheerful

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11
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Bourgeois

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middle class

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12
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Bovine

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cow related

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13
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Brevity

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briefness

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14
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Broach

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to open up a subject for discussion

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15
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Bucolic

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charmingly rural, rustic

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Bureaucracy

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a system of government administration consisting of numerous bureaus or offices, especially one run according to inflexible and inefficient rules

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Burgeon

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to expand, to flourish

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18
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Burlesque

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ludicrous, mocking, exaggerated imitation,

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Charlatan

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A person falsely claiming to have special knowledge and skill

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Chasm

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a deep, gaping hole

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Chastise

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to inflict punishment on, to discipline

22
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Chicanery

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trickery, deceitfulness

23
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Chimera

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an illusion, foolish fancy

24
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Choleric

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hot-tempered, quick to anger

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Chronic

A

constant, lasting a long time

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Chronicle

A

a record of events in order of time; a history

27
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Derogatory

A

disapproving; degrading

28
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Desiccate

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to dry out

29
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Despondent

A

extremely depressed; full of despair

30
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Despot

A

absolute ruler

31
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Destitute

A

extremely poor; utterly lacking

32
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Desultory

A

without a plan or purpose; disconnected

33
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Dialectical

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relating to discussion; relating to the rules

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Dictum

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an authoritative saying; an adage

35
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Didactic

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intended to teach; morally instructive

36
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Diffident

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timid; lacking in self-confidence

37
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Digress

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to stray from the main subject

38
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Dilettante

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someone with superficial knowledge of the arts; an amateur

39
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Esoteric

A

hard to understand; understood by only a select few; peculiar

40
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Espouse

A

to support; to advocate

41
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Ethereal

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heavenly; as light and insubstantial as a gas or ether

42
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Euphemism

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a pleasant or inoffensive expression used in place of an unpleasant or offensive one

43
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Evanescent

A

fleeting; vanishing

44
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Exacerbate

A

to make worse

45
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Exacting

A

extremely demanding; difficult; requiring great skill or care

46
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Exalt

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to raise high; to glorify

47
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Exasperate

A

to annoy someone

48
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Exemplify

A

to illustrate by example; to serve as a good example

49
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Exhaustive

A

thorough; rigorous

50
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Exhort

A

to urge strongly

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