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Randomized 15 - Sept 4 Flashcards

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1
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martiny

A

someone who demands exact conformity to rules

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perfidious

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intending to betray

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3
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pellucid

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transparent, clear in meaning

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4
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mercurial

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tending to change mood or behavior suddenly, unpredictably

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5
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vex

A

to annoy

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6
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ostensible

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stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.
“the real dispute which lay behind the ostensible complaint”
syn: apparent

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7
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pertinacious

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holding firmly to set of beliefs or course of action

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inveterate

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firmly established in habit

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9
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insidious

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slowly and subtly harmful

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forbear

A

to not do something

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dessicate

A

to dehydrate, dry out

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12
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inculcate

A

to teach by frequent repetition

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13
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commiserate

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to show sympathy for

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14
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descant

A

to talk or write at length

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15
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emollient

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soothing, emollient substance

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16
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idiosyncrasy

A

any personal peculiarity, mannerism

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17
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legerdemain

A

display of cleverness, especially to deceive others

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18
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coterie

A

group of people with common interest

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19
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incarcerate

A

to put somebody in prison

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20
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opprobrium

A

state of shame or disgrace

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21
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foible

A

minor flaw, failing

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22
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choleric

A

easily angered, irascible

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23
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cloister

A

a tranquil and secluded place

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24
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nostrum

A

hypothetical cure all that may have no true efficacy

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repine

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to express discontent

26
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celerity

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swiftness

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demur

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to object an objection

28
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corroborate

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to support with evidence or authority

29
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verdant

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green with vegetation, inexperienced

30
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obsequious

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attempting to win favor by flattery and submissiveness

31
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dauntless

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fearless

32
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propinquity

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the property of being close together

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immaculate

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perfectly clean, pure, without faults

34
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lionize

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to treat as celebrity

35
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palliate

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to treat the symptomps

36
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panegyric

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formal expression of praise

37
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abnegate

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to renounce something, melepaskan diri

38
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expropriate

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to take by force

39
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forbear

A

to not do something

40
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exigent

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critical, requiring immediate acton

41
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largesse

A

generosity

42
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esoteric

A

known by only a few

43
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foible

A

a minor flaw or failing

44
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reticence

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trait of being uncommunicative

45
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moribund

A

sekarat, dying

46
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epigram

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witty saying

47
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abscond

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to leave secretly

48
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hermetic

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sealed tightly to protect from outside infuence

49
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eschew

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to avoid, shun, keep away from

50
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tortuous

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highly intricate

51
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debutante

A

young woman introduced to society

52
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salacious

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characterized by lust

53
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scion

A

young descendant or heir

54
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gamin

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child who roams the street

55
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restive

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hard to manage

56
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brusque

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abrupt in manner of speech

57
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duress

A

imprisonment, use of threats

58
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sacrilege

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improper or disrespectful treatment of something sacred

59
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kismet

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fate or destiny

60
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compunction

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feeling shame and regret

61
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dudgeon

A

a fit of anger

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