Randomized 7 - Aug 31 Flashcards

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portend

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foretell, to indicate in advance

the street incident may portend a general uprising

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2
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uprising

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rebellion

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insinuate

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to suggest or hint shyly

he insinuated that he was lying

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4
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indolence

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laziness

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5
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harangue

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a tirade

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6
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ebullient

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showing great enthusiasm or exhilaration

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fervor

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great warmth, earnestness of feeling

to speak with great fervor

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desultory

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aimless, haphazard

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9
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admonition

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a gentle reproof
teguran halus
peringatan

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acrid

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bitter, harsh, pungent smell

acrid smoke

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doldrums

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a state of inactivity or low spirits
August is a time of doldrums for many enterprises

DRUMNYA DOLLLLL

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12
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effrontery

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shameless boldness, impudence, zuzushii

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13
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egress

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exit

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14
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churl

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a rude, boorish, surly person

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bungle

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to perform clumsily or inadequately, botch
he bungled the job
he is a fool who always bungles

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cognizant

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aware, taking notice

he is cognizant of the difficulty

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contentious

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quarrelsome

18
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salubrious

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healthy, favorable to or promoting healthy

salubrious air

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reverent

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deeply respectful

a reverent greeting

20
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reticent

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reserved, inclined to silence

antonym: talkative, voluble

21
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spate

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a sudden, almost overwhelming outpouring

a spate of angry words

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soporific

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causing sleep

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shoddy

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not genuine, inferior
poor quality
a shoddy bookcase

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repose

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the state of being at rest

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prudence
caution
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quibble
minor objection or complaint | petty or carping criticism
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prodigal
wasteful, lavish | prodigal expenditure
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shard
fragment
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sinuous
curving in and out, having many curves, bends, winding | a sinuous path
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volition
a choice or decision made by the will
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wary
very cautious
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zeitgeist
intellectual and moral tendencies of any age
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whet
to sharpen or stimulate to whet appetite, to whet curiosity to whet knife
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whimsical
fanciful
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tawdry
cheap, gaudy | antonym: elegant
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tempestuous
stormy, impassioned
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thwart
to frustrate | to oppose successfully
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verbose
wordy
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vestigial
occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure a vestigial tail
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puerile
childish, immature, trial | a puerile piece of writing