RGRE 0610 Flashcards

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# RGRE 06/10 CHASTEN

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to chastise or correct; subdue

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one blindly devoted to a group of which one is a member

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stylish and fashionable; sophistication in dress

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trickery or subterfuge

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an illusion

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tending toward anger

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boorish; vulgar; loutish; difficult and intractable

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to come together; to fuse or unite

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concluding section to a musical or literary piece; something that concludes or completes

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appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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to change as if by dyeing; influence; distort; or gloss over

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matching; corresponding; or proportionate in degree; size; amount; or other property

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the willingness to comply with the wishes of others

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to cause to be confused; to frustrate

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an informed and astute judge in matters of taste; expert

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pompous; self-important

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to scorn or despise

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argumentative; quarrelsome; causing controversy or disagreement

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sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

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a generally agreed-upon practice or attitude

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complex or complicated

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capable of being set right; correctable; reparable

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to approve of or tolerate

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to deceive; beguile; hoodwink

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contemptibly fainthearted; pusillanimous; lacking any courage

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tending to believe too readily; gullible

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a gradual increase in intensity; particularly in music

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deserving blame

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an attitude or quality of belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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to diminish the intensity or check something; such as a sound or feeling

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to intimidate or dismay

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smallness of quantity or number; scarcity; lack

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rout; fiasco; complete failure

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politeness or appropriateness of conduct or behavior

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injurious; harmful

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to question or oppose

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blacken; belittle; sully; defame; disparage

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an outcome or solution; the unraveling of a plot

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to disparage or belittle

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to plunder; pillage; ravage or destroy; to exploit in a predatory manner

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scorn; ridicule; contemptuous treatment

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unoriginal; obtained from another source

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to dry out or dehydrate; to make dry or dull

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random; thoughtless; marked by a lack of plan or purpose

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slandering; verbal attack; aspersion

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transparent; gauzy

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a harsh denunciation

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intended to teach or instruct

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a tool used for shaping

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reserved; shy; unassuming; lacking in self-confidence

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to stray from the point; to go off on a tangent

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to become wider or more open

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causing delay; procrastinating

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one with an amateurish or superficial interest in the arts or a branch of knowledge

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loud sustained noise

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a mournful song or poem for the dead

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to undeceive; to set right

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to defeat; put down

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conflicting; dissonant or harsh in sound

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cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

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free from self-interest; unbiased

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to slight or belittle

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fundamentally distinct or dissimilar

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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disintegration; looseness in morals

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lack of harmony; conflict

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distracted; absent-minded; especially due to anxiety

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to disclose something secret

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trivial; poorly constructed verse

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authoritatively and or arrogantly assertive of principles; which often cannot be proved; stubbornly opinionated

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slag; waste or foreign matter; impurity; surface scum

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melodious; harmonious; mellifluous

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one who is deceived

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generator; forceful; energetic person

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the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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departing from norms or conventions

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composed of elements drawn from various sources

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enlightening; informative

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the ability to produce an intended result

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extreme boldness; presumptuousness

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gushing; excessively demonstrative

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a mournful poem; especially one lamenting the dead; any mournful writing or piece of music

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well-spoken; expressive; articulate

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soothing; especially to the skin; making less harsh; mollifying

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based on observation or experiment

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glowing and enthusiastic praise; panegyric; tribute; eulogy

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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality; region; or people; restricted to or peculiar to that region; indigenous

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to weaken; to reduce in vitality

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to cause; produce; give rise to

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mysterious; obscure; difficult to understand

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dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy

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excessive wickedness; evilness

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brief; fleeting; short-lived

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one devoted to sensual pleasure; particularly in food and drink; gourmand; sybarite

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loosely connected; not flowing logically; occurring at intervals

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disparaging word or phrase

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embodiment; quintessence

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calm; composure; self-possession

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level; not able to be easily disturbed

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to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent

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traveling; itinerant; peripatetic

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without consistency

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very learned; scholarly

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to shun or avoid

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intended for or understood by a small; specific group

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to test or try; attempt; experiment

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worthy; formidable

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a speech honoring the dead

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tending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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to show clearly; to indicate

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to make worse or more severe

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to demand; call for; require; take

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to censure scathingly; to upbraid

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exonerate; to clear of blame

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typical or standard specimen; paradigm; model

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to incite; to make urgent appeals

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urgent; pressing; requiring immediate action or attention

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to remove blame

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discuss or write about at length; to range freely

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to atone or make amends for

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to remove obscenity; purify; censor

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existing; not destroyed or lost

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improvised; done without preparation

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to destroy; exterminate; cut out; pull out by the roots

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playful; humorous; not serious

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an invalid or incorrect notion; a mistaken belief

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untilled; inactive; dormant

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zealous; single-mindedly obsessed with one thing

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silly; inanely foolish

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to flatter or praise excessively

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ineffectual; irresponsible

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apt; suitably expressed; well chosen; apropos; delightful

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a barren or stony hill; an animal's hide

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greatly emotional or zealous

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stinking; having a heavy bad smell

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to shackle; put in chains; restrain

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intentional obstruction; usually using prolonged speechmaking to delay legislative action

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an ornamental work; especially of delicate lacelike patterns; resembling such a pattern

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to sag or droop; to become spiritless; to decline

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sarcastic; impertinent

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flushed with color; ruddy; ornate

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to demonstrate contempt for

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to stir up; incite; rouse

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patience; willingness to wait

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to wade across the shallow part of a river or stream

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to act in a way to hinder; exclude or prevent an action; to circumvent or thwart

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to renounce; disallow; repudiate

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happening by fortunate accident or chance

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noisy fight or quarrel; brawl

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quarrelsome; rebellious; unruly; cranky

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intractable; not willing to yield or comply; stubbornly disobedient

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to attack loudly or denounce

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marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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to deny; dispute; contradict; oppose

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to skip about playfully; frolic

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to gather and save; store up; acquire

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pointlessly talkative; talking too much

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crude; awkward; tasteless

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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; lacking in depth; superficial

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delicate; insubstantial or tenuous; insincere

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pompous speech or expression

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sociable; outgoing; enjoying the company of other people

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to complain or grumble

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trickery; duplicity; cunning

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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calm and peaceful; prosperous

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to set apart as holy

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to deliver a loud; pompous speech or tirade

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to distress; create stress or torment

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits; especially to the pleasures of the senses

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the consistent dominance or influence of one group; state; or ideology over others

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violating accepted dogma or convention; unorthodox

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airtight; impervious to outside influence