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Round 2 - Vocab.com top 1000 Flashcards

1
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retiring

A

not arrogant or presuming

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2
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acquiesce

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to agree or express agreement

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3
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usurp

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seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one’s right or possession

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4
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sentinel

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a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

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depose

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force to leave from office or position; to testify or affirm under oath, especially in a written statement

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6
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wanton

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occurring without motivation or provocation

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odium

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state of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior

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8
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precept

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rule of personal conduct

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deference

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a courteous expression (by word or deed) of esteem or regard; respectful submission or yielding to the judgment, opinion, will, etc., of another; curious regard

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10
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fray

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a noisy fight; a skirmish; a competition or contest, especially in sports

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brouhaha

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excited public interest, discussion, or the like, as the clamor attending some sensational event; hullabaloo; an episode involving excitement, confusion, turmoil, etc., especially a broil over a minor or ridiculous cause

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12
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impertinent

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improperly forward or bold

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suppliant

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humbly entreating; makes an earnest petition

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14
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languid

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lacking spirit or liveliness

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15
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explicate

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elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses

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gaunt

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very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold


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17
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pastoral

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(used with regard to idealized country life) idyllically rustic

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dogged

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stubbornly unyielding

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19
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ebb

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fall away or decline

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20
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stipulate

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specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement; make an express demand or provision in an agreement

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21
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recourse

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something or someone turned to for assistance or security

22
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bate

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moderate or restrain; lessen the force of; to diminish; abate (as in, “with bated breath”)

23
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conceit

A

an artistic device or effect; an excessively favorable opinion of one’s own ability, importance, wit; something that is conceived in the mind; a thought; idea

24
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loath

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(usually followed by `to’ as in “loath to discuss..”) strongly opposed

25
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rampart

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an embankment built around a space for defensive purposes

26
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tarry

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leave slowly and hesitantly

27
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decorum

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propriety in manners and conduct

28
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luxuriant

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produced or growing in extreme abundance; richly abundant, profuse, or superabundant;
florid, as imagery or ornamentation; lacking in restraint; fertile, fruitful

29
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cant

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insincere talk about religion or morals

30
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enjoin

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give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority

31
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avarice

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extreme greed for material wealth

32
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edict

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a formal or authoritative proclamation

33
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capitulate

A

surrender under agreed conditions; give up resistance

34
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arbitrate

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act between parties with a view to reconciling differences

35
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cleave

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separate or cut with a tool, such as a sharp instrument


to remain faithful; cling to

36
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append

A

add to the very end

37
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visage

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the human face

38
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veritable

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genuine or true; being truly or very much so; often used as intensifiers

39
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pall

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a sudden numbing dread

40
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maxim

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a saying that is widely accepted on its own merits

41
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prowess

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a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation

42
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semblance

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an outward or token appearance or form that is deliberately misleading

43
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asunder

A

into parts or pieces
; widely separated

44
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rout

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an overwhelming defeat; a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder

45
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staid

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characterized by dignity and propriety

46
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beguile

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influence by slyness; to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude; take away by cheating or deceiving

47
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purport

A

have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
; to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely; to convey to the mind as the meaning or thing intended; express or imply.

48
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deprave

A

corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality

49
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bequeath

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leave or give by will after one’s death

50
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enigma

A

something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained


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