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Round 6 - Vocab.com top 1000 Flashcards

1
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aggrieve

A

infringe on the rights of; to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice; to afflict with pain, anxiety

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vestment

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gown worn by clergy; garment or ceremonial robe

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urbane

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showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; reflecting elegance and sophistication

having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities

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defray

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bear the expenses of

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spectral

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resembling or characteristic of a phantom or ghost

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munificent

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very generous; extremely liberal in giving; very generous

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dictum

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an authoritative declaration or pronouncement; judicial assertion.

a saying; maxim

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scabbard

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a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet

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beleaguer

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annoy persistently; pester or badger incessantly

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gripe

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complain naggingly or constantly; grumble

to seize and hold firmly; grip; grasp; clutch.

to produce pain in; to distress or oppress

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remission

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an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

pardon or forgiveness

diminution, as of diligence, labor, intensity

relinquishment of a payment or obligation

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diminution

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the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.

Music. the repetition or imitation of a subject or theme in notes of shorter duration than those first used.

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cajole

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influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

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interdict

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command against; to forbid/prohibit

to impede by steady bombardment

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abase

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cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade

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obviate

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do away with

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary
“to obviate risks”

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mettle

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the courage to carry on; fortitude

disposition or temperament

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interpolate

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insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.

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surreptitious

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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

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dissimulate

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hide (feelings) from other people; to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

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specious

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plausible but false; apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible

pleasing to the eye but deceptive

22
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revulsion

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intense aversion

23
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hale

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exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; strong

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palliate

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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate

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querulous

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habitually complaining; peevish

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vagary

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an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person’s behavior, etc.)

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incipient

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only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; in an initial stage

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obdurate

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stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding.

stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent

29
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parochial/provincial

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narrowly restricted in outlook or scope

30
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grovel

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show submission or fear; to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility

to take pleasure in mean or base things

31
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refractory

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stubbornly resistant to authority or control; hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient

32
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dregs

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sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid

33
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ascendancy

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the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; governing or controlling influence; domination

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supercilious

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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

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pundit

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someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

a learned person, expert, or authority.

a person who makes comments or judgments, especially in an authoritative manner; critic or commentator

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commiserate

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to feel or express sympathy or compassion

37
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assay

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to examine or analyze

make an effort or attempt; to try
“to assay a dance step”

38
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conjugal

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of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband

39
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abjure

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formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; swear off former belief “abjure a religious faith or abjure your love for someone”

40
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frieze

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an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice (like angels above a door)

41
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cabal

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a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority.

the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue

to plot, conspire, intrigue

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inflammatory

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arousing to action or rebellion

43
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machination

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a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends; crafty plots or intrigues

44
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mendicant

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a pauper who lives by begging

45
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meander

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to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

46
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sinuous

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having many curves, bends, or turns; winding

indirect; devious

47
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bullion

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gold or silver in bars or ingots; gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value

embroidery or lace worked with gold wire or gold or silver cords

48
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husbandry

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the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; the science of raising crops or food animals.

careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift, or conservation

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whet

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make keen or more acute; stimulate

to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction

something that whets; appetizer or drink

50
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imposture

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pretending to be another person

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