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Sadlier Unit 15 Flashcards

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(adj. ) firm in purpose or opinion, unyielding, obdurate, implacable, inflexible
(n. ) an extremely hard substance

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Adamant

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A: (adj.) yielding, flexible, pliable

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Adamant

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(n.) a confused hodgepodge of sounds, hubbub; an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified

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Brouhaha

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S: furor, hullabaloo, tumult, pandemonium

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Brouhaha

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(n. ) a strong defense or protection, a solid wall-like structure for defense
(v. ) to provide such defense or protection

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Bulwark

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S: (n.) stronghold, citadel, bastion,rampart

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Bulwark

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A: (n.) breach, weak point in the defense

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Bulwark

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(adj.) easily made angry, bad-tempered

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Choleric

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S: irascible, testy, splenetic, bilious

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Choleric

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A: affable, genial, even-tempered

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Choleric

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(v.) to spoil or destroy an appetite by too much indulgence, especially in sweet or rich things; to glut, satiate, surfeit

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Cloy

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A: stimulate, whet

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Cloy

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(v.) to cut short, bring to a halt or end sooner than expected; to reduce

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Curtail

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S: limit, abbreviate, abridge, contract

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Curtail

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A: protract, extend

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Curtail

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(n.) courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another person; great respect marked by submission, as to a superior

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Deference

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S: respect, consideration, courtesy

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Deference

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A: contempt, disrespect, scorn, disdain

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Deference

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(adj.) conclusive, final, representing the limit of what can be done

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Definitive

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S: exhaustive, authoritative

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Definitive

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A: tentative, inconclusive

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Definitive

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(n.) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial expression, mein

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Demeanor

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S: conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage

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Demeanor

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(adj.) puzzling, perplexing, inexplicable, not easily understood

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Enigmatic

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S: baffling, mysterious, inexplicable

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Enigmatic

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A: intelligible, understandable, fathomable

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Enigmatic

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(adj, adv) without preparation, offhand, suddenly or hastily done
(n.) an extemporaneous composition or remark; a minimal piece suggestive of improvisation

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Impromptu

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S: (adj.) spontaneous, improvised, unrehearsed

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Impromptu

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A: (adj.) rehearsed, planned, prepared, premeditated

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Impromptu

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(adj.) excessively and objectionably sentimental; having a mildly sickening flavor

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Mawkish

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S: sentimentalized, maudlin, mushy, nauseating

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Mawkish

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A: unsentimental, callous, insensitive

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Mawkish

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(v.) to soften, make gently, pacify; to calm, allay (as an emotion), assuage, appease, placate; to reduce in intensity

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Mollify

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A: enrage, anger, aggravate, exacerbate

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Mollify

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(n.) something that is heavy or burdensome (especially an unwelcome responsibility); a stigma; blame

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Onus

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S: burden, obligation, duty, stigma

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Onus

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(n.) a vague sense of approaching misfortune

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Presentiment

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S: foreboding, premonition, hunch

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Presentiment

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(adj. ) given over to dissipation and self-indulgence. Immoral recklessly extravagant
(n. ) a person given to self-indulgent and wild spending

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Profligate

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S: (adj.) prodigal, improvident; (n.) spendthrift

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Profligate

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A: (adj.) penny-pinching, frugal, economical

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Profligate

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(v.) to send or hand in (as money); to cancel (as a penalty of punishment), forgive, pardon; to lessen, diminish; to put off, postpone, defer

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Remit

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S: pay, absolve, subside, abate

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Remit

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(adj.) needed, necessary, regarded as essential or indispensable

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Requisite

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S: required, obligatory, incumbent

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Requisite

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A: nonessential, superfluous, optional

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Requisite

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(adj.) of or pertaining to a tailor or his work; having to do it with clothes or or dress (especially men’s)

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Sartorial

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(v.) to oppose successfully; to prevent, frustrate

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Thwart

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S: foil, baffle

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Thwart

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A: aid, assist, abet, further

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Thwart

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