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Scavenge 3 Flashcards

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1
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dauntless (adj.)

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bold

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apace (adv.)

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speedy

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novitiate (n.)

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State/period of being a novice

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arcane (adj.)

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esoteric

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decry (v.)

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To speak badly of

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objurgate (v.)

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harshly criticize

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reprove (v.)

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to criticize/correct

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dissipated (adj.)

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hedonistic

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iniquity (n.)

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injustice/wickedness

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libidinous (adj.)

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lewd, lascivious

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licentious (adj.)

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sexually unrestrained

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turpitude (n.)

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vileness, shamefulness

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fealty (n.)

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faithfulness

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verity (n.)

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truthfullness

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duplicity (n.)

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deceit (speaking in different ways to different people)

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acidulous (adj.)

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sharp, caustic

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baleful/baneful (adj.)

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harmfull

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insidious (adj.)

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treacherous

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recreant (n.)

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a coward

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ancillary (adj.)

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subsidiary/assisting

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corroborate (v.)

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to confirm

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countanance (n.)

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facial expression or moral support

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espouse (v.)

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support/advocate

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stalwart (adj.)

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strong, robust, brave

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inexorable (adj.)

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stubborn

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renitent (adj.)

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resistant

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clement (adj.)

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merciful, lenient

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largess (n.)

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generous giving

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rapacious (adj.)

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greedy, predatory

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compendious (adj.)

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brief, concise

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circumlocution (n.)

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roundabout way of speaking

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periphrastic (adj.)

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roundabout, wordy

33
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proselyte (n.)

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a convert

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languid (adj.)

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slow, lacking in vigor

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slake (v.)

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To satisfy/refresh

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vindicate (v.)

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justify, clear of blame

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redress (v.)

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To set right, remedy

38
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fervid (adj.)

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ardent

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temperate (adj.)

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self restrained

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peripatetic (adj.)

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travelling, itinerant

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forfend (v.)

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to defend/protect

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discrete (adj.)

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Detached, separate

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chortle (v.)

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to chuckle

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droll (adj.)

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oddly amusing

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gibe (v.)

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to taunt/mock

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raillery (n.)

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good humored mocking

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simper (n.)

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silly, self conscious smile

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disconsolate (adj.)

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hopelessly unhappy

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elegiac (adj.)

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expressing sorrow/lamentation

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lugubrious (adj.)

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mournful, gloomy

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threnody (n.)

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poem/song of lamentation

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noisome (adj.)

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offensive/disgusting

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rebarbative (adj.)

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causing vexation

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abrogate (adj.)

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to abolish

55
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decamp (v.)

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to depart quickly

56
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retrograde (adj.)

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moving backward

57
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obsequy (n.)

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funeral rite/ceremony

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quintessence (n.)

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concentrated essence of a substance

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tantamount (adj.)

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equivalent in value

60
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idiosyncratic (adj.)

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peculiar

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discursive (adj.)

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digressive, rambling

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sojourn (n.)

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a temporary stay

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interstice (n.)

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an interval, gap

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cursory (adj.)

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hasty, superficial

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adage (n.)

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a proverb

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bromide (n.)

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a platitude

67
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dictum (n.)

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a saying

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epigram (n.)

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a terse and witty saying (apothegm)

69
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consanguine (adj.)

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related by blood

70
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endogamous (adj.)

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marriage within a tribe/social unit

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