Scavenge 4 Flashcards by Nick Murray | Brainscape

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scion (n.)

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a descendant

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askance (adj.)

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sideways

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oblique (adj.)

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slanting/sloping

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assay (v.)

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to examine/analyze

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diurnal (adj.)

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daily or happening during the day

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synchronous (adj.)

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occuring at the same time

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bilious (adj.)

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irratible, cranky

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dudgeon (n.)

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feeling of anger

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pique (v.)

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to anger

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umbrage (n.)

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offense, displeasure

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foible (n.)

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a minor weaknes

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dour (adj.)

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sullen, gloomy

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mordant (adj.)

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caustic, sarcastic

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enjoin (v.)

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to prescribe

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hector (v.)

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to bully

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martinet (n.)

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a strict disciplinarian

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reproof (v.)

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to critcize, rebuke

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auspice (n.)

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support/sponsorship, or favorable sign

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fey (adj.)

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doomed

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prognosticate (v.)

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forecase/predict

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adventitious (adj.)

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by chance

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auspicious (adj.)

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favorable

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kismet (n.)

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fate/destiny

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portentous (adj.)

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marvelous, momentous

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providential (adj.)

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lucky

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equivocal (adj.)

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questionable, dubious

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arbitrate (v.)

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to judge between two opposing parties

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dilatory (adj.)

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intended to delay

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effusive (adj.)

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lacking reservation

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confer (v.)

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to consult together or besto upon

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imbue (v.)

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to fill with

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perjure (v.)

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to swear falsely

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languor (n.)

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sluggishness

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exactitude (n.)

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accuracy

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falter (v.)

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to hesitate

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frivolous (adj.)

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lacking seriousness or sense

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apotheosize (adj.)

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glorify, deify

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animus (n.)

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dislike/hostility

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adjudicate (v.)

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to settle judicially

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magniloquent (adj.)

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grandiloquent

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orotund (adj.)

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pompous

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fustian (adj.)

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pompous

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pettifoggery (n.)

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bickering or trickery

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subterfuge (n.)

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means to escape a rule or hide something

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byzantine (adj.)

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intricate, complex

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mores (n.)

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customs, conventions

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obesiance (n.)

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deference

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jeremiad (n.)

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mournful complaint

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espy (v.)

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to spy, discern

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dissimulate (v.)

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dissemble

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magisterial (adj.)

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authoritative, domineering

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ape (v.)

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to mimic

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progenitor (n.)

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biologically related ancestor