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Semester 2 Flashcards

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1
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Cadaverous

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Resembling a corpse

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Concoct

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To prepare by combining ingredients, to invent or devise

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Crass

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So crude and unrefined as to be la king in discrimination

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Desecrate

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To violate the sacred character of; to commit sacrilege

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Desist

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To cease from action; to stop doing something

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Grandiose

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Impressive because of unnecessary largeness or grandeur

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Inconsequential

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Lacking worth or importance

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Infraction

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A breaking of a law or obligation

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Pillage

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The act of robbing goods by force; goods stolen by force in a time of war, to plunder

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Prate

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O talk about aimlessly or foolishly

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Restitution

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The act of restoring something to the full owner

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Stipend

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A sum of money allotted on a regular basis; usually for some specific purpose

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Acrimonious

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Full of bitterness

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Bovine

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Sluggish, unresponsive; dull

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Conducive

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Contributing to an end, beneficial

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Corpulent

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Very fat, obese

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Dispassionate

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Unaffected by strong emotion or prejudice

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Dissension

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Difference of opinion or feeling; disagreement

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Dissipate

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To disperse or disappear

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Gauntlet

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An onslaught or attack from all sides; a protective glove from medieval times

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Hypothetical

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Based on a theory, assumption or guess

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Relegate

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To assign or remove, usually to an inferior or lower position

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Subservient

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Acting subordinate to another; submissive

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Susceptible

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Easily influenced by power or emotion

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Élan

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enthusiastic vigor and liveliness; distinctive flair

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Abate

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To reduce in amount or to make less

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Anathema

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A person or thing that is the object of strong dislike

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Astute

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Having discernment or cleverness

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Avarice

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Extreme desire for wealth of getting and keeping riches

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Culpable

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Guilty or deserving of blame

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Egregious

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Obviously bad or offensive

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Modicum

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A moderate or small amount

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Nebulous

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Hazy, vague, or indistinct

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Novice

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A beginner in any occupation or activity the requires skill

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Pretentious

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Something done for show or to make a big impression

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Resuscitate

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To restore or revive from death or unconsciousness

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Succinct

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Chiefly or briefly expressed in few words

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Torpid

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Sluggish or inactive

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Accrue

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To increase or accumulate over time or natural growth

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Antediluvian

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Very old fashioned or antiquated or out of date

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Bedlam

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A scene of consuming and noisy disturbance

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Debonair

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Having courteous or polished manners or charm

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Dun

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To demand payment repeatedly; a person who demands payment; dark or grayish brown in color

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Fortuitous

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Happening by chance or by accident; lucky

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Gist

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The main idea or essence

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Gratuitous

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Free or done without charge

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Imperious

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Overbearing or demanding or seeking to dominate

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Motley

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Composed of a great variety of elements

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Procrastinate

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To delay or out off until later

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Provocative

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Serving to excite or arouse by stimulating a strong feeling or desire

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Sedentary

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A lot of sitting or resting with very little exercise

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Abstemious

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Temperate and moderate in diet

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Accentuate

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To give emphasis to or to stress

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Contingent

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A representative group forming part of a larger group; likely to occur but not with certainty

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Dowdy

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Lacking style or good taste

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Florid

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Very ornate and over decorated

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Foist

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To impose or pass off by fraud

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Gauche

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Lacking in social grace

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Heresy

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An opinion or doctrine that is different front society’s accepted beliefs

60
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Palpable

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Capable of being touched and felt, tangible

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Perceptive

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Showing a keen sense of understanding or insight

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Quail

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To shrink back or lose courage when in a difficult situation

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Salient

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A projecting or protruding part of a battle line

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Sear

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To burn or char on the surface

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Absolve

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To free from blame, guilt or consequences

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Clangor

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A loud, clamorous noise or clang

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Contiguous

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Touching, in contact, side by side

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Enhance

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To magnify or increase the degree or value of

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Enthrall

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To charm or captivate

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Exude

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To emit or send out; to ooze forth

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Implicit

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Implied, rather than openly stated

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Incisive

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Penetrating, sharp or piercing, as in a suggestion

73
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Ostentatious

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Showy and intended to impress others

74
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Paraphrase

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A restatement of a text or passage for clarity

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Preeminent

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Superior to or notable, outstanding

76
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Redundant

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Exceeding more than is necessary; repetitive

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Winsome

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Charming and attractive in a simple, childlike way

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Beneficent

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Characterized by charity and kindness

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