Set 12 Flashcards

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acrimonious

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(typically of speech or discussion) angry and bitter

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2
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belligerent

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hostile and aggressive

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3
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beneficent

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(of a person) generous or doing good

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4
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canny

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having or showing shrewdness and good judgement, especially in money and business matters

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5
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cavalier

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showing a lack of proper concern; offhand

a dashing and attentive man; especially one acting as a lady’s escort

a small spaniel of a breed with a long snout

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distressed

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suffering from extreme anxiety; sorrow or pain

(of furniture or clothing) having simulated marks of age and wear

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dwindling

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gradually diminishing in size, amount or strength

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eclipse

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an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination

a loss of significance or power in relation to another person or thing

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9
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encyclopedic

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comprehensive in terms of information

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10
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exacerbate

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make (a problem, bad situation or negative feeling) worse

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exasperated

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intensely irritated or frustrated

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12
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fungible

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(of goods contracted for or without an individual specimen being specified) replaceable by another identical term, mutually interchangeable

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hackneyed

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(of a phrase or idea) having been overused; unoriginal and trite

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14
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incongruous

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not in harmony or keeping with surroundings or other aspects of something

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15
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interchangeable

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apparently identical; very similar

(of two things) able to be interchanged

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16
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laconic

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(of a person, speech or style of writing) using very few words

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lucrative

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producing a great deal of profit

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magisterial

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having or showing great authority / domineering; dictatorial

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onerous

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(of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble or difficulty

20
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opprobrium

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harsh criticism or censure

21
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parsimonious

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very unwilling to spend money or use resources

22
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peripheral

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relating to or situated on the edge of periphery of something

of secondary or minor importance; marginal

23
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provocative

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causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately

24
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renounce

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formally declare one’s abandonment of (a claim, right or possession)

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tempestuous
characterized by strong and turbulent or conflicting emotion very stormy
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tenable
able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection (of an office, position, scholarship, etc.) able to be held or used
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transgression
an act that goes against a law, rule or code of conduct; an offence
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urbane
(of a person, especially a man) courteous and refined in manner
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verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
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vitiate
spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of