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Set 2 Flashcards

0
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Inure

A

To accustom (someone) to something, especially something unpleasant

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Derogate

A 
To disparage (someone or something);
To detract from
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Apposite

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Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something

Synonyms: relevant, pertinent, appurtenant, germane, apt, befitting

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Martinet

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Somebody who demands exact conformity to rules

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Obtrude

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To thrust (something) forward upon a person, especially without warrant

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Palatial

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Befitting or suitable for a palace; stately; magnificent

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Cabal

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  1. A small group of secret plotters as against a government or person in authority
  2. The plots and schemes of such a group
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Oblique

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Indirect; slanting

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Rabble

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A disorderly crowd; a mob

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Bolide

A

A large meteor that explodes in the atmosphere

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Manumission/manumit

A

The act of freeing from slavery

To emancipate

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Capricious

A

Unpredictable; fickle; tending to change one’s mind

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12
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Jilted

A

Rejected; cast aside; shunned

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Prefatory

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Introductory; pertaining to a preface

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Incipient

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In an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop

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Foppish

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Of a man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way

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Integument

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A tough outer protective layer, especially that of an animal or plant

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Piscatorial

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Pertaining to fish

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Infirm

A

Not physically or mentally strong, especially through age or illness

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Bucolic

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Rustic; rural; pastoral; crude

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Wry

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Twisted or bent to one side; dryly humorous

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Garner

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To gather or collect

Syn: accumulate, amass

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Perspicuous

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  1. Clearly expressed or presented; lucid

2. Perspicacious

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Vehemence

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An intense concentration, force, or power; forcefulness

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Impugn

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To criticize or cast doubt on

25
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Avow

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To declare frankly or openly; to own, acknowledge, confess, or admit

26
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Sere

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Withered, old, dry, or arid

27
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Virago

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A loud-voiced, ill-tempered, scolding woman; a shrew

28
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Falter

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To start to lose strength or momentum

29
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Ensconce

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To establish or settle (someone) in a comfortable place

30
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Coeval

A

Of the same age or duration; equally old

31
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Vitriol

A

Something highly caustic or severe in effect, as criticism

32
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Deprecate

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To criticize; to denounce

Syn: deplore; abhor; censure

33
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Staid

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Dull; sober; serious; respectable; unadventurous

34
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Floe

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A sheet of floating ice

35
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Ulterior

A

Beyond what is obvious or evident

36
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Noisome

A

Having an extremely offensive smell; disgusting

37
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Legerdemain

A

A display of cleverness, especially to deceive others

Syn: skulduggery, chicanery, artifice, trickery

38
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Dissemble

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To avoid the truth

39
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Timorous

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Cowardly; fearful

40
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Flotsam

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Drifting wreckage/debris

Syn: detritus, dross

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Proviso

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A condition as part of an agreement; a stipulation

42
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Histrionic

A

Theatrical; excessively dramatic

43
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Spendthrift

A

Extravagant; indulgent; without regard to cost

Syn: Profligate, prodigal, improvident

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Chichi

A

Affectedly trendy; chic and stylish

45
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Inamorata

A

A person’s female lover

46
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Pelf

A

Money, especially when gained in a dishonest or dishonorable way

47
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Harry

A

To annoy; to torment

48
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Subjugate

A

To conquer; to control; to subdue; to vanquish

49
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Redolent

A

Strongly reminiscent or suggestive of something

50
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Hoi polloi

A

The common people; the masses

51
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Distaff

A

Work or other matters regarded as the concern of women

52
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Artifice

A

Deception; trickery

53
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Appertain

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To relate to; to concern

54
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Stolid

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Unemotional; not easily excited

Syn: phlegmatic; placid

55
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Deposition

A

Removal from an office or position; dethrone meant

56
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Asperity

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Harshness of tone or manner

Syn: astringency, acerbity, abrasiveness

57
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Moil

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To work hard at; to drudge

58
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Sibylline

A

Oracular, prophetic

59
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Comeuppance

A

A well-deserved punishment or misfortune

60
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Myriad

A

A large number

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