Set 26 Flashcards

1
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lugubrious

A

looking or sounding sad and dismal

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2
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transcend

A

go beyond and range / surpass

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3
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flustered

A

make (someone) agitated or confused

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4
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incidental

A

occurring by chance

happening as a result

less important

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5
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axiomatic

A

self-evident or unquestionable

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6
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macabre

A

disturbing because concerned with or causing fear of death

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7
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gullible

A

easily persuaded to believe something, credulous

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8
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ingrained

A

firmly fixed or established

difficult to change

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9
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tacit

A

understood or implied without being stated, implicit

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10
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exorbitant

A

unreasonably high (of price or amount)

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11
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serene

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calm, peaceful and untroubled, tranquil

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12
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treatise

A

a written work dealing formally and systematically with a subject

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13
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corporeal

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relating to a person’s body especially as opposed to their spirit, (law) consisting of material objects

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14
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figurative

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departing from a literal use of words, metaphorical

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15
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motose

A

sullen and ill-tempered

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16
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fickle

A

changing frequently especially as regard one’s loyalties or affections

capricious

17
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ramification

A

a complex or unwelcome consequence of an action

18
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eclectic

A

deriving ideas, style or taste from a broad and divers range of sources

19
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apprehensive

A

anxiety or fear that something bad wiill happen

20
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idiosyncratic

A

peculiar or individual

21
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insolent

A

showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect

22
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ardent

A

very enthusiastic or passionate

23
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doctrinaire

A

dogmatic, rigid seeking to impose a doctrine in all circumstance without regard to practical considerations

24
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officious

A

intrusively enthusiastic in offering help or advice

interfering

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cease
come or bring to an end
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lavish
very generous or extravagant rich
27
conductive
havingthe property of conducting something
28
equanimity
calmness and composure, especially in a difficult situation
29
supplant
supersede and replace
30
lampoon
publicly criticize someone by using ridicule, irony or sarcasm