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Set 3 Flashcards

0
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Wag

A

A witty person

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Éclat

A

A brilliant display or effect

Syn: panache, flamboyance

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Animus

A

Hostile feeling or intent; animosity

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3
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Inordinate

A

Unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

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4
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Asylum

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A refuge or shelter

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5
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Hinterlands

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Backcountry

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Penurious

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  1. Destitute

2. Parsimonious

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Frivolous

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Characterized by a lack of seriousness or sense; not having any serious purpose or value

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Evanescent

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Tending to vanish

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9
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Animadversion

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Censure; severe criticism

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Deliquesce

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To melt; to become liquid

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Protract

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To prolong; to draw out

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12
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Mischance

A

Bad luck

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13
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Writ

A

A written order (issued by a court)

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14
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Enshroud

A

To cover

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15
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Captious

A

Overly critical; complaining

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16
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Dissonance

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Discord; disagreement

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17
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Languid

A

Tired; slow

Syn: languorous, indolent, listless, lethargic

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Uncouth

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Awkward, clumsy, or unmannerly

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19
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Consanguinity

A

Kinship

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20
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Pathos

A

A quality that evokes pity or sadness

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21
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Protean

A

Changeable

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22
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Slew

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Glut, excess

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Splice

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To join (two ends)

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Esoterica

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Esoteric or highly specialized subjects or publications

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Commodious

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Spacious and convenient; roomy

26
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Wanton

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  1. Delineate and unprovoked

2. Sexually immodest or promiscuous

27
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Stipple

A

To paint with dots

28
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Inexorable

A

Relentless; impossible to stop or prevent

29
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Descry

A

To see; to catch sight of

30
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Duress

A

Compulsion by threat or force; coercion; constraint

31
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Temperate

A

Moderate or self-restrained

32
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Acuity

A

Sharpness (mental or visual)

33
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Turpitude

34
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Adjunct

A

Something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it

35
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Infuse

A

To introduce as if by pouring; to fill

36
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Beleaguer

A

To besiege; to attack

37
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Alacrity

A

Brisk and cheerful readiness

38
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Sunder

A

To split apart

39
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Incongruous

A

Not fitting in; out of place

40
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Marshal

A

To arrange or assemble (a group) in order

41
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Exalt

A

To praise; to glorify

42
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Exult

A

To rejoice; to feel extreme happiness

43
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Prefigure

A

To foreshadow; to envision beforehand

44
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Doff

A

To take off; to remove

45
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Shyster

A

An unethical lawyer; an unscrupulous person

46
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Caducity

A

The state of old age; senility

47
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Garret

A

A room; an attic

48
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Pablum

A

Anything bland or insipid, especially speech or writing

49
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Finicky

A

Overly choosy; very particular

50
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Sovereignty

A

The condition of complete independence and self government; supreme power or authority

51
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Alacrity

A

Eagerness, enthusiasm, quickness

52
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Middling

A

Mediocre; ordinary; commonplace

53
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Lettered

A

Educated, learned, literate, experienced

54
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Coterie

A

A group of people with a common interest

55
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Staunch

A

Loyal and committed in attitude

56
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Eschew

A

To shun or avoid

57
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Quell

A

To suppress

58
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Descant

A

To talk or write at length

59
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Petulant

A

Sulky; peevish

60
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Insensate

A

Having no feelings; foolish

61
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Gamely

A

Characterized by lively motion; exhibiting courage

62
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Charade

A

A pretense; only for show; a sham

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