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Set 7 Flashcards

0
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Fiat

A

A command; an arbitrary order; a decree

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Nugatory

A

Of minor significance; futile, useless

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Appanage

A

A property or privilege approached to or by a person as something due

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Antediluvian

A

Outdated; pre-historic; very old-fashioned

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4
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Indigence

A

Poverty

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Boon

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A blessing; a benefit; a favor

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Arcane

A

Obscure; known only to a few people

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7
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Discursive

A

Digressing from subject to subject; long-winded

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Lacuna

A

A gap; a missing part

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Aplomb

A

Poise

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Brook

A
  1. A small stream

2. To tolerate

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Divagate

A

To stray, digress

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12
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Palpitate

A

To throb; to tremble and/or beat furiously

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13
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Declivity

A

A downward slope; a gradient

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14
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Spectral

A

Ghostly; of or pertaining to a phantom

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15
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Miasma

A

Noxious exhalations; fumes/pollution

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Flout

A

To demonstrate contempt for; to mock with disdain

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17
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Indemnity

A

Security or protection against a loss or other financial burden

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18
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Compromise

A

To put at risk; to endanger

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Paroxysm

A

An uncontrollable attack, which can be either of pain or laughter

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Repository

A

A place of storage; a storehouse

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21
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Expeditious

A

Done with speed; quick

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Apposite

A

Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something

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Turgid

A

Swollen; bombastic

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Subvert

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To undermine the authority and power of (an established system or institution)

25
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Germinal

A

Just growing; immature; not developed

26
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Liniment

A

A soothing lotion

27
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Menagerie

A

A storage or diverse collection of people or things

28
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Cant

A

hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or practical nature

29
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Stipulate

A

To demand or specify (a requirement), typically as part of a bargain or agreement

30
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Capacious

A

Spacious, roomy

31
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Mien

A

An air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling, etc.

Syn: demeanor, countenance

32
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Vulpine

A

Like a fox (crafty, cunning)

33
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Ensconce

A

To establish firmly in a position

34
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Nettle

35
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Blandishment

A

Anything designed to flatter or coax

36
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Benison

A

A blessing; benediction

37
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Slake

A

To satiate

38
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Corrugate

A

To contract or cause to contract into wrinkles or folds

39
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Fervent

A

Having or showing great warmth or intensity of spirit, feeling, enthusiasm, ardent

Syn: ardent, fervid, devout

40
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Veneer

A

A surface coating

41
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Deplore

A

To feel or express strong disapproval of (something)

42
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Cunctation

A

Procrastination or delay; tardiness

43
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Rake (n)

A

A dishonorable or profligate person, especially a man who is licentious

44
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Consort

A

To associate with; to keep company

45
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Opprobrious

A

Showing scorn or reproach; outrageous; shameful

46
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Anchorite

A

A person who decided to devote his/her life to secluded study

47
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Demotic

A

Of or for ordinary people; popular

48
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Salmagundi

A

A mixture of items; a potpourri

49
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Curmudgeon

A

A person with a bad temper

50
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Rally

A

To call together; to unite

51
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Belabor

A

To explain in unnecessary detail

52
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Tendentious

A

Dogmatic; biased

53
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Expiate

A

To atone for

54
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Argot

A

Jargon; slang

55
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Repast

56
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Unfetter

A

To set free

57
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Entreat

A

To ask earnestly

58
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Palaver

A

A conference or discussion

59
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Balneal

A

Pertaining to bathing

60
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Advent

A

An arrival

61
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Happenstance

A

A circumstantial event; a chance happening

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