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The Toughest Words I Flashcards

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Lambaste

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(v.) to denounce; strongly criticize

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Quiescent

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(adj.) marked by inactivity; a state of quiet repose

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Provisional

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(adj.) temporary; for the time being

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Lurid

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(adj.) very vivd in color, esp. so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect

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Truculent

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(adj.) defiantly agressive; eager to fight

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Pugnacious

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(adj.) defiantly agressive; eager to fight

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Belligerent

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(adj.) defiantly agressive; eager to fight

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Propitiate

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(v.) to win or regain the favor of

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Élan

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(n.) a vigorous spirit; a great enthusiasm

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Perfunctory

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(adj.) something performed in a spiritless, mechanical, or routine manner

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Aplomb

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(n.) self-confidence or assurance

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Opacity

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(n.) the condition of lacking transparency or translucence; opaqueness; obscurity of meaning

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Craven

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(adj.) characterized by acting in a cowardly manner

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Venal

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(adj.) corrupt; dishonest, open to bribery

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Licentious

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(adj.) immoral; dissolute; debauched; unprincipled in sexual matters

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Noxious

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(adj.) harmful; injurious to physical, mental or moral health

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Superfluous

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(adj.) unnecessary, extra

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Extraneous

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(adj.) unnecessary, extra

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Duplicitous

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(adj.) deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech

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Profligate

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(adj.) wasteful; someone who squanders (wastes) time and money by living for the moment

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Epiphany

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(n.) a sudden realization; an insightful moment

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Insidious

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(adj.) causing harm in a subtle or stealthy manner; devious

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Vacuous

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(adj.) empty; lacking serious purpose; vapid

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Inane

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(adj.) empty; lacking serious purpose; vapid

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Harbinger

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(n.) indications or omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur

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Portent

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(n.) indications or omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur

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Presage

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(n.) indications or omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur

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Beleaguer

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(v.) to beset; to surround with problems

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Burgeon

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(v.) to grow rapidly and expand

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Imperious

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(adj.) domineering and arrogant; haughty

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Petuland

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(adj.) peevish, irritable

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Complaisant

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(adj.) amiable; agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; affable

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Complacent

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(adj.) over-contented and self-satisfied

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Fawn

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(v.) to behave in a servile manner; subervient

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Obdurate

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(adj.) very stubborn; obstinate; unyieldingly persistent; inflexible; intractable

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Intransigient

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(adj.) very stubborn; obstinate; unyieldingly persistent; inflexible; intractable

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Redolent

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(adj.) exuding fragrance; full of a specified smell

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Chicanery

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(n.) deception by subterfuge; deliberate trickery

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Conundrum

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(n.) a difficult problem; a dilemma with no easy solution

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Slight

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(n.) a disrespect or disparaging remark

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Capitulate

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(v.) to surrender; comply without protest

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Disheartening

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(adj.) very discouraging; dismaying; dispiriting

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Apocryphal

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(adj.) of doubtful authenticity

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Magisterial

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(adj.) learned and authoritative

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Plasticity

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(adj.) flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces

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Malleable

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(adj.) flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces

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Pliable

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(adj.) flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces

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Chagrin

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(n. ) distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
(v. ) to feel distressed or humiliated

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Obstreperous

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(adj.) noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly; boisterous

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Idyllic

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(adj.) charmingly simple and carefree

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Dilapidated

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(adj.) having fallen into a state of disrepair; broken-down; in deplorable condition

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Extemporize

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(v.) to lecture or speak without notes

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Improvise

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(v.) to lecture or speak without notes

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Myriad

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(adj.) many; numerous

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Ungainly

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(adj.) awkward; clumsy

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Dilatory

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(adj.) habitually late; tardy

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Vituperative

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(adj.) characterized by verbal abuse; bitter criticism

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Discordant

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(adj.) not in harmony; incompatible; at variance with, as in a discordant detail that doesn’t fit a pattern

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Perfidious

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(adj.) treacherous; traitorous; deceitful

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Proliferation

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(n.) a rapid increase in numbers

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Indomitable

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(adj.) very determined; unwavering

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Resolute

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(adj.) very determined; unwavering

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Moribund

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(adj.) approaching death; about to become obsolete

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Nuance

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(n.) a subtle shade of meaning or feeling; a slight degree of difference

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Flippant

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(adj.) treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect

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Facetious

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(adj.) treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect

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Credulous

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(adj.) easily convinced; tending to believe too readily; gullible

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Florid

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(adj.) flowery in style; very ornate

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Excoriating

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(adj.) expressing strong disapproval; condemning; to loudly decry

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Scathing

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(adj.) expressing strong disapproval; condemning; to loudly decry

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Interloper

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(n.) an intruder; a gatecrasher

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Cerebral

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(adj.) intellectual rather than emotional

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Visceral

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(adj.) instinctive rather than rational; follow your heart

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Nonplussed

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(adj.) utterly perplexed; completely puzzled; totally bewildered

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Confounded

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(adj.) utterly perplexed; completely puzzled; totally bewildered

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Ignominous

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(adj.) humiliating; shameful; disgraceful

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