Third Flashcards
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Pusillanimous
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Adj. cowardly
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Qualified
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Adj. Limited; restricted
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Qualified
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Adj. Limited; restricted
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Qualm
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N. Sudden feeling of faintness or nausea; uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions
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Raconteur
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N. Witty, skillful storyteller
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Raiment
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N. Clothing
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Ramification
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N. Implication; outgrowth; consequence
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Recant
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V. To retract a statement or opinion
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Recluse
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N. Person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude
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Recondite
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Adj. Abstruse; profound
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Refract
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V. To deflect sound or light
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Intermittent
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Adj. coming and going at intervals, not continuous; occasional
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Refute
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V. To contradict; disprove
N. Refutation
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Relegate
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V. To consign to an inferior position
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Renege
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V. To go back on one’s word
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Reparation
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N. Amends; compensation
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Repine
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V. To fret; complain
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Reproach
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V. To find fault with; blame
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Reprobate
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N. Morally unprincipled person
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Rescind
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V. To cancel
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Resolve
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N. Determination; firmness of purpose
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Abortive
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Adj. Unsuccessful
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Absolve
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V. To forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
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Accost
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V. To approach and speak to someone
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Acquiesce
V. To comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree
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Acrimonious
Adj. Full of spite; bitter; nasty
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Peculate
V. To embezzle
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Rubric
N. Title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol
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Ruse
N. Trick; crafty stratagem, subterfuge
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Sage
Adj. wise
| N. A wise older person
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Sartorial
Adj. Pertaining to tailors
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Saturnine
Adj. Gloomy
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Sedition
N. Behavior prompting rebellion
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Sedulous
Adj. Diligent; characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort
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Sensuous
Adj. Relating to the senses; operating through the senses
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Sentient
Adj. Aware; conscious; able to perceive
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Sextant
N. Navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude
37
Shard
N. A piece of broken glass or pottery
38
Sidereal
Adj. Relating to the stars
39
Simile
N. Comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"
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Singular
Adj. Unique; extraordinary; odd
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Sobriety
N. Seriousness
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Soliloquy
N. Literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others
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Spendthrift
N. Person who spends money recklessly
| Adj. wasteful and extravagant
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Augment
V. to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
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Stint
V. To be sparing
| N. A period of time spent doing nothing
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Stipulate
V. To specify as an essential condition
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Striated
Adj. Marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels
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Stricture
N. Something that restrains; negative criticism
49
Adverse
Adj. Unfavorable; antagonistic
| 'In the face of adversity'
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Affinity
N. Sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity
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Allocate
V. To distribute; to assign; to allot
52
Aloof
Adj. Uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance
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Strut
V. To swagger; display to impress others
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Stultify
V. To impair or reduce to uselessness
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Stupefying
V. To dull the senses of; stun; astonish
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Subpoena
N. Notice ordering someone to appear in court
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Subside
V. To settle down; grow quiet
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Substantiate
V. To support with proof or evidence
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Subsume
V. To include; incorporate
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Subversive
Adj. Intended to undermine or overthrow, especially an established government
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Want
N. grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life
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Supposition
N. The act of assuming to be true or real
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Syllogism
N. A form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion
64
Tangential
Adj. Peripheral; digressing
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Tenet
N. Belief, doctrine
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Tenuous
Adj. Weak; insubstantial
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Thespian
N. An actor or actress
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Theocracy
N. Government by priests representing a god
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Torque
N. a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion;
a turning or twisting force
70
Tome
N. Book, usually large and academic
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Tout
V. To promote or praise energetically
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Transgression
N. Act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
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Travail
N. Work, especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish
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Treatise
N. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
75
Tryst
N. Agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous
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Tutelary
Adj. Serving as a guardian or protector
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Uncanny
Adj. Mysterious; strange
78
Undulating
Adj. Moving in waves
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Usury
N. Practice of landing money at exorbitant rates
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Valedictory
Adj. Pertaining to a farewell
81
Vapid
Adj. Tasteless; dull
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Vendetta
N. Prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility
84
Vertigo
N. Dizziness
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Vexation
N. Irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement
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Viable
Adj. Practicable; capable of developing
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Vindictive
Adj. Spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving
88
Visage
N. Countenance; appearance; aspect
89
Vogue
N. Prevailing fashion or practice
90
Vortex
N. Whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence
91
Vivisection
N. the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
92
Warrant
V. To attest to the accuracy or quality; justify; grant authorization
93
Wary
Adj. Careful; cautious
94
Whimsical
Adj. Fanciful; unpredictable
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Whimsy
N. A playful or fanciful idea
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Zealot
N. One who is fanatically devoted to a cause
97
Zealotry
N. Fanaticism
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Zealous
Adj. Enthusiastically devoted to a cause
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Elusive
adj. hard to pin down; evasive
100
Adj. cowardly
Pusillanimous
101
N. Marsh; difficult situation
Quagmire
102
Adj. Limited; restricted
Qualified
103
N. Sudden feeling of faintness or nausea; uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions
Qualm
104
N. Witty, skillful storyteller
Raconteur
105
N. Clothing
Raiment
106
N. Implication; outgrowth; consequence
Ramification
107
V. To retract a statement or opinion
Recant
108
N. Person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude
Recluse
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Adj. Abstruse; profound
Recondite
110
V. To deflect sound or light
Refract
111
Adj. coming and going at intervals, not continuous; occasional
Intermittent
112
V. To contradict; disprove
Refute
113
V. To consign to an inferior position
Relegate
114
V. To go back on one's word
Renege
115
N. Amends; compensation
Reparation
116
V. To fret; complain
Repine
117
V. To find fault with; blame
Reproach
118
N. Morally unprincipled person
Reprobate
119
V. To cancel
Rescind
120
N. Determination; firmness of purpose
Resolve
121
Adj. Unsuccessful
Abortive
122
V. To forgive or free from blame; to free from sin; to free from an obligation
Absolve
123
V. To approach and speak to someone
Accost
124
V. To comply passively; to accept; to assent; to agree
Acquiesce
125
Adj. Full of spite; bitter; nasty
Acrimonious
126
V. To embezzle
Peculate
127
N. Title or heading; category; established mode of procedure or conduct; protocol
Rubric
128
N. Trick; crafty stratagem, subterfuge
Ruse
129
Adj. wise
| N. a wise older person
Sage
130
Adj. Pertaining to tailors
Sartorial
131
Adj. Gloomy
Saturnine
132
N. Behavior prompting rebellion
Sedition
133
Adj. Diligent; characterized by steady, earnest, and energetic effort
Sedulous
134
Adj. Aware; conscious; able to perceive
Sentient
135
N. Navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude
Sextant
136
N. A piece of broken glass or pottery
Shard
137
Adj. Relating to the senses; operating through the senses
Sensuous
138
Adj. Relating to the stars
Sidereal
139
N. Comparison of one thing with another using "like" or "as"
Simile
140
Adj. Unique; extraordinary; odd
Singular
141
N. Seriousness
Sobriety
142
N. Literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others
Soliloquy
143
N. Person who spends money recklessly
| Adj. wasteful and extravagant
Spendthrift
144
V. to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense
Augment
145
V. To be sparing
| N. A period of time spent doing nothing
Stint
146
V. To specify as an essential condition
Stipulate
147
Adj. Marked with thin, narrow grooves or channels
Striated
148
N. Something that restrains; negative criticism
Stricture
149
Adj. Unfavorable; antagonistic
Adverse
150
N. Sympathy; attraction; kinship; similarity
Affinity
151
Adj. Uninvolved; standing off; keeping one's distance
Aloof
152
V. To swagger; display to impress others
Strut
153
V. To impair or reduce to uselessness
Stultify
154
V. To dull the senses of; stun; astonish
Stupefying
155
N. Notice ordering someone to appear in court
Subpoena
156
V. To settle down; grow quiet
Subside
157
V. To support with proof or evidence
Substantiate
158
V. To include; incorporate
Subsume
159
Adj. Intended to undermine or overthrow, especially an established government
Subversive
160
N. grave and extreme poverty that deprives one of the necessities of life
Want
161
N. The act of assuming to be true or real
Supposition
162
N. A form of deductive reasoning that has a major premise, a minor premise and a conclusion
Syllogism
163
Adj. Peripheral; digressing
Tangential
164
N. Belief, doctrine
Tenet
165
V. To distribute; to assign; to allot
Allocate
166
Adj. Weak; insubstantial
Tenuous
167
N. Government by priests representing a god
Theocracy
168
N. An actor or actress
Thespian
169
N. a force that produces or tends to produce rotation or torsion;
a turning or twisting force
Torque
170
N. Book, usually large and academic
Tome
171
V. To promote or praise energetically
Tout
172
N. Act of trespassing or violating a law or rule
Transgression
173
N. Work, especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish
Travail
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N. Article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly
Treatise
175
N. Agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous
Tryst
176
Adj. Serving as a guardian or protector
Tutelary
177
Adj. Mysterious; strange
Uncanny
178
Adj. Moving in waves
Undulating
179
N. Practice of landing money at exorbitant rates
Usury
180
Adj. Pertaining to a farewell
Valedictory
181
Adj. Tasteless; dull
Vapid
182
N. Prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility
Vendetta
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N. Dizziness
Vertigo
184
N. Irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement
Vexation
185
Adj. Practicable; capable of developing
Viable
186
Adj. Spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving
Vindictive
187
N. Countenance; appearance; aspect
Visage
188
N. Prevailing fashion or practice
Vogue
189
N. Whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence
Vortex
190
N. the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
Vivisection
191
V. To attest to the accuracy or quality; justify; grant authorization
Warrant
192
Adj. Careful; cautious
Wary
193
Adj. Fanciful; unpredictable
Whimsical
194
N. A playful or fanciful idea
Whimsy
195
N. One who is fanatically devoted to a cause
Zealot
196
N. Fanaticism
Zealotry
197
Adj. Enthusiastically devoted to a cause
Zealous
198
adj. hard to pin down; evasive
Elusive
