TKaM List 1 Flashcards
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Aberration
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- N
- An act that is unusual or irregular from the standard or normal
- Divergence, deviation (Syn)
Aberrational (Adj)
2
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Lineament
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- N
- Distinguishing features of someone
Lineamental (adj)
Lineamentation (N)
3
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Philippic
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- N
- Harsh speech / verbal attack
- Rebuke, tirade (Syn)
4
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Umbrage
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- N
- A feeling or sense of dissatisfaction
5
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Rectitude
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- N
- Rightness in terms of morals/ character
6
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Interdict
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- V
- To forbid / prohibit
Interdictor (N)
7
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Palliation
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- N
- The act of lessening or easing the seriousness of something
Palliator (N)
Palliate (V)
8
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Cantankerous
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- Adj
- Disagreeable, ill-tempered
- contentious (Syn)
Cantankerously (Adv)
Cantankerousness (N)
9
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Haughty
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- Adj
- Disdainfully proud, arrogant
Haughtily (adv)
Haughtiness (N)
10
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Assuage
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- V
- To ease, relieve
Assuagement (N)
Assuager (N)
11
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Taciturn
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- Adj
- Uncommunicative, quiet
- Reticent (Syn)
- Boisterous (Ant)
Taciturnly (Adv)
Taciturnity (N)
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Vapid
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- Adj
- W/o life or spirit
- Insipid (Syn)
- Boisterous (Ant)
Vapidly (Adv)
Vapidity (N)
Vapidness (N)
13
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Predilection
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- N
- Favorable opinion, having preference
14
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Nebulous
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- Adj
- Hazy, cloudy, hard to see
- Lucid (ant)
Nebulously (adv)
Nebulousness (n)
15
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Entailment
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- N
- A limited inheritance
