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Troublesome Words Flashcards

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arrogate

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(v) to take or claim without right

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acquisitive

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(adj) able to get and retain ideas or information; concerned with acquiring wealth or property

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banal

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(adj) hackneyed, trite, commonplace

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encomium

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(n) a formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute

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intransigent

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(adj) refusing to compromise, irreconcilable

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invidious

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(adj) offensive, hateful; tending to cause bitterness and resentment

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animadversion

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(n) a comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval

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halcyon

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(n) a legendary bird identified with the kingfisher

(adj) of or relating to the halcyon; calm, peaceful, happy, golden, prosperous, affluent

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histrionic

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(adj) pertaining to actors and their techniques; theatrical, artificial; melodramatic

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pejorative

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(adj) tending to make worse; expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling

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undulate

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(v) to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form

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cavort

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(v) to romp or prance around exuberantly; to make merry

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dissemble

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(v) to disguise or conceal, to deliberately give a false impression

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exhume

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(v) to remove from a grave, to bring to light

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feckless

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(adj) lacking in spirit and strength; ineffective, weak; irresponsible, unreliable

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piquant

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(adj) stimulating to the taste or mind; spicy, pungent, appealingly provocative

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verbiage

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(n) language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the sense or content, wordiness, a manner of expression

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viscous

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(adj) having a gelatinous or gluey quality, lacking in easy movement or fluidity

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bastion

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(n) a fortified place, stronghold

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jocular

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(adj) humorous, jesting, jolly, joking

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mordant

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(adj) biting or caustic in thought, manner, or style; sharply or bitterly harsh

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pusillanimous

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(adj) contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited

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recumbent

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(adj) in a reclining position, lying down, in the posture of one sleeping or resting

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fecund

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(adj) fruitful in offspring or vegetation, intellectually productive

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ignominy

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(n) shame and disgrace

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overweening

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(adj) conceited, presumptuous, excessive, immoderate

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sophistry

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(n) reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound, a fallacy

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sumptuous

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(adj) costly, rich, magnificent

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abject

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(adj) degraded, base, contemptible; cringing, servile, complete and unrelieved

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derelict

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(n) someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

(adj) left abandoned; neglectful of duty

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diatribe

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(n) a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

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indubitable

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(adj) certain, not to be doubted or denied

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moot

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(adj) open to discussion and debate, unresolved
(v) to bring up for discussion
(n) a hypothetical law case argued by students

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perspicacity

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(n) keenness in observing and understanding

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plenary

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(adj) complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute, attended by all qualified members

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sylvan

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(adj) pertaining to or characteristic of forests; living or located in a forest; wooded, woddy

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travesty

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(n) a grotesque or grossly inferior imitation; a disguise, especially the clothing of the opposite gender
(v) to ridicule by imitating in a broad or burlesque fashion

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convivial

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(adj) festive, sociable, having fun together, genial

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coterie

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(n) a circle of acquaintances; a close-knit, often exclusive group of people with a common interest

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demur

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(v) to object or take exception

(n) an objection

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effrontery

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(n) shameless boldness and impudence

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ephemeral

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(adj) lasting only a short time, short-lived

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felicitous

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(adj) appropriate, apt, well chosen; marked by well-being or good fortune, happy

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misanthrope

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(n) a person who hates or despises people

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pertinacious

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(adj) very persistent; holding firmly to a course of action or a set of beliefs; hard to get rid of, refusing to be put off or denied

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picayune

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(adj) of little value or importance, paltry, measly; concerned with trifling matters, small-minded

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nefarious

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(adj) flagrantly wicked or impious; evil

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