Units 14 And 15 Flashcards
1
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Behemoth
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- Noun
- A creature of enormous size, power, or appearance
- Synonyms: whale, elephant, colossus
2
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Cacophonous
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- Adj
- Harsh-sounding, raucous, discordant, dissonant
3
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Chicanery
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- Noun
- Trickery, deceptive practices or tactics, double-dealing
4
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Coup
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- Noun
- A highly successful stroke, masterstroke, tour de force, act, plan, or stratagem
- A sudden takeover of power or leadership
5
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Imminent
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- Adj
- About to happen, threatening
- S: looming
6
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Loath
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- Adj
- Unwilling, reluctant, disinclined
- S: averse, indisposed
7
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Manifest
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- Adj:
- Clear, evident to the eyes or mind
- Verb:
- To show plainly, exhibit, evince
- Noun:
- A list of cargo and/or passengers
- S:Apparent, reveal, disclose
8
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Minutiae
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- Plural noun:
- Small or trivial details, trifling matters
- S: trifles
9
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Moratorium
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- Noun
- A suspension of activity
- An official waiting period
- An authorized period of delay
- S: postponement, stoppage
10
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Pariah
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- Noun
- One who is rejected by a social group or organization
- S: Untouchable, persona non grata
11
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Amenity
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- Noun
- That which is pleasant or agreeable
- Plural
- Attractive features, customs etc
12
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Aperture
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- Noun
- An opening, gap, hole
- Orifice
13
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Epicurean
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- Adj
- Devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
- fond of good food, comfort, and ease
- With discriminating tastes
- Noun
- A person with discriminating tastes
- S: sybaritic, discriminating
14
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Nascent
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- Adj
- Just beginning to exist or develop
- Having just come into existence
- S: Incipient, embryonic
15
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Panegyric
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- Noun
- Formal or elaborate praise
- A tribute
- S: Tribute, encomium, testimonial
