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Units 61-80 Flashcards

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1
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proliferate

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to increase rapidly

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propensity

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inclination; tendency

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propitiate

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to win over; appease

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propriety

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correct conduct; fitness

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proscribe

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to condemn; forbid; outlaw

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provident

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providing for future needs; frugal

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puissant

A

powerful

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punctilious

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careful in observing rules of behavior or ceremony

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purport

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to profess; suppose; claim

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pusillanimous

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cowardly

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quagmire

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marsh; difficult situation

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quail

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to cower; lose heart

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qualified

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limited; restricted

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qualm

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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea; uneasy feeling about the rightness of actions

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quibble

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to argue over insignificant and irrelevant details

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quorum

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number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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17
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raconteur

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witty; skillful storyteller

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18
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rail

A

to cold with bitter or abusive language

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19
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raiment

A

clothing

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rarefied

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refined

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21
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rebus

A

puzzle in which pictures or symbols represent words

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22
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recalcitrant

A

resisting authority or control

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23
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recondite

A

abstruse; profound

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24
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redoubtable

A

formidable; arousing fear; worthy of respect

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refractory

A

stubborn; unmanageable; resisting ordinary methods of treatment

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refulgent

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brightly shining; resplendent

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regale

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to entertain

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28
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relegate

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to consign to an inferior position

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remonstrate

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to object or protest

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renege

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to go back on one’s word

31
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repine

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fret; complain

32
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reprise

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repetition, especially of a piece of music

33
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reproach

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to find fault with; blame

34
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reprobate

A

morally unprincipled person

35
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repudiate

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to reject as having no authority

36
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resolve (n)

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determination; firmness of purpose

37
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reticent

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not speaking freely; reserved; reluctant

38
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reverent

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expressing deep respect; worshipful

39
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riposte

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a retaliatory action or retort

40
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rococo

A

excessively ornate; highly decorated;

41
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rue

A

to regret

42
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sage

A

wise

43
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salacious

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lascivious; lustful

44
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salubrious

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healthful

45
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salutary

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expecting an improvement; favorable to health

46
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sanction

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to approve; ratify; permit

47
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sardonic

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cynical; scornfully mocking

48
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sartorial

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pertaining to tailors

49
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saturnine

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gloomy

50
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sedition

A

behavior prompting rebellion

51
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sedulous

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diligent

52
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seismic

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relating to earthquakes; earthshaking

53
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sensual

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relating to the sense; gratifying the physical senses, especially sexual appetites

54
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sensuous

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relating to the senses; operating through the senses

55
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sentient

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aware; conscious; able to perceive

56
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servile

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submissive; obedient

57
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sextant

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navigation tool that determines latitude and longitude

58
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shard

A

a piece of broken glass or pottery

59
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sidereal

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relating to the stars

60
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simian

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apelike; relating to apes

61
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sinecure

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well-paying job or office that requires little to no work

62
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sinuous

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winding; intricate; complex

63
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sobriety

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seriousness

64
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sodden

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thoroughly soaked; saturated

65
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solicitous

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concerned; attentive; eager

66
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soliloquy

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literary or dramatic speech by one character, not addressed to others

67
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solvent

A

able to meet financial obligations

68
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somatic

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relating to or affecting the body; corporeal

69
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soporific

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sleep producing

70
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sordid

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filthy; contemptible and corrupt

71
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specious

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seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so

72
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spectrum

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band of colors produced when sunlight passes through a prism; a broad range of related ideas or objects

73
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squalor

A

filthy, wretched condition

74
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staccato

A

marked by abrupt; clear-cut sounds

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