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Units 76-80 Flashcards

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1
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transgression, transgress

A

n, act of trespassing or violating a law or rule

v

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transient

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adj, temporary; short-lived; fleeting

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translucent

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adj, partially transparent

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travail

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n, work, especially arduous work; tribulation; anguish

v, to work strenuously

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travesty

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n, parody; exaggerated imitation; caricature

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treatise

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n, article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

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tremulous

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adj, trembling; quivering; frugal; timid

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trepidation

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n, fear and anxiety

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truculence

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n, agressiveness; ferocity

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tryst

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n, agreement between lovers to meet; rendezvous

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tumid

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adj, swollen; distened

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turbid

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adj, muddy; opaque; in a state of great confusion

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turgid

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adj, swollen; bloated; pompous

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tutelary

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adj, serving as a guardian or protector

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uncanny

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adj, mysterious; strange

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16
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undulating

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adj, moving in waves

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unfeigned

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adj, not false; not made up; genuine

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untenable

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adj, indefensible

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untoward

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adj, not favorable; troublesome; adverse; unruly

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usury, usurious

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n, practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

adj

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vacillate

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v, to waver; oscillate

22
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vacuous

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adj, empty; void; lacking intelligence; purposeless

23
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valedictory

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adj, pertaining to a farewell

24
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vapid

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adj, tasteless; dull

25
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variegated

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adj, varied; marked with different colors

26
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vaunt, vaunted

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v, to boast; brag

adj, boasted about

27
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venal

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adj, bribable; mercenary; corruptible

28
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vendetta

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n, prolonged feud marked by bitter hostility

29
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venerate, venerable

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v, to adore; honor; respect

adj, respected because of age, character, or position

30
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veracious

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adj, truthful; accurate

31
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verbose

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adj, wordy

32
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vertigo

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n, dizziness

33
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vexation

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n, irritation; annoyance; confusion; puzzlement

34
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viable, viability

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adj, practicable; capable of developing

n

35
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vindictive

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adj, spiteful; vengeful; unforgiving

36
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virtuoso, virtuoso

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n, someone with masterly skills; expert musician

adj

37
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visage

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n, countenance; appearance; aspect

38
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viscous

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adj, thick, syrupy, and sticky

39
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vitiate

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v, to impair the quality of; corrupt morally; make inoperative

40
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vituperative

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adj, using or containing harsh, abusive censure

41
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vivisection

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n, dissection, surgery, or painful experiments performed on a living animal for the purpose of scientific research

42
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vogue

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n, prevailing fashion or practice

43
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volatile, volatility

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adj, tending to vary frequently; fickle

n

44
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vortex

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n, whirlpool; whirlwind; center of turbulence

45
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warranted, warrant

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adj, justified

v, to attest to the accuracy or quality; justify; grant authorization

46
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wary

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adj, careful; cautious

47
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welter

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v, to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil

48
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whimsical, whimsy

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adj, fanciful; unpredictable

n, a playful or fanciful idea

49
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wistful

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adj, vaguely longing; sadly thoughtful

50
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zealot, zealotry, zealous

A

n, one who is fanatically devoted to a cause
n, fanaticism
adj, enthusiastically devoted to a cause

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