Vobab day 3 Flashcards
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Acerbic
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bitter; sour; severe
2
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aftermath
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consequence
3
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aghast
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terrified; shocked
4
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accost
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to approach and speak to someone
5
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acrid
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harsh; like acid
6
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blasphemy
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irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
7
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brevity
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briefness
8
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benefactor
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one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
9
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balk
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to abruptly refuse; to stop short
10
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bandy
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to toss back and forth; to exchange
11
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cleave
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to cling; to split
12
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cogitate
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to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about
13
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covet
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a wish for enviously; Yearn to possess or have (something).
14
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canvass
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to seek votes or opinions
15
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chronicle
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a record of events in order of time; a history
16
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degenerate
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to break down; to deteriorate
17
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debase
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to lower in quality or value; to degrade
18
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decree
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an official order; having the force of law
19
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delineate
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to describe accurately; to draw in outline
20
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egregious
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extremely bad; flagrant
21
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emigrate
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to move to a new country; to move to a new place to live; to expatriate
22
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eminent
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well-known and respected
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exodus
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a mass departure or journey away
24
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expiate
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to make amends for; to atone for
25
exposition
explanation; a large public exhibition
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fastidious
meticulous; demanding finicky
27
fatuous
foolish; silly; idiotic
28
grandiloquent
pompous; using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive
29
harbinger
a forerunner; a signal of
30
impetuous
impulsive; extremely impatient; Acting or done quickly and without thought or care
31
impugn
to attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something
32
inane
silly; senseless
33
incandescent
brilliant; giving off heat or light
34
lampoon
to satirize; to mock, to parody
35
metamorphosis
a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change
36
malleable
easy to shape or bend
37
obfuscate
to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
38
parochial
narrow or confide in point of view; provincial
39
partisan
one who supports a particular person, cause, idea
40
patent
obvious
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pathology
the science of disease
42
redundant
unnecessarily repetitive; excessive
43
ramification
a consequence; a branching out
44
rancor
bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
45
steadfast
loyal; faithful
46
stoic
indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief to fortune or misfortune; A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
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sanguine
cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
48
tenet
a shared principle or belief
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tentative
experimental; temporary; uncertain
50
verity
the quality of being true; something true
51
bitter; sour; severe
Acerbic
52
consequence
aftermath
53
terrified; shocked
aghast
54
to approach and speak to someone
accost
55
harsh; like acid
acrid
56
irreverence; an insult to something held sacred; profanity
blasphemy
57
briefness
brevity
58
one who provides help, especially in the form of a gift or donation
benefactor
59
to abruptly refuse; to stop short
balk
60
to toss back and forth; to exchange
bandy
61
to cling; to split
cleave
62
to ponder; to meditate; to think carefully about
cogitate
63
a wish for enviously; Yearn to possess or have (something).
covet
64
to seek votes or opinions
canvass
65
a record of events in order of time; a history
chronicle
66
to break down; to deteriorate
degenerate
67
to lower in quality or value; to degrade
debase
68
an official order; having the force of law
decree
69
to describe accurately; to draw in outline
delineate
70
extremely bad; flagrant
egregious
71
to move to a new country; to move to a new place to live; to expatriate
emigrate
72
well-known and respected
eminent
73
a mass departure or journey away
exodus
74
to make amends for; to atone for
expiate
75
explanation; a large public exhibition
exposition
76
meticulous; demanding finicky
fastidious
77
foolish; silly; idiotic
fatuous
78
pompous; using a lot of big, fancy words in an attempt to sound impressive
grandiloquent
79
a forerunner; a signal of
harbinger
80
impulsive; extremely impatient; Acting or done quickly and without thought or care
impetuous
81
to attack, especially to attack the truth or integrity of something
impugn
82
silly; senseless
inane
83
brilliant; giving off heat or light
incandescent
84
to satirize; to mock, to parody
lampoon
85
a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change
metamorphosis
86
easy to shape or bend
malleable
87
to darken; to confuse; to make confusing
obfuscate
88
narrow or confide in point of view; provincial
parochial
89
one who supports a particular person, cause, idea
partisan
90
obvious
patent
91
the science of disease
pathology
92
unnecessarily repetitive; excessive
redundant
93
a consequence; a branching out
ramification
94
bitter, long lasting ill will or resentment
rancor
95
loyal; faithful
steadfast
96
indifferent (at least outwardly) to pleasure or pain, to joy or grief to fortune or misfortune; A person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining
stoic
97
cheerful; optimistic; hopeful
sanguine
98
a shared principle or belief
tenet
99
experimental; temporary; uncertain
tentative
100
the quality of being true; something true
verity
