Vocab 1,081 - 1,100 Flashcards

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Enceinte (in-saynt)

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– adjective

1) pregnant.

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Corpulent

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– adjective

1) fat

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Illumine

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– verb

1) to illuminate.

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Paradigm

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– noun

1) A model or framework: the company’s business paradigm.

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Personify

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– verb

1) to embody a quality in a real person or thing: He personifies the ruthless ambition of some executives.

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Sloganeer

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– verb / noun

1) To use or create slogans, especially in an effort to change public opinion.

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Apparition

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– noun

1) a ghost; a specter or phantom: a ghostly apparition at midnight.

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Dispensation

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– noun

1) exemption from a rule or usual requirement: although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play two matches.

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Rectilinear

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– adjective

1) forming, characterized or moving in a straight line.

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Multitudinous

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– adjective

1) very numerous.

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Non sequitur

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– noun

1) a statement containing an illogical conclusion.

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Odious

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– adjective

1) highly offensive, repugnant, disgusting or detestable.

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Pantomime

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– noun

1) the art or technique of conveying emotions, actions, feelings by gestures without speech.

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Sophomoric

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– adjective

1) intellectually pretentious, overconfident, conceited but immature: sophomoric questions.

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Avarice

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– noun

1) insatiable greed for riches.

Related forms

Avaricious, Adjective

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Heterogenous

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– adjective

1) diverse in character or content: a large and heterogeneous collection.

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Highfalutin

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– adjective

1) pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.

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Castigate

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– verb

1) to criticize or reprimand severely.

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Surreptitious

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– adjective

1) obtained/done/made/etc. by stealth/secret/etc.: a surreptitious glance.

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Extrude

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– verb

1) to thrust/force/press out: to extrude molten rock.