Vocab 10 Flashcards by Jeremy Intal

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Munificent

adj. (of a person) very generous

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Myopic

adj. near sighted

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Myriad

n. large number

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Myrmidons

n. a hired ruffian or unscrupulous subordinate

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Natty

adj. neat; dapper

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Nebulous

adj. vague

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Nefarious

adj. immoral

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Nettle

v. to annoy

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Nexus

n. connection

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Niggardly

adj. miserly; stingy

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Noisome

adj. disgusting

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Nominally

adj. existing in name only; (of a price or amount of money) very small

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Apposite

adj. apt in the circumstances; fitting

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Appose

v. place something in proximity to or juxtaposition to something else

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Appellant

n. a person who applies a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower fourt

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Apostrophe

n. appeal to someone not present

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Apollonian

adj. of or relating to the rational, ordered, and self-disciplined aspects of human nature

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Apogee

n. the highest point of development

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Apocrypha

n. writings or reports not considered geniune

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Aphoristic

adj. expressed tersely; short statement

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Aphorism

n. a pithy observation that contains a general truth

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Antithetical

adj. directly opposed or contrasted

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Antediluvian

adj. ridiculously old-fashioned

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Anomie

n. lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group

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Anodized

adj. coated with a layer of metal

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Annex

n. a building which is an addition to an existing building

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Annex

v. to take possession of

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Animadversions

n. criticism or censure

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Sap

v. to drain

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Incise

v. to cut into

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Contravene

v. to contradict

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Impugn

v. to challenge someone’s honor, honesty, validity

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Descry

v. to catch sight of

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Repine

v. to be discontented

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Minatory

adj. threatening

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Sedulity

n. thoroughness

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Cogitate

v. think over something; ponder

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Excogitate

v. think out, plan, or devise

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Epistemology

n. theory of knowledge

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Debility

n. weakness

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Maelstrom

n. whirlpool

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Complaisance

adj. willingness to please

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Efface

v. wipe out; remove all trace of

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Extirpation

n. wiping out; complete destruction

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Ascetic

adj. without luxuries; severely simple

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Pastiche

n. work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of parts taken from varied resources

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Boondoggle

n. work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value

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Overwrought

adj. worked up in an emotional state

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Deify

v. worship, regard, or treat as a god

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Malefactor

n. wrongdoer

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Sallow

adj. yellow and sickly

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Faux-naif

adj. artificially or affectedly simple or naïve

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Soi-disant

adj. self-styled

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Analeptic

adj. tending to restore a person’s health or strength

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Sequestration

n. the act of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid

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Gestation

n. the development of something over a period of time

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n. the essential or characteristic customs of a community

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Frontispiece

n. the illustration facing the title page of the book

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Byline

n. the line that tells you who wrote the article

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Quintessential

adj. the perfect example of

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Dotage

n. the period of life in which a person is old and weak

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Mettlesome

adj. spirited

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Vitiation

n. spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of

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Vitiate

v. spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of

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Extemporaneous

adj. spoken or done without preparation

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Maculated

adj. spotted or stained

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Dissipation

n. squandering of money

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Desuetude

n. state of disuse

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Tarry

v. staying longer than intended; delay leaving a place

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Purloin

v. to steal

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Ginger

v. to stimulate, enliven

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Parsimony

n. stinginess

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Foment

v. stir up

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Desist

v. stop

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Taut

adj. stretched or pulled tight, tense not relaxed, concise and controlled when referring to music

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Besotted

adj. strongly infatuated

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Palettes

n. range of colors or shapes available to a user

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Depredate

v. ravage, plunder

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Peruse

v. read carefully

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Atavism

n. the reappearance of ancestral traits; regression

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Rubicund

adj. reddish

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Damp

v. reduce in extent

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Salacious

adj. lecherous; erotic

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Sinistral

adj. left-handed or counter-clockwise (dextral = right handed)

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Lien

n. a right to keep possession of property belonging to another person until a debt owed is discharged

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Torpid

adj. lethargic

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Vitreous

adj. like glass in appearance or physical properties

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Talon

n. long pointed nail or claw

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Discursiveness

n. long windedness; indirectness

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Haggard

adj. looking exhausted from fatigue

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Din

n. a loud, unpleasant and prolonged noise

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Tepid

adj. lukewarm, little enthusiasm

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Recumbent

adj. lying down

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Runic

adj. magical

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Gist

n. main point

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Requite

v. make appropriate the return for

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Denuded

v. to make bare

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Extenuate

v. make guilt or an offense seem less serious or more forgivable

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Tergiversate

v. making conflicting or evasive statements