Vocab 11 Flashcards by Daphne Cheung

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aberrant

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departing from the accepted standard

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deferential

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respectful, reverent

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succour

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aid and assistance

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beatific

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blissfully happy

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philistine

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hostile or indifferent to culture

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sublime

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great, magnificent

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pundit

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an expert or specialist

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foolhardy

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reckless, bold, audacious

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disavow

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deny responsibility

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esconce

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establish in a comfortable place

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perfidy

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treachery, being disloyal

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equanimity

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stoicism, remaining calm, phlegmatic

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bumptious

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arrogant

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incipient

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in an early, developing stage; embryonic

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rapacious

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greedy and selfish

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meteoric

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to move at a fast speeds

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undercut

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undermine, weaken

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propound

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to put forward an idea

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foibles

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weaknesses, shortcomings (verbals are my foibles)

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belabour

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argue or elaborate in excessive detail

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contingency

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something that happens by chance

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levy

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impose

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posterity

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future generation

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obeisance

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a expression of reverence

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craven

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cowardly

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larceny

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theft

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purloin

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to steal

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dissertation

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a paper, dossier

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missive

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a written note, a letter

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prepossessing

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creating a favourable impression

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debonair

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suave, elegant, urbane

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alacrity

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cheerful readiness

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bard

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a poet

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bevy

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a large group

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bilk

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to steal; to embezzle

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dolt

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a dumb person

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hale

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healthy; convalesce

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glut

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over supply; surplus

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glib

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easeful in speaking; eloquent

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mire

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a swamp; a quagmire

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molt

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to shed hair, feathers, shell or horns

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onus

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a duty or burden

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oust

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to forcibly remove a ruler from power

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tome

A

a very big book

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aesthete

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a person who appreciates and seeks beauty, art or pleasure

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anomalous

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rare, unusual, abnormal

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brook

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to endure; to put up with

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chagrin

A

embarrassment

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debased

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morally low

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desultory

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aimless, lacking a plan or purpose