Vocab Flashcards

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Abjure

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To reject, renounce

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Molton

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liquefied by heat; in a state of fusion; melted molten lead.

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Cajole

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To urge, coax

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Desiccated

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Dried up, dehydrated

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Enervate

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To weaken, exhaust

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Fatuous

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Silly, foolish

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Gregarious

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Drawn to the company of others

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Ignominious

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Humiliating, disgracing

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juxtaposition

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the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison

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Legerdemain

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Deception, slight of hand

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iconoclast

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(n.) one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

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Vex

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To confuse or annoy

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Wizened

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Dry, shrunken, wrinkled

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Sacrosanct

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Holy, something that should not be criticized

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Rife

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Abundant

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Quixotic

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Idealistic, impractical

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Pernicious

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Extremely destructive or harmful

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Manifold

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Diverse, varied

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Maelstrom

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A destructive whirlpool which rapidly sucks in objects

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Inchoate

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Unformed or formless, in a beginning stage

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Ebullient

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Extremely lively, enthusiastic

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Egregious

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Extremely bad

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Evince

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To show, reveal

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Fetid

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Having a foul odor

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Hackneyed
Unoriginal, trite
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Indefatigable
Incapable of defeat, failure, decay
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Limpid
Clear, transparent
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Maudlin
Weakly sentimental
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Mawkish
Characterized by sick sentimentality
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Nefarious
Heinously villainous
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Ostensible
Appearing as such, seemingly
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Veracity
Trueness, accuracy
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Fecund
Fruitful, fertile
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Exculpate
To free from guilt or blame
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Conflagration
Great fire
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Buffet
To strike with force Or An arrangement of food set on a table
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Abrogate
To abolish, usually by authority
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Approbation
Praise
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Alacrity
Eagerness speed
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Acumen
Keen insight