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Vocab 12 Flashcards

1
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Define

Effeteness

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adj. (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual

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Slack

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adj. loose

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Caliginous

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adj. misty, dim; obscure

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Crepuscular

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adj. of, resembling, or relating to twilight

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Precipitous

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adj. dangerously high or steep

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Ineluctable

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adj. unable to be resisted or avoided

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Interminable

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adj. endless

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Inexorable

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adj. impossible to stop or prevent

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Define

Anthropology

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n. the study of humankind

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Redound

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v. contribute greatlt to (a person’s credit or honor)

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Turgid

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adj. swollen; pompous or bombastic

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Tumid

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adj. swollen; pompous or bombastic

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Turbid

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adj. (of a liquid) cloudy or thick with suspended matter; confused or obscure in meaning

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Winnow

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v. remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left

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Diurnal

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adj. of or during the day; daily

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Define

Ablution

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n. the act of washing oneself

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Define

Putrescent

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adj. rotting

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Lachrymose

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adj. teaerful or given to weeping

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Lucubrating

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v. discourse learnedly in writing

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Lexicon

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n. the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge

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Verdant

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adj. (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation

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Lurid

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adj. very vivid in color so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect

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Repose

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n. state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

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Twee

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adj. excessively quaint or sentimental

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# Define Droll
adj. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
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# Define Somnolent
adj. sleepy; drowsy
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# Define Aseptic
adj. free from contamination
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# Define Pathogenic
n. bacteria that can cause disease
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# Define Unctuous
adj. (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering
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# Define Desultory
adj. lacking in method or purpose; disappointing
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# Define Malediction
n. curse
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# Define Epigenetic
adj. resulting from external rather than genetic influences
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# Define Inculcated
v. to instill an idea, attitude, or habit by persistent instruction
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# Define Mitigate
v. to make less severe, serious, or painful
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# Define Choleric
adj. bad-tempered or irritable
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# Define Amble
v. to walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace
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# Define Fetter
v. to restrain with chains or manacles; to restrict or restrain in an unfair or undesirable fashion
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual
Effeteness
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. loose
Slack
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. misty, dim; obscure
Caliginous
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. of, resembling, or relating to twilight
Crepuscular
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. dangerously high or steep
Precipitous
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. unable to be resisted or avoided
Ineluctable
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. endless
Interminable
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. impossible to stop or prevent
Inexorable
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. the study of humankind
Anthropology
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. contribute greatlt to (a person's credit or honor)
Redound
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. swollen; pompous or bombastic
Turgid
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. swollen; pompous or bombastic
Tumid
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of a liquid) cloudy or thick with suspended matter; confused or obscure in meaning
Turbid
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left
Winnow
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. of or during the day; daily
Diurnal
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. the act of washing oneself
Ablution
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. rotting
Putrescent
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. teaerful or given to weeping
Lachrymose
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. discourse learnedly in writing
Lucubrating
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
Lexicon
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation
Verdant
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. very vivid in color so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect
Lurid
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. state of rest, sleep, or tranquility
Repose
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. excessively quaint or sentimental
Twee
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
Droll
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. sleepy; drowsy
Somnolent
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. free from contamination
Aseptic
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. bacteria that can cause disease
Pathogenic
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering
Unctuous
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. lacking in method or purpose; disappointing
Desultory
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? n. curse
Malediction
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. resulting from external rather than genetic influences
Epigenetic
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to instill an idea, attitude, or habit by persistent instruction
Inculcated
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to make less severe, serious, or painful
Mitigate
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? adj. bad-tempered or irritable
Choleric
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace
Amble
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# What word most nearly fits this definition? v. to restrain with chains or manacles; to restrict or restrain in an unfair or undesirable fashion
Fetter

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