vocab 15&16 Flashcards
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connive def
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to scheme; plot
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connive syn
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conspire
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noxious def
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harmful to the mind or morals
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noxious syn
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injurious
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indiscreet def
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wanting in discretion
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indiscreet ant
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prudent
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liege def
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a lord or sovereign
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liege ant
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servant
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crass def
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crude and unrefined
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crass syn
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crude
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chutzpah def
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utter nerve; effrontery
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chutzpah syn
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brazenness
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fallacy def
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a false notion
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fallacy ant
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truth
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complacent def
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self-satisfied; contented; kindly
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complacent ant
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humble
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odium def
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strong dislike, contempt, or aversion
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odium syn
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abhorrence
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hypercritical def
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excessively critical; captious
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befuddle def
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to becloud and confuse
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befuddle ant
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elucidate
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laudable def
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deserving commendation; praiseworthy
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pandemonium def
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an utterly lawless, riotous place
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parsimonious def
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excessively sparing or frugal
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parsimonious syn
cheap
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verbose def
abounding in words
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verbose ant
terse
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purloin def
to steal
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purloin syn
burglarize
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linguistics def
the science of languages
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pique def
a state of vexation caused by a perceived slight or indignity
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pique ant
assuage
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rabid def
raging; uncontrollable
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rabid ant
placid
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precocious def
manifesting or characterized by development
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precocious syn
advanced
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predatory def
living or characterized by plundering, pillaging, or marauding
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predatory syn
pillaging; despoiling
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plebeian def
of, belonging to, or characteristic of commoners
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plebeian syn
peasant
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pugnacious def
disposed to fight
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pugnacious ant
pacific
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prowess def
superior skill or ability
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pusillanimous def
lacking courage; cowardly
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pusillanimous syn
fainthearted
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vindictive def
disposed to seek revenge
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vindictive ant
forgiving
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quell def
to put down forcibly
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quell ant
foment
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rabble def
a tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people
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rabble syn
riffraff
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raconteur def
One who tells stories and anecdotes with skill and wit
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quixotic def
capricious; impulsive
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roots loqu and locut mean
speak, talk
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roots pend and pens mean
hang
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root gest means
carry or bring
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suffix -cy means
"the state or position of"
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prefix e- means
out
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root man means
hand
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suffix -escent means
becoming
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roots nat and nas mean
born
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prefix in- means
in
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prefix re- means
again
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deprecate def
to belittle
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circumvent
to avoid or get around
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frugal
simple or costing little
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myriad
composed of numerous diverse elements
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pernicious
causing great harm
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fickle
not fixed or firm; liable to change
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bask
to expose oneself to pleasant warmth
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obstreperous
noisily unruly or defiant
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mundane
of, relating to, or typical of this world
