Vocab 28.2 Flashcards

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coy

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adj. bashful; shy; quiet; pretending to be shy

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covert

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adj. concealed or disguised; not openly practiced

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debase

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v. to make lower in value, quality, or character

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demolish

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v. to break down; to tear down

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diverse

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adj. of different kind; varied

b. diversity

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divination

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n. foretelling the future

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drab

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adj. dull or dreary; monotonous

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earnest

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adj. showing deep sincerity; serious

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egalitarian

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adj. of the belief that all people should have equal rights

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flourish

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v. to blossom; to grow vigorously; to prosper

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garble

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v. to confuse or mix up so as to be misleading or incomprehensible

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gaunt

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adj. thin and bony; appearing exhausted

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grandeur

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n. magnificence; splendor

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gripe

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v. to complain constantly or naggingly

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hale

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adj. vigorous and healthy

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harry

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v. to raid; torment or worry; harass

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horde

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n. a group of people; a large crowd

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ignoramus

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n. an ignorant and stupid person

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inane

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adj. meaningless; not important; stupid

n. inanity

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inclement

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adj. harsh; severe (usually of weather)

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infirm

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adj. weak, esp. from old age or disease

n. infirmity

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insinuate

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v. to hint

n. insinuation

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jilt

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v. to reject or cast off

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languish

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v. to lose strength or health; to remain neglected

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locus

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n. a place that is the center of great activity or concentration
pl. loci

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lyrical

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adj. expressing deep personal emotion

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masticate

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v. to chew

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mores

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n. accepted rules of behaviors

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nostrum

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n. a potion given as a medicine of doubtful effectiveness

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overt

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adj. open; not hidden

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persist

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v. to continue despite difficulty

adj. persisting

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philistine

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n. a narrow-minding person with no interest in the arts

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potable

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adj. drinkable

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pragmatic

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adj. dealing practically with a situation or a thing; based on experience rather than theory
n. pragmatism; n. pragmatist

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probity

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n. complete and confirmed honesty

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profound

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adj. very deep; penetrating beyond the superficial

n. profundity

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proletariat

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n. the working class

adj. proletarian

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recrimination

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n. a reply to one charge with a countercharge

v. recriminate

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rectitude

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n. conduct according to moral principles

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remorse

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n. sadness or regret for what one has done

adj. remorseful

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revoke

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v. to cancel or take back

n. revocation

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strenuous

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adj. involving great effort

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symposium

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n. a meeting to discuss a topic, esp. where the participants from the audience and make presentations
pl. symposia

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synopsis

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n. a short summary that outlines the main points of something
pl. synopses

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tabulate

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v. to count

n. tabulation

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thesis

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n. a claim that is to be proved by argument

pl. theses

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valid

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adj. based on truth or fact; having legal force

v. validate

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versatile

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adj. competent in many things

n. versatility

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vignette

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n. a small design or portrait; a brief scene (as from a movie) or literary sketch

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vitiate

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v. to make faulty or impure; to spoil