Vocab 3,041 - 3,060 Flashcards

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Plumage

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– noun

1) the entire feathery covering of a bird.

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Intersperse

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– verb

1) to scatter here and there or place at intervals among other things: to intersperse flowers among shrubs.

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Rambunctious

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– adjective

1) difficult to control or handle; wildly boisterous: a rambunctious child.

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Despicable

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– adjective

1) deserving to be despised: He was a mean, despicable man, who treated his wife and children badly.

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Antics

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– noun / adjective

1) a ludicrous gesture, act, or posture: We are tired of his churlish antics. He has an antic disposition.

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Divisive

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– adjective

1) creating dissension or discord.

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Congruent

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– adjective

1) agreeing; accordant; congruous.

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Brazen

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– adjective

1) shameless or impudent: brazen presumption.

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Domesticable

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– adjective

1) capable of being made acceptable.

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Scoundrel

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– noun

1) an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.

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Indicative

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– adjective

1) showing, signifying, or pointing out: behavior indicative of mental disorder.

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Prejudicial

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– adjective

1) causing prejudice or disadvantage; detrimental.

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Crucible

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– noun

1) a severe, searching test or trial.

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Libertine

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– adjective

1) free of moral, especially sexual, restraint.

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Wherewithal

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– noun

1) the money or other means needed for a particular purpose: the wherewithal to pay my rent.

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Spoliation

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– noun

1) the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.

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Retardant

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– noun / adjective

1) any substance capable of reducing the speed of a given reaction.

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Specialism

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– noun

1) a subject that someone knows a lot about

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Calculative

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– adjective

1) of or relating to calculation.

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Mucilaginous

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– adjective

1) sticky, viscid or secreting mucilage.