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Vocab Flashcards

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Coalition

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A combination,union,or merger for some specific purpose

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Elicit

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To draw forth,bring out from some source

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Hackneyed

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Used so often as to lack freshness or originality

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Jaded

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Wearied,worn-out,dulled

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Decadence

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Decline,decay,or deterioration;a condition or period of decline or decay;excessive self-indulgence

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Umbrage

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Shade cast by trees;foliage giving shade;an overshadowing influence or power;offense,resentment;a vague suspicion

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Millennium

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A period of one thousand years and great joy

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Ameliorate

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To improve,make better,correct a flaw or shortcoming

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Surmise

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To think or believe without certain supporting evidence;to conjecture or guess

Likely idea that lacks definite proof

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Bombastic

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Pompous or overborn in language;full of high-sounding words intended to conceal a lack of ideas

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Interloper

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One who moves in where he or she is not wanted

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Infringe

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To violate or trespass

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Epitome

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A summary,condensed account;an instance that represents a larger reality

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Intrinsic

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Belonging to someone or something by its very nature,essential,inherent;originating in a bodily organ or part

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Wheedle

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To use coaxing or flattery to gain some desired end

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Expiate

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To make amends,make up for

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Proclivity

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A natural or habitual inclination or tendency

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Nominal

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Existing in name only,not real;too small to be considered or taken seriously

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Inadvertent

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Resulting from or marked by lack of attention;unintentional,accidental

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Amorphous

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Shapeless,without definite form

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Erudite

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Scholarly,learned,bookish

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Aggrandize

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To increase in greatness,power, or wealth

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Inscrutable

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Incapable of being understood;impossible to see through physically

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Contraband

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Illegal traffic,smuggled goods

Illegal,prohibited

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Aura

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That which surrounds;a distinctive air or personal quality

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Salutary

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Beneficial,helpful;healthful,wholesome

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Flout

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To mock,treat with contempt

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Gossamer

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Thin,light,delicate,insubstantial

A very thin,light cloth

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Unwieldy

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Not easily carried,handled,or managed because of size or complexity

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Axiomatic

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Self-evident,expressing a universally accepted principle or rule

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Vapid

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Dull,uninteresting,tiresome;lacking in sharpness,flavor,liveliness,or force

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Transient

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Lasting only a short time,fleeting

One who stays only for a short time

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Strait laced

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Extremely strict in regard to moral standards and conduct;prudish,puritanical

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Soporific

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Tending to cause sleep,relating to sleepiness or lethargy

Something that induces sleep

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Scathing

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Bitterly severe, withering;causing great harm

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Equitable

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Fair,just,embodying principles of justice

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Ennui

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Weariness and dissatisfaction from lack of occupation or interest,boring

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Fetter

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A chain or shackle placed on the feet

To chain or shackle

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Insurgent

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One who rebels or rises against authority

Rising in revolt,refusing to accept authority;surging or rushing in or on

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Immutable

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Not subject to change,constant

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Vicarious

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Performed,suffered,or otherwise experienced by one person in place of another

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Surreptitious

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Stealthy,secret,intended to escape observation;made or accomplished by fraud

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Megalomania

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A delusion marked by a feeling of power,wealth,talent,etc,far in excess of reality

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Heinous

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Hateful

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Contrive

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To plan with ingenuity,to scheme or plan

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Concoct

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To prepare by combining ingredients

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Cadaverous

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Pale,gaunt,resembling a corpse

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Grandiose

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Grand in an impressive or stately way;marked by pompous affectation,absurdly exaggerated

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Stalwart

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Strong and sturdy, brave

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Inconsequential

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Trifling,unimportant

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Pillage

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To rob goods

The act of looting,booty

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Punctilious

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Very careful and exact,attentive to fine points of etiquette or propriety

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Redoubtable

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Inspiring fear or awe

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