Vocab 401-425 Flashcards

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eloquentive

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skilled and persuasive in speaking

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confine

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to keep within limits

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linger

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to be slow and reluctant to leave

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comprehensive

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of broad scope, including everything

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opulence

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wealthy, abundance

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virulent

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highly infectious, deadly

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firebrand

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a person who stirs up trouble or revolt

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flout

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to scorn, scoff at

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concord

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agreement; harmony

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prestige

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high status, good reputation

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disposition

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usual attitude toward things; character

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document

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to support with specific evidence

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frail

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weak

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sparse

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thinly scattered, scanty

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amiable

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friendly, good-natured

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insolvent

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unable to pay one’s debts

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ratify

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to approve and accept formally

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relish

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to take pleasure in, enjoy

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accord

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agreement; harmony

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reiterate

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to say or do repeatedly

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sporadic

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happening only occasionally

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circumlocution

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a roundabout way of saying something

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periphery

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outer edge

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static

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unchanging, motionless

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idiosyncratic

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peculiar or unique to an individual