Vocab Flashcards

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Cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess

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Surfeited (v)

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2
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A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality

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Paragon (n)

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The feeling or state of being staited; surfeit (satisfied to the point of boredom)

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Satiety (n)

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One of the four bodily humors, identified with bile, believed to be associated with a peevish or irascible temperament

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Choler (n)

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5
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Outstandingly bad; shocking

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Egregiously (adv)

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Ask(someone) pressingly and persistently for or to do something

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Importune (v)

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7
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Think deeply about something

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Ruminate (v)

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8
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Feel intense dislike or disgust for something

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Loathe (v)

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9
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Having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner

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Amiable (adj)

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Used as an intensifier, often to qualify a metaphor

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Veritable (adj)

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11
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Extremely unpleasant

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Vile (adj)

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12
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Address(someone) in such a way to express disapproval or disappointment

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Nether (adj)

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13
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Creative;boldly original

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Promethean (adj)

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14
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Famous or well known, typically for some bad quality or deed

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Notorious (adj)

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15
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Used to express necessity or inevitability

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Perforce (adj)

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16
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Having a harmful effect, especially In a gradual or subtle way

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Pernicious (adj)

17
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A contemptible or cowardly person

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Caitiff (n)

18
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Mitigate, lessen, tone down

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Extenuate(v)

19
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The action of taking legal possession of assets until a debt has been paid or other claims have been met

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Sequestration (n)

20
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Lower in position

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Nether(adj.)