Vocab 541-560 Flashcards
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versatile
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having many different capabilities
2
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obsolete
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outmoded, out-of-date
3
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antidote
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anything that counteracts harm
4
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exacerbate
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to make worse or more severe
5
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authoritative
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most reliable, complete, and accepted
6
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desolate
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lonely, deserted
7
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caustic
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bitterly sarcastic and critical
8
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demise
A
end, death
9
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laconic
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using few words, brief
10
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demote
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to reduce, to a lower grade or rank
11
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resplendent
A
shining brilliantly, splendid
12
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totter
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to sway or rock as if about to fall
13
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cosmopolitan
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worldly, sophisticated
14
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rant
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to talk in a wild way
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profound
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deep (in the intellectual sense)
16
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indulgent
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giving in to desires; permissive
17
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tentative
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of an experimental or trial nature
18
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chronic
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of long duration, continuing, constant
19
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condone
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to forgive or disregard an offense
20
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temper
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to moderate; to make suitable by blending
