Vocab 541-560 Flashcards

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versatile

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having many different capabilities

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obsolete

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outmoded, out-of-date

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antidote

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anything that counteracts harm

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exacerbate

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to make worse or more severe

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authoritative

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most reliable, complete, and accepted

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desolate

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lonely, deserted

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caustic

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bitterly sarcastic and critical

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demise

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end, death

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laconic

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using few words, brief

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demote

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to reduce, to a lower grade or rank

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resplendent

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shining brilliantly, splendid

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totter

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to sway or rock as if about to fall

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cosmopolitan

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worldly, sophisticated

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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)

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indulgent

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giving in to desires; permissive

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tentative

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of an experimental or trial nature

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chronic

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of long duration, continuing, constant

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condone

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to forgive or disregard an offense

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temper

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to moderate; to make suitable by blending