Vocab, batch #2 (26-50) Flashcards

1
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Hoard

A

to accumulate or stash away

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2
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Replete

A

gorged with food, sated

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3
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Superfluous

A

unnecessary

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4
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Surfeit

A

excess, over indulgence

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5
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Precarious

A

unstable, insecure

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6
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Vacillation

A

wavering, going back and forth

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7
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Paucity

A

small amount/number

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8
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Penchant

A

a strong taste or liking

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9
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Prodigal

A

wasteful

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10
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Versatile

A

capable of doing many things

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11
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Truncate

A

shorten by cutting off

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12
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Yearnings

A

deep longings

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13
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Debunk

A

to expose the falseness of someone/something

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14
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Elusive

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cleverly avoiding or escaping

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15
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Infallible

A

unable to be proven wrong

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16
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Innocuous

A

causing/intending little or no harm

17
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Quibble

A

to make a minor objection

18
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Preclude

A

to make impossible

19
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Rebuttal

A

reply to a criticism or challenge

20
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Tacit

A

implied, not stated outright

21
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Trite

A

overused, lacking freshness

22
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Unbiased

A

without prejudice

23
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Aesthetic

A

pertaining to beauty

24
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Esoteric

A

known by a select few

25
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Abstemious

A

sparing in use of food and drink