Vocab, batch #5 (1-25) Flashcards
1
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Dogmatic
A
marked by an authoritative stand on unprovable principles
2
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Verity
A
a truth
3
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Filch
A
to steal
4
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Indemnify
A
to protect from harm
5
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Pecuniary
A
having to do with money
6
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Abstruse
A
hard to understand
7
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Insipid
A
dull, unexciting, bland
8
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Refectory
A
unruly, resisting authority
9
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Saccharine
A
overly sweet or agreeable
10
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Supercilious
A
haughty
11
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Tacit
A
unspoken
12
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Vicarious
A
experience indirectly through another
13
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Amalgamate
A
to join/merge together
14
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Facsimilie
A
a precise copy
15
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Affiliate
A
to connect/associate oneself
16
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Coterie
A
clique
17
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Effigy
A
a crude figure of a despised person
18
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Proletarian
A
of the working class
19
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Curmudgeon
A
harsh, ill-tempered person
20
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Demagogue
A
leader who appeals to emotions and prejudices, not reason
21
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Gourmand
A
someone who eats & drinks excessively
22
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Ingrate
A
one who is ungrateful
23
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Neophyte
A
a beginner
24
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Waif
A
a homeless child
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Ascetic
one who renounces physical comforts for spiritual discipline
