Vocab list 1 Flashcards

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Scullion

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A servant assigned to menial kitchen tasks
The scullion was washing the dishes

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Ossified

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Having become rigid or fixed in an attitude or position
The politician was ossified on his view of immigration

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Contingent

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Dependent on
My plans are contingent on the weather

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Languor

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The state or feeling (pleasant) of tiredness
August days before school begins are often filled with languor

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Sentient

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Able to perceive things
The book cannot feel when it is dropped, it isn’t sentient

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Fractious

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irritable or quarrelsome
My cat is often fractious towards my dog

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Solicitude

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care or concern for something or someone
Her solicitude was comforting and touching

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Demure

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reserved, modest, or shy
She wears simple and demure makeup styles

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Demur

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to raise doubts or objections
The new policy was accepted without demur

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Scythe

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a tool used to mow grass, grain, or other crops, with a long curved blade
The scythe is a symbol of the Grim Reaper

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Desultory

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lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
His speech was incredibly desultory, it was hard to listen to

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Jaded

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tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm
She was jaded to juvenile behavior after many years of teaching

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Lascivious

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feeling or revealing an overt and often sexual desire
No one wants to be spoken to in a lascivious way

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Coquette

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flirtatious or a woman who flirts
The woman was quite a coquette

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Propensity

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an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way
My cat has a propensity for mischief

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Sonorous

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an imposingly deep and full sound (of a person’s voice)
The teacher gave directions in a sonorous voice

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Befurbelowed

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ornamented with frill
The town was befurbelowed for the holidays

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Insidious

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preceding in a gradual, subtle, way, but with harmful effects
The snake slithered insidiously

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Lupine

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wolf like
Professor Lupin is quite lupine

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Efface

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erase a mark from a surface
I effaced the incorrectly spelled word from my paper

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Encumbrance

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a burden or impediment
My cat was an encumbrance with I tried to do my work

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Peignoir

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A long nightgown for women
Before I go to bed, I must put on my peignoir

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Reproach

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express disapproval or disappointment
The teacher gave the class a look of reproach when no one answered the question

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Atavistic

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relating to or characterized by reversion to something ancient or ancestral
The book was known for its atavistic approach

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Apocalyptic

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resembling the end of the world
The storm was almost apocalyptic!

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Suppurated

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fester
The wound suppurated while it was untreated

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Beatific

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blissfully happy
The day was beatific

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Remonstrate

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make a forcefully reproachful protest
I wanted to remonstrate the claim that was made

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Chagrin

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distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
He was chagrined when his mistake was called out

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Voracious

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wanting or devouring great quantities of something
I had a voracious appetite after English