Vocab Week 4 Flashcards by Andrew Perrong | Brainscape

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abeyance

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postponement, stop in an activity

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adjunct

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attached, in a subordinate or auxiliary

capacity

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aggrandize

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make more powerful, increase in importance

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ambiance

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surroundings, environment, atmosphere

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anomaly

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abnormality, irregularity., deviation

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blithe

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cheerful

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breach

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open up, break through

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caucus

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a political conference or to call such a

gathering

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conjecture

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guess, surmise

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deprecate

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denounce, censure

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discursive

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digressive, rambling

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duplicity

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cunning, fraud, trickery

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effigy

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likeness, image

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embroil

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enmesh, involve

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ennui

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dullness, boredom, monotony

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enthrall

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mesmerize, captivate, enslave

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entrench

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dig in, ensconce

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ethereal

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delicate, unearthly

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etymology

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study of language’s origins, origin and

historical developments of linguistics

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expatriate

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one living in a foreign country or in exile

from his native land

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expurgate

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remove erroneous or objectionable material

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facsimile

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copy, reproduction

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fallible

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faulty, imperfect

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fallow

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idle, dormant

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fawn

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bow before, grovel

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feckless

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careless, aimless, lacking purpose

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fetid

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malodorous, slinking, foul, noisome

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fetter

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restrain, chain

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foible

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weakness, frailty

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forswear

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repudiate, forsake, eschew

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gainsay

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deny, dispute

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gambol

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play, frolic

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garish

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gaudy, ostentatious, excessive

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glean

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harvest, collect

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grovel

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cringe, act in a servile way

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hallow

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make holy, consecrate, sanctify

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hearten

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encourage, support

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hiatus

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interruption, pause, gap

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histrionic

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melodramatic

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hyperbole

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exaggeration, enhancement, fanciful

statement

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inimical

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antagonistic, harmful, hurtful, adverse

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inscrutable

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mysterious, unknowable

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insolvent

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bankrupt, unable to pay debts

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languish

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become weak or downcast, waste/pine away

in longing, remain ignored and neglected

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lassitude

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fatigue, weariness, debility

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lugubrious

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mournful, somber

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mettle

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stamina, bravery, courage

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mire

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mud, slime, muck

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mordant

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cutting, bitter

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motley

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mixed, multicolored, spotted

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mull

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study, think, ponder

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munificent

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generous, extravagant philanthropic

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pillory

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expose to abuse and ridicule

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progeny

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heirs, descendant, offspring

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protean

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variable, changeable

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rescind

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cancel, veto, repeal

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resilient

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able to recover quickly

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savant

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intellectual, philosopher, scholar

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scoff

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mock, ridicule

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spurn

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defy, reject

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strife

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conflict, turmoil, struggle

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supple

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flexible, lithe

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svelte

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graceful, slim

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sybarite

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pleasure seeker, one devoted to luxury

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temporal

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secular, worldly, not eternal

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turpitude

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depravity, baseness, shamefulness

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ubiquitous

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everywhere, ever-present

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undulate

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move in a wave-like fashion

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unscathed

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unhurt, uninjured

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unwieldy

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awkward, unmanageable

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vagary

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impulsive/erratic idea or action