Vocabulary #01 Flashcards by Bea Tanese

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watershed

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defining moment

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waylay

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ambush

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wheedle

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cajole

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wily

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sly

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windfall

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unexpected gain

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winsome

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attractive

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witticism

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clever remark

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zephyr

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light breeze

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vitriolic

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caustic

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virile

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manly

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vignette

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brief written description

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victuals

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food

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vestigial

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extremely small

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verisimilitude

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something that has the appearance of truth

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verdant

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green; lush

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venial

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forgivable

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upstart

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maverick; rebel

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untenable

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unable to be defended

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unctuous

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oily

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unheralded

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unannounced

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unintelligible

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garbled

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turgid

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swollen; pompous

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truculent

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belligerent

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treacly

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overly sentimental

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threadbare

very worn

temper

lessen the severity of

temerity

reckless boldness

tawdry

gaudy

table

set asside an issue to be discussed at a later time

synergistic

working together and having a greater combined effect because of simultaneous operation

sybarite

hedonist

surfeit

surplus

supplant

replace

subterfuge

deception

stupefy

stun

steadfastness

loyalty

specious

not authentic; spurious

spate

outpouring

sophistry

invalid argument

serendipity

good fortune

scrupulous

very conscientious

conscientious

diligent

sedulous

assiduous

whet

sharpen; stimulate an interest in

wary

cautious

tyro

neophyte; beginner

tout

flaunt

tome

very big book

tact

diplomacy

sway

influence

pact

agreement

oust

forcibly remove a ruler from power

opus

great work

onus

duty or burden

molt

shed hair or feathers

mire

quagmire; swamp pit

loom

come into view, usually in a threatening manner

laud

adulate; praise

iota

very small amount

hone

sharpen

heed

listen to advice

hale

healthy

hackneyed

trite; stale

glut

oversupply

glib

easeful with speaking and storytelling

garb

clothing

gale

strong wind

gait

manner or rate of walking

foil

thwart

fawn

flatter subserviently

dupe

trick

dolt

obtuse person

dire

serious, urgent

deft

adept; skillful

curt

terse and brief bordering on rudeness

boor

rude person

bilk

steal; embezzle

bevy

large group

bent

predilection

bard

poet

bane

cause for ruin

apex

zenith

ajar

slightly open

acme

high point

aesthete

one who appreciates and seeks beauty, art, or pleasure

alacrity

cheerful readiness

anomalous

rare

aphorism

wise saying

arable

farmable

arboreal

relating to trees

aspersion

gossip

asylum

safe place to practice one's religion or follow one's conviction

auspicious

foretelling well for the future

austerity

sternness

behemoth

huge animal

bequest

gift upon one's death

brook

endure

bungle

mess up

byzantine

ornate

calumny

defamation