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Vocabulary #05 Flashcards

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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/treacle

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overly sentimental

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perfidy

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treachery

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threadbare

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shabby

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temper

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mitigate

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temerity

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reckless boldness

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tawdry

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cheap-looking; gaudy

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table

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to set aside an issue to be discussed at a later time

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synergy

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

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sybarite

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hedonist

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surfeit

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surplus

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supplant

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replace

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subterfuge

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deception

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steadfastness

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loyalty

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specious

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false; spurious

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spate

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outpouring

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sophistry

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deceptive thinking; invalid argument

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serendipity

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occurring by chance; good fortune

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scrupulous

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very conscientious; meticulous

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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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wily

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crafty; sly

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whet

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sharpen; stimulate an interest in

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wary

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cautious; chary

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tyro

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neophyte; beginner

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tout

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flaunt

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tome

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very big book

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oust

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forcibly remove a leader from powerful

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onus

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duty; burden

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molt

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shed hair

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mire

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swamp pit; quagmire

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loom

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to come to view in a threatening manner

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adulate

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laud; praise

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iota

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very small amount

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hone

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sharpen

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heed

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to listen to advice

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hale

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healthy

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acme

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zenith; apex

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ajar

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slightly open

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bane

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cause for ruin

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bard

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poet

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bent

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predilection

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bevy

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large group

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bilk

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steal; embezzle

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boon

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sudden gain; windfall

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boor

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rude person

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terese

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curt

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deft

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skillful

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dire

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urgent

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dolt

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obtuse person

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dupe

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trick

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fawn

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flatter subserviently

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foil

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thwart

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gale

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strong wind

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garb

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attire

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glib

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easeful with speaking and storytelling

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glut

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oversupply; stuff

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hack

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chop

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hackneyed

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trite; stale

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aesthete

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one who appreciates and seeks beauty, art, or pleasure

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alacrity

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cheerful readiness

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anomalous

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rare; abnormal

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sanctimonious

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pretending to be religious

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reverent

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respectful

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rescind

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withdraw

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reprehensible

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worthy of blame

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relegate

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demote to an inferior position

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refractory

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stubborn

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rectitude

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morality

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raiment

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attire

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quixotic

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romantic; dreamy

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quibble

A

find fault with

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