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Vocabulary 38 Flashcards

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propinquity

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(n) nearness; kinship

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proscenium

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(n) part of stage in front of curtain

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proselytize

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(v) convert to a religion or belief

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prototype

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(n) original model used as a model for others

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provenance

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(n) origin or source of something

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provincial

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(adj) pertaining to a province; limited

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psychopathic

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(adj) pertaining to mental derangement

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psychosis

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(n) mental disorder

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pterodactyl

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(n) extinct flying reptile

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pundit

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(n) learned Hindu; any learned man; authority on a subject

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purblind

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(adj) dim-sighted; obtuse

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putative

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(adj) supposed; reputed

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quadruped

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(n) four-footed animal

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quagmire

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(n) bog; marsh

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quarantine

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(n) isolation of person or ship to prevent spread of infection

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queasy

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(adj) easily nauseated; squeamish

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quorum

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(n) number of members necessary to conduct a meeting

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ramify

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(v) divide into branches or subdivisions

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rampart

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(n) defensive mount of earth

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rationalization

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(n) bringing into conformity with reason

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reactionary

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(adj & n) recoiling from progress; retrograde

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recherche

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(adj) choice; sought after; rare

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recidivism

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(n) habitual return to crime

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recrudescence

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(n) reopening of wound or sore

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recusant

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(n) person who refuses to comply; applied specifically to those who refused to attend Anglican services

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refurbish

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(v) renovate; make bright by polishing

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rendition

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(n) translation; artistic interpretation of song, etc.

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reprobate

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(n) person hardened in sin, devoid of a sense of decency

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reprove

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(v) censure; rebuke

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residue

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(n) remainder; balance

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resilient

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(adj) elastic; having the power of springing back

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resurgent

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(adj) rising again after defeat, etc.

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reticulated

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(adj) covered with a network; having an appearance of a mesh

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rood

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(n) crucifix

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rustic

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(adj) pertaining to country people; uncouth

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saltatory

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(adj) relating to leaping

37
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salver

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(n) tray

38
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sanctimonious

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(adj) displaying ostentatious or hypocritical devoutness

39
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sarcophagus

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(n) stone coffin, often highly decorated

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sartorial

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(adj) pertaining to tailors

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satellite

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(n) small body revolving a large one

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satire

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(n) form of literature in which irony, sarcasm, and ridicule are employed to attack vice and folly

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satrap

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(n) petty ruler working for a superior despot

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satyr

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(n) half-human, half-bestial being in the court of Dionsibysus, portrayed as wanton and cunning

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scarify

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(v) make slight incisions in; scratch

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sciolism

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(n) quackery, superficial information

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screed

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(n) long, tiresome harangue

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senescence

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(n) state of growing old

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septic

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(adj) putrid; producing putrefaction

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sequacious

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(adj) eager to follow; ductile

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seraph

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(n) high ranking; six-winged angel

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serpentine

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(adj) winding; twisting

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serried

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(adj) standing shoulder to shoulder; crowded

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sibylline

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(adj) prophetic; oracular

55
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similitude

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(n) similarity; using comparisons such as similes

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