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Vocabulary Day 21-22 Flashcards

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Apropos

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Appropriate; coming at the right time

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Allusion

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An indirect reference; a hint

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Artisan

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A person skilled in a craft

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Assail

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To attack vigorously

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Assert

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To claim strongly; to affirm

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Ascribe

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To credit to or assign

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Blanch

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To turn pale; to cause to turn pale

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Chronic

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Constant; lasting a long time; inveterate

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Categorical

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Unconditional; absolute

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Castigate

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To criticize severely; to chastise

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Calamity

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A disaster

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Callous

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Insensitive; emotionally hardened

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Cadence

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Rhythm; the rise and fall of sound

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Demise

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Death

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Demur

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To object; to take exception

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Deplore

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To regret; to condemn; to lament

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Demure

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Shy; reserved; sedate

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Denounce

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To condemn

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Edify

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To enlighten; to instruct, especially in moral or religious matters

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Ebullient

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Boiling; bubbling with excitement; exuberant

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Epigram

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A brief and usually witty or satirical saying

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Feign

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To make a false representation of; to pretend

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Fetish

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An object of obsessive reverence, attention, or interest

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Gratis

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Free of charge

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Halcyon

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Peaceful; carefree; serene

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Indigenous

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Native; originating in that area

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Increment

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An increase; one in a series of increases

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Infinitesimal

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very, very, very small; infinitely small

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Injunction

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A command or order, especially a court order

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Larceny

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Theft; robbery

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Marginal

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Related to or located at the margin or border; at the lower limit of quality; insignificant

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Materialistic

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Preoccupied with material things; greedy for possessions

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Nemesis

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Unconquerable opponent or rival; one who seeks just compensation or revenge to right a wrong

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Oligarchy

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Government by only a very few people

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Perpetrator

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The one who committed the act

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Propensity

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A natural inclination or tendency; a predilection

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Peregrination

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Wandering; traveling; expedition

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Propitious

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Marked by favorable signs or conditions

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Qualitative

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Having to do with quality or something (as opposed to the quantity)

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Sophomoric

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Juvenile; childish goofy

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Self-made

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Having succeeded in life without help from others

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Sovereign

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Supreme ruler; monarch

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Sedentary

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Largely confined to sitting down; not physically active

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Seclusion

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Aloneness; withdrawal from other people

45
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Scorn

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To disdain; to find someone or something contemptible

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Scant

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Limited; meager; barely sufficient

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Ubiquitous

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Bing everywhere at the same time

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Usurp

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To seize wrongfully

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Uniform

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Consistent; unchanging; the same for everyone

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Warrant

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To justify; to provide grounds for; to guarantee

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Antithesis

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The direct opposite

52
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Apathy

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Lack of interest; lack of feeling

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Aphorism

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A brief; often witty saying; a proverb

54
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Appreciate

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To increase in value

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Arbiter

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One who decides; a judge

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Approbation

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Approval; praise

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Bombast

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Pompous or pretentious speech or writing

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Boor

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A rude or churlish person

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Chicanery

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Trickery; deceitfulness; artifice, especially legal or political

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Circuitous

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Roundabout; not following a direct path

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Circumscribe

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To draw a line around; to set the limits; to define; to restrict

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Circumvent

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To frustrate as through by surrounding

63
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Depict

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To portray; especially in a picture

64
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Deplore

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To regret; to condemn; to lament

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Deploy

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To arrange strategically

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Derelict

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Neglectful; delinquent; deserted

67
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Extrapolate

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To project or deduce from something known; to infer

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Enormity

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Extreme evil; a hideous offense; immensity

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Engender

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To bring into existence; to create; to cause

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Fickle

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Likely to change for no good reason

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Figment

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Something made up or invented; a fabrication

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Grimace

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To make an ugly, disapproving facial expression

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Harbinger

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A precursor; an indication; an omen

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Irrevocable

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Irreversible

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Impecunious

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Without money; penniless

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Insidious

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Treacherous; sneaky

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Invective

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Insulting or abusive speech

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Lascivious

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Lustful; obscene; lewd

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Mawkish

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Overly sentimental; maudlin

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Melancholy

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Gloomy; depressed and weary

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Nomenclature

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A set or system of names; a designation; a terminology

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Opprobrious

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Damning; extremely critical; disgraceful

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Peculiar

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Unusual; bizarre; individual; belonging to a particular region

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Proponent

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An advocate; a supporter of a position

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Patina

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Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation

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Proprietary

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Characteristic of an owner of property; Constituting property

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Quixotic

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Romantic or idealistic to a foolish or impractical degree

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Subversive

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Corrupting; overthrowing; undermining; insurgent

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Superfluous

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Extra; unnecessary; redundant

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Salutation

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Greeting; welcome; opening words of greeting

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Superficial

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On the surface only; shallow; not through

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Supercilious

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Haughty; patronizing

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Succumb

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To yield or submit; to die

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Subtle

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Not obvious; able to make fine distinctions; ingenious; crafty

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Synthesis

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The combining parts to form a whole

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Sycophant

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One who sucks up to others

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Taciturn

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Untalkative by nature

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Tout

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To praise highly; to brag publicly about

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Wary

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Cautious; watchful; careful

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Wizened

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Shriveled; withered; shrunken

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