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Vocabulary Day 23-24 Flashcards

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1
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Auspicious

A

favorable; promising; pointing to a good result

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assuage

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to soothe; to pacify

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austere

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unadorned; stern; forbidding; without excess

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abomination

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something despised or abhorred; extreme loathing

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abound

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to be very numerous

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abeyance

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suspension; temporary cessation

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botch

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to bungle; to ruin through poor or clumsy effort

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bracing

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invigorating

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circumlocution

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an indirect expression

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circumspect

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cautious

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cajole

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to persuade someone to do something he or she doesn’t want to do

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desist

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to stop doing (something)

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devout

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deeply religious; fervent

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dichotomy

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division into two parts

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dilate

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to make larger

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enfranchise

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to grant the privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote

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encroach

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to make gradual or stealthy inroads into; to tressespass

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entail

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to have a necessary consequence; to involve

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flippant

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frivolously disrespectful; saucy

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florid

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ruddy; flushed; red-faced

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heinous

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shockingly evil; abominable; atrocious

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impending

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approaching; imminent; looming

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impenetrable

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incapable of being penetrated

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implication

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something implied or suggested

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importune

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to urge with annoying persistence

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lax

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negligent; lazy; irresponsible

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medium

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materials

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menagerie

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a collection of animals

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nullify

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to repeal; to cancel; to void

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occult

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supernatural; magic; mystical

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override

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to overrule; to prevail over

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putative

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commonly accepted; supposed; reputed

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propriety

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properness; good manners

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purported

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rumored; claimed

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pastoral

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rural; rustic; peaceful and calm; like the country

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prattle

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to chatter on and on

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prudent

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careful; having foresight

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predicament

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a dangerous or unpleasant situation

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pregnant

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highly significant; overflowing

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querulous

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complaining; grumbling; whining

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surrogate

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substitute

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surreptitious

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sneaky; secret

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surfeit

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excess; an excessive amount

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static

A

stationary; not changing or moving

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suffice

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to be sufficient; to be enough

46
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suffrage

A

the right to vote

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subterfuge

A

artifice; a trick or stratagem; a ruse

48
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subsidize

A

to provide financial aid; to make a financial contribution

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tedium

A

dullness; monotony; boredom

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woe

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suffering; affliction; distress

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accede

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to give in; to yield, to agree

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access

A

the right or ability to approach, enter, or use

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accord

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to agree; to be in harmony; to grant or bestow

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accouterments

A

personal clothing, accessories, or equipment; trappings

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accrue

A

to accumulate over time

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acquisitive

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seeking or tending to acquire; greedy

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brink

A

edge

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breach

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a violation; a gap or break

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correlation

A

a mutual relation between two ore more things

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corrugated

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shaped with folds or waves

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coterie

A

a group of close associated

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crescendo

A

a gradual increase in the intensity of anything

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crux

A

the central point

64
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dilemma

A

any problem or predicament

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dire

A

disastrous; desperate

66
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dirge

A

a funeral song

67
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discomfit

A

to frustrate; to confuse

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entreat

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to ask earnestly; to beg; to plead

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engaging

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charming; pleasing; attractive

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endear

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to make dear; to make beloved

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expunge

A

to erase; to eliminate any trace of

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extant

A

still in existence

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enumerate

A

to name one buy one; to list

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fodder

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coarse food for livestock; raw material

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folly

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foolishness; insanity; imprudence

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herald

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a royal proclaimer; a harbinger

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impregnable

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unconquerable; able to withstand attack

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improvise

A

to perform without preparation

79
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impunity

A

freedom from punishment or harm

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inalienable

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sacred; incapable of being transferred, lost, or taken away

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layman

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a nonprofessional; a person who is not a member of the clergy

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millennium

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a period of 1,000 years

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mire

A

marshy mucky ground

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odious

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hateful; evil; vile

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pathos

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that which makes people feel pity or sorrow

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prosaic

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dull; unimaginative; like a prose (as opposed to poetry)

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pallor

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paleness; whiteness

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proscribe

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to outlaw; to prohibit

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protocol

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diplomatic etiquette and customs

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predecessor

A

someone, something that precedes in time

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proclaim

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to announce; declare; make known

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resurrection

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return to life; revival

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strife

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bitter conflict, discord; a struggle or clash

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stratum

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a layer; a level

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stricture

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a restriction; a limitation; a negative criticism

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turpitude

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shameful wickedness; depravity

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visionary

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a dreamer; someone with impractical goals or ideals about the future

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viscous

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thick; gluey; sticky

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waft

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to float; to drift; to blow

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wane

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to decrease in strength or intensity; to fade away; to decline in power

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