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Vocabulary Deck 14 Flashcards

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Abrasion

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  1. damage to skin caused by scraping; 2. process of scraping or rubbing
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Adumbrate

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outline; indicate

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Cognitive

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concerned with thinking or perceiving

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Deign

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condescend

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Fervid

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passionate

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Gall

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  1. bitterness; 2. confidence; 3. abnormal growth on a plant
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Levee

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  1. raised bank of a river; 2. morning reception help by a monarch
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Preternatural

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unnatural; abnormal

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Quell

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suppress

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Score

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written form of music

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Abut

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to adjoin

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Consternation

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worry and concern

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Gavel

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judge’s hammer

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Lien

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right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on a job

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Parenthesis

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remarks deviating from the main point

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Sinewy

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vigorous; having well-developed muscles

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Steep

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to soak in water

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Tamp

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to plug; press loose matter down tightly

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Venturing

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  1. hazarding; risking; putting forward; 2. going somewhere
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Wry

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  1. twisted or bent to one side; 2. dryly humorous
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Arduous

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hard

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Decimated

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kill or destroy a large part of

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Fledge

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  1. grow feathers; 2. leave the nest
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Gouge

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cut or dig out

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Picayune

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insignificant; of little value

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Riviting

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fascinating

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Soliloquy

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solo speech

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Supplicant

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person who requests or begs for something

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Transcendental

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supernatural; going beyond normal experience

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Veritable

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true; genuine

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Condescension

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talking down to someone

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Divest

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remove; take off

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Eddy

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circular current

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Epaulet

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shoulder decoration

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Fallacy

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wrong idea

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Fringe

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  1. decorative border with tassels 2. to form an edge
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Leaven

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to make light; modify; cause bread to rise using yeast

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Patronize

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  1. to talk down to; condescend; 2. to be a customer of
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Prominent

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  1. eminent; 2. protruding; 3. obvious
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Statute

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law

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Antipathy

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hatred

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Aver

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affirm

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Expatiate

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speak or wright great length

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Flag

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  1. to loose energy; 2. to signal
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Flail

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  1. tool used to thresh grain; 2. to thresh; 3. to wave arms about wildly
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Indicted

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accused of a crime

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Loll

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laze around; hang out (with respect to your tongue)

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Malign

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slander

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Secure

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  1. to fix firmly; 2. to obtain
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Talon

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long pointed nail or claw

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Abeyance

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state of inactivity; disuse

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Disarm

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  1. take away weapons; 2. win over to one’s side
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Elaborate

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  1. complex and detailed; 2. to expand on
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Foment

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  1. to stir up; 2. bathe with hot liquids
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Jockeying

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maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of others

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Minutiae

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small details

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Rue

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regret

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Somatic

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concerned with the body

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Stinting

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holding back; limiting the supply of …

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Temperate

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moderate

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Allure

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  1. attraction; 2. to attract
62
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Caulk

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treat with substances such as tar to make water tight

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Conscript

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  1. person enlisted compulsorily into the armed forces; 2. to enlist compulsorily
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Desultory

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aimless; inconsistent in effort

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Elegy

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poem concerned with death; praise of a dead person

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Fallow

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uncultivated

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Forbearing

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tolerant

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Hegemony

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political domination; complete authority

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Improbity

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lack of honesty or integrity

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Qualm

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hesitation or fear

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Assay

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  1. try; 2. assess purity
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Chauvinist

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someone excessively patriotic

73
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Discrete

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separate; discontinuous

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Enlist

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  1. to sign up for the army; 2. obtain
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Fabricated

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made up; false; manufactures

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Fulminate

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  1. attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously; 2. explode noisily
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Hawser

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thick rope or cable

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Jibe

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agree with; complement; match up with

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Peer

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  1. an equal; 2. to stare at; 3. nobleman
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Stickler

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one who is strict about rules or details

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Cloture

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closure; terminating a debate by voting

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Congruent

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matching

83
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Dally

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waste time; flirt

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Dissemble

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avoid the truth

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Dote

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be excessively fond of

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Errant

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  1. wandering; 2. wrong; 3. straying from accepted standards
87
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Fervent

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passionate

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Stomach

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to tolerate

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Synapse

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junction between two nerve cells

90
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Undercutting

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offering a lower price; undermining

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Arson

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deliberate criminal starting of fires

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Carrion

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dead flesh; carcasses

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Intelligible

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can be understood

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Ironclad

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cannot be altered; firm

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Lint

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fluff; soft material used to cover wounds

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Pretension

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assumed attitude of superiority; arrogance

97
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Pundit

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expert

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Pyre

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ceremonial fire

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Sate

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satisfy

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Syncopation

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type of musical rhythm with missed beats

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