Vocabulary Deck 15 Flashcards
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Abraded
A
worn away; eroded
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Apposite
A
fitting; suitable
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Diatribe
A
tirade; violent denunciation; stream of criticism
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Gerontocracy
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government by the aged
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Maculated
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spotted
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Quisling
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traitor
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Sedulity
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throughness; perseverence
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Seine
A
type of fishing net
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Tender
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to offer
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Waffle
A
talk nonsense
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Burlesque
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- comic play; 2. lampoon
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Exemplar
A
model type
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Homiletics
A
art of preaching and giving sermons
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Impugn
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challenge; question someone’s honor
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Incubus
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encumbrance; nightmarish thing
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Lope
A
run with long strides
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Macerate
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soften or break up by soaking; weaken
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Nostrum
A
remedy
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Saw
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- tool for cutting; 2. wise saying
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Sibyl
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prophetess
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Brook
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- small stream; 2. tolerate
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Emboss
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decorate with a raised design
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Eschew
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shun; avoid
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Limpid
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transparently clear
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Liturgy
form of worship
26
Nexus
connection
27
Odometer
instrument to measure distance covered
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Purchase
1. grip; 2. buy
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Quotidian
daily routine
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Seminal
essential; formative
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Agog
amazed; wide eyed with enthusiasm
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Amortize
pay off a debt in installments
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Curmudgeon
grumpy person
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Dormancy
stae of inactivity
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Efficacy
effectiveness
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Epithet
phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of
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Figurehead
symbol of power; nominal leader
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Fracas
fight; disturbance
39
Jamb
door post
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Milk
to squeeze; obtain by application of pressure
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Chorales
simple hymns
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Dissonance
discord; disagreement
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Frieze
decorative border
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Gist
essence; main point
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Latent
hidden; real but undeveloped
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Partiality
bias
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Plodding
walking slowly and heavily; uninspired
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Rekindle
relight; revive
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Symphony
type of musical composition
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Tarnished
made dull; spoil
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Compromised
1. damaged or put in doubt; 2. reached an agreement by giving up part of a claim
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Drabness
dullness
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Endow
give gift; provide with money
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Esoterica
obscure details
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Falters
hesitates
56
Prattle
mindless talk
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Prohibitive
1. prohibiting; 2. exorbitantly expensive
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Purist
conservative; one who insists on correct forms of language
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Quack
charlatan; fake
60
Taunt
mock; tease
61
Arresting
attracting attention; striking
62
Barrage
extended gunfire to cover an attack; dam across a river; deluge of information
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Chantey
type of song sung by sailors
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Ferrous
concerned with iron or its compounds
65
Manipulative
scheming
66
Orate
speak in a pompous manner
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Psychosis
severe mental disturbance
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Savor
enjoy
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Table
put down for future discussion
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Underwrite
give guarantee; insure
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Dissident
person who disagrees
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Enigmatic
puzzling
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Foolhardy
reckless
74
Homogeneity
evenness; uniformity
75
Personification
1. represent something as a person; 2. a concrete example of
76
Plaque
1. surface deposit on teeth or in an artery; 2. decorative plate or sign
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Plausibility
believably
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Resilience
resistance; ability to spring back
79
Trilogy
set of three literary works
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Vagary
something unaccountable; freak
81
Aisle
corridor; passageway
82
Discountenance
disallow
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Imperative
must be obeyed
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Indigent
poor; needy
85
Nadir
lowest point
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Paranoia
mental state characterized by delusions or excessive fear
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Prudence
caution; wisdom
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Resuscitation
revival from unconsciousness
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Shirk
avoid
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Teetotalism
total abstinence from alcohol
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Balm
soothing ointment or anything soothing
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Calibrate
mark an accurate scale on a device
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Cataclysmic
violently disruptive
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Impropriety
inappropriate behavior
95
Pith
center; soft part of stem; essence
96
Primordial
present from the beginning of time
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Reconnaissance
examination or survey conducted in advance
98
Sinistral
left-handed
99
Tempers
moderates
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Undermine
subvert; attempt to overthrow
