Vocabulary List 3 Flashcards by Byzan Grandyll

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Privation

1 noun

n. a state in which necessities are extremely lacking, divulged

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Cant

1 verb

v. talk hypocritically and sanctimoniously about something

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Purport

1 verb, 1 noun

v. appear or claim to be something, especially spuriously

n. the purpose or intent of something

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Vassal

1 noun

n. a person or country in a subordinate position to another

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Lapidary

2 adjectives

adj. elegant and pithy (a lapidary epigram)

adj. relating to precious gems and the work involved such as cutting, engraving, or polishing

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Repast

1 noun

adj. a meal

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Tarry

1 verb

v. stay longer than intended, delay leaving a place

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Pall

1 noun, 1 verb

n. a dark cloud or covering of smoke, dust, or similar matter
v. become less appealing or interesting due to familiarity

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Victual

1 noun, 1 verb

n. food prepared for consumption

v. supply with food

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Intermittent

1 adjective

adj. occurring at irregular intervals, sporadic

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Imbibe

1 verb

v. absorb or assimilate (knowledge or ideas)

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McGuffin

1 noun

n. an object or device in a book made merely to trigger a plot

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Embankment

2 nouns

n. a wall or bank of earth or stone used to elevate a road or railroad above an area of low ground
n. a wall or bank of earth or stone used to prevent a river flooding an area

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Keen

1 verb, 2 adjectives

v. make an eerie wailing sound
adj. (of the air or wind) extremely cold; biting
adj. (of a smell, light, or sound) clear; penetrating

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Batty

1 adjective

adj. crazy, insane, daft

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Careen

1 verb

v. move swiftly and uncontrollably in a specific direction

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Wan

2 adjectives

adj. pale and giving off the impression of illness or exhaustion
adj. (of a smile) weak; strained

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Spurn

1 verb

v. reject with contempt or disdain

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Cradle-robber

1 noun

n. someone who marries or has a sexual relationship with a much younger person

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Wedlock

1 noun

n. the state of being married (pregnant out of wedlock)

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Expenditure

2 nouns

n. the action of spending money

n. an amount of money spent

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Slog

2 verbs, 1 noun

v. work hard over a period of time
v. (with adverbial or direction) walk or move with difficulty or effort (slogged through the mud)
n. (a slog) a spell of tiring, hard work or travel

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Ministrations (usu. ministrations)

1 noun

n. the providing of assistance or care (made spotless by the ministrations of the maid)

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Slight

1 adjective, 2 verbs, 1 noun

adj. not sturdy or strong in build (she was slight and delicate-looking)
v. to raze a fortification
v. to insult by showing a paucity of proper respect
n. an insult of such a nature

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Privy

2 adjective

adj. sharing the knowledge of (something secret); privy to

adj. hidden; secret

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Sanction

2 nouns, 2 verbs

n. a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule
n. official permission or permission to do something
v. give official permission to do something
v. to place a sanction or penalty on

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Tableau

1 noun

n. a group of models of motionless figures frozen representing a scene from a story or history

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Macabre

1 adjective

adj. disturbing or horrifying because of its involvement of depiction of death or injury

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Conflagration

1 noun

n. an extensive fire that destroys a large portion of land and property

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Allay

2 verbs

v. diminish or put to rest (fear, suspicion, or worry)

v. to relieve or alleviate (pain or hunger)

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Stipple

1 verb

v. mark a surface with numerous small dots or specks

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Malaprop

1 noun

n. the accidental misuse of a word or phrase for a similar-sounding one, often unintentionally with humorous effects

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Portmanteau

1 noun

n. a new word made by combining two words, such as RariShy

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Droll

1 adjective

adj. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement (his unique brand of droll mockery)

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Goodly

2 adjectives

adj. considerable in size or quantity

adj. attractive, excellent, or admirable

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Mien

1 noun

n. a person’s look or manner, especially a particular kind indicating character or mood

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Berth

1 noun, 1 verb

n. a bed or bunk on a train, ship, or other transportation vehicle
v. moor a ship to its allotted spot

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Thrall (in thrall to)

1 noun

n. the state of being in something’s power

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Pique

1 noun, 1 verb

n. a feeling of anger or irritation

v. to feel irritated or angry

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Languor

2 nouns

n. the state or feeling of, often pleasant, lassitude or inertia
n. an oppressive stillness of the air

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Comportment

1 noun

n. behavior, mien; bearing

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Spendthrift

1 noun

n. a person who spends money lavishly and prodigally

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Amalgam

1 noun

n. a mixture or blend

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Retinue

1 noun

n. a group of advisors or assistants; people accompanying an important person

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Epigone

1 noun

n. a less remarkable follower or imitator of someone, especially an artist or philosopher

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Bibliophile

1 noun

n. a person who collects or has a great love for books

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Narcissist

1 noun

n. one with excessive or erotic interest in their own physical appearance

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Deferment

1 noun

n. the action or fact of putting something off for a later time

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Footnote

1 noun

n. a thing that is additional or less important

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Subsidiary

1 noun

adj. less important but related or supplementary to

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Opiate

1 noun

n. a thing that soothes or stupefies

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Mogul

1 noun

n. an important or powerful person, especially in the motion picture or media industry

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Stagnate

2 verbs

v. become stymied, cease development and progress; turn prosaic and myriad
v. (of water or air) cease to flow or move

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Ruddy

1 adjective

adj. having a reddish color, erubescent

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Accost

1 verb

v. approach and address someone boldly and aggressively

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Frowzy

1 adjective

adj. sordid and neglected in appearance

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Interminable

1 adjective

adj. endless

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Lout

1 noun

n. an uncouth man or boy

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Heresy

1 noun

n. a heretical belief that opposes canonical principles

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Polysyllabic

1 adjective

adj. words containing many syllables

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Jargon

2 nouns

n. vernacular particular to a certain profession or group

n. a form of language regarded as barbarous, debased, hybrid

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Pneumatic

2 adjectives

adj. related to spirits

adj. containing or operated by gas or pressure

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Vapid

1 adjective

adj. offering nothing entertaining or challenging

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Aquiline

2 adjectives

adj. like an eagle

adj. (of a person’s nose) curved like an eagle’s beak

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Dingy

1 adjective

adj. gloomy and drab

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Caricature

1 noun

n. an imitation of something in which certain traits are exaggerate to create a comic or burlesque effect

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Jeer

1 verb

v. make rude or mocking remarks, usually in a loud voice

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Statutory

1 adjective

adj. required, permitted, or enacted by statute

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Calisthenics

1 noun

n. exercise to achieve bodily fitness and grace of movement

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Tenor

2 nouns

n. (the tenor of) the general meaning, the purport, the gist of something
n. (the tenor of) the settling or prevailing character or direction of something, especially the course of someone’s life or habits

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Rumpus

1 noun

n. a noisy disturbance, a fracas

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Indomitable

1 adjective

adj. unable to subdue or defeat

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Waif

2 nouns

n. a homeless and helpless person, esp. a neglected and abandoned child
n. an abandoned pet

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Bereave

1 verb

v. be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence

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Bereft

2 adjectives

adj. deprived of or lacking something, especially a nonmaterial asset
adj. (of a person) lonely and abandoned, especially through one’s death or departure

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Abreast

2 adjectives

adj. alongside each other and facing the same way

adj. up to date with information, news, or gossip (keeping abreast of developments)

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Proletariat

1 noun

n. the class of wage-earners or industrial workers

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Varicose

1 adjective

adj. a condition of swelling and tortuous lengthening of the veins, most of often in the legs

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Acrid

2 adjectives

adj. having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell
adj. angry and bitter

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Persona non grata

1 noun

n. a pariah or vagabond, someone unaccepted by others

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Lambaste

1 verb

v. inveigh, deprecate, fulminate

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Venereal

1 adjective

adj. of or relating to sexual desire or intercourse

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Delirium

2 nouns

n. wild excitement or ecstasy

n. a perturbed state of mind in illness characterized by restlessness, illusions, and incoherence of speech or thought

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Cyclical

1 adjective

adj. occurring in circles, recurring

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Stratify

1 verb

v. arrange or classify into groups or strata

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Abound

1 verb

v. exist in large numbers or amounts

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Minutiae

1 noun

n. the small, precise, or trivial details of something

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Antiquated

1 adjective

adj. bygone, old-fashioned

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Acclimate

1 verb

v. adapt to, become accustomed to

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Vogue

1 noun, 1 adjective

n. the prevailing fashion or style at the time

adj. popular; fashionable

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Psychedelic

2 adjectives

adj. relating to or denoting drugs that produce hallucinations and apparent expansion of consciousness
adj. denoting or having an intense, vivid color or a swirling abstract pattern

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Fraudulent

2 adjectives

adj. obtained, done by, or involving deception, especially criminal deception
adj. unjustifiably purporting or being credited for particular accomplishments or qualities

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Instigate

2 verbs

v. bring about or initiate

v. (instigate someone to do something) incite someone to do something, especially something bad

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Incite

2 verbs

v. encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior)

v. urge or persuade (someone) to act in a violent or unlawful way

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Abominate

1 verb

v. loathe, execrate; detest

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Dint

3 nouns

n. an impression or hollow in a surface
n. impact, force of attack
n. (by dint of) interchangeable with ‘means’ in the phrase ‘by means of’ or ‘through the means of’

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Reactionary

1 adjective

adj. extreme conservatism, opposing political or social liberation or reform; loathing progress

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Conducive

1 adjective

adj. making it more likely, possible, or certain for an event to occur

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Repugnant

1 adjective

adj. extremely distasteful, unacceptable

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Hoary

2 adjectives

adj. grayish white

adj. old-fashioned and banal