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Week 1 Flashcards

1
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slander

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spread harmful lies to hurt someone’s reputation

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2
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slothful

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lazy, indolent

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3
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sloth

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laziness

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spartan

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very disciplined, simple, austere, and frugal`

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5
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spectrum

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range of color in the rainbow

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6
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sporadic

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occasional, intermittent`

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squalid

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filthy, disgusting

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8
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statute

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a law

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9
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steadfast

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firm in purpose

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10
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stem

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the main stalk of a plant or flower

to stop, to dam

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11
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stern

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firm, strict

the back of a boat or vehicle

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12
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stupefy

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to stun, to amaze

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13
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sublime

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awe-inspiring

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14
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sublimate

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to change something low into something high

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15
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subsequent

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coming later, coming next

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16
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suffrage

A

the right to vote

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17
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sullen

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angry but silent, gloomy

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18
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tactic

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a plan or procedure to accompany something

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19
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tactless

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lacking tact, politeness or diplomacy; being too blunt or straightforward about a delicate matter

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20
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tenant

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a person who rents or occupies a house

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21
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terminology

A

terms or words which are special to a certain discipline or subject

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22
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theology

A

the study of God or of divine things

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23
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treatise

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a long, detailed and formal writing about the principles of a subject

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24
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trepidation

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fear or alarm

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25
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untenable

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indefensible

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26
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uproar

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a state of violent and noisy disturbance

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27
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uproarious

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very funny

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28
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venom

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ill-will, bitter anger

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29
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vent

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to release anger or emotion suddenly

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30
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ventilate

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to provide a room with fresh air

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31
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wane

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to decrease or decline in strength, intensity, importance, etc

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32
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warrant

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to justify

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33
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warranty

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a guarantee

34
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absolve

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to free from guilt or blame, to pardon

35
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acquit

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to declare not guilty of a crime

36
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adroit

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skillful, dexterious

37
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affront

A

insult, an act of disrespct

38
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aggregate

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a sum, mass, or assemblage, of parts

39
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alloy

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a mixture, esp. of metals

40
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amorphous

A

shapeless w/o a specific form

41
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ample

A

large, plentiful

42
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anachronism

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involving an error in chronology

43
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annul

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to cancel an agreement or contract, esp. a marriage

44
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antipathy

A

dislike, or natural aversion

45
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antiseptic

A

either free of germs, or killing germs

46
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ascribe

A

to attribute; to assign or credit as the cause or author of something

47
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assent

A

agreement

48
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asset

A

the total wealth of a person

a useful/desirable thing

49
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auspicious

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favorable, promising sucess

50
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axis

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the line about which a rotating body turns

51
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blight

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something that deteriorates or ruins things

52
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boisterous

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rough and noisy

53
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bombard

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to attack by throwing things

54
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bombastic

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pompous, using big words and gestures to show off in a speech

55
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breadth

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width; freedom from narrowness

56
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bungle

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to do something clumsily, to mess something up, to botch

57
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burgeon

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to grow or develop quickly, to flourish

58
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bustle

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energetic and noisy activity

59
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buttress

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something which props or supports a structure

60
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bygone

A

past, earlier, former

61
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cardiologist

A

a doctor who studies and treats the heart

62
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cardiac

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having to do with the heart

63
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carp

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to find fault with and complain without reason

64
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catalyst

A

a substance causing a chemical reaction without being affected itself`

65
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centrifugal

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directed outward from the center

66
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chimerical

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unreal, imaginary; wildly fanciful

67
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choreography

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the act of composing dances

68
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chronic

A

continuing over a long period of time

69
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chronicle

A

a chronological record of events, a history

70
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clemency

A

mercy

71
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coalesce

A

to unite, to flow or grow together and become one

72
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condolence`

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an expression of sympathy for someone who is suffering the loss of a loved one

73
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confound

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to confuse; to miss or associate by mistake

74
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contrive

A

to plan cleverly, invent

75
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contrived

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artificial, obviously planned, forced

76
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copious

A

plentiful, abundance, large in number

77
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corpulent,

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fat, chubby, large of body

78
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cosmic

A

pertaining to the cosmos

79
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crass

A

gross, without refinement, crude

80
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demote

A

to lower in rank or grade

Vocab (7 decks)

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