Week 1: Lexicon Voyage Flashcards
1
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Prominent
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Important;famous;well-known;noticeable
2
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Bevy
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A large group of people or things of a particular kind; group; gang; troop; party; bunch)
3
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Chastise
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To criticize someone severely; telling someone that something they did was really bad; scold; lecture
4
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Eloquent
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Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
5
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Abscond
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Leave hurriedly and secretly
6
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Ruse
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An action intended to deceive someone; ploy; scheme; gambit
7
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Trite
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Lacking originality or freshness; dull on account of overuse; banal; common
8
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Frivolous
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Not having any serious purpose or value
(Of a person) carefree and superficial; thoughtless; foolish
9
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Inadvertently
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Without intention; accidentally
10
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Sneer
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A contemptuous or mocking smile
