Week 10 Flashcards

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Inclement

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Unfavorable, stormy

She blamed her absence from the game on the inclement weather, but we knew that was sour grapes.

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Peruse

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To read carefully

After being admonished* by his farther, he began to peruse the want ads daily.

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3
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Premonition

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Forewarning

When the black cat crossed her path, Ellen had a premonition of disaster.

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Desist

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Cease

The pickets promulgated* a warning that they would not desist in the effort to enhance* their standard of living.

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5
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Recoil

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Draw back

As the snake prepared to strike, the girls recoiled in horror.

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Pertinent

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To the point, appropriate

During the trial the astute* lawyer was able to elicit* the pertinent information from the key witness.

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Mastiff

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Large dog

My nervous neighbor bought a pugnacious* mastiff to frighten burglars.

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Obsess

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To haunt, preoccupy

The Stockbroker was obsessed with the idea of becoming a painter.

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Doleful

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Sad, melancholy

Doleful expressions abounded* throughout headquarters on the night of the election.

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10
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Wan

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Sickly pale

After the tension, his normally ruddy face was wan and tired.

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Histrionics

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Display of emotions

Saying that he would not tolerate* her histrionics, the director fired the temperamental actress.

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12
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Elusive

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Hard to grasp

All his life he found happiness elusive, but wealth easy to come by.

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Frustrate

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Counteract, foil, thwart

The warden frustrated the prisoners’ attempt to escape by adding more guards.

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Symptomatic

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Having to do with signs or symptoms, indicative

The sordid* rioting was symptomatic of the problems facing the large cities.

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15
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Interject

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Insert, interrupt

Most viewers hate it when a commercial is interjected into a suspense drama.

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16
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Inert

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Without power to move

Seeing the inert player the manager dashed out onto the field.

17
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Salient

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Outstanding, prominent

One of the salient features of her poetry is a dependence upon euphemisms*.

18
Q

Imminent

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Likely to happen, threatening

The senator loathed* it when people said that an atomic war was imminent.

19
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Squeamish

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Easily shocked, over sensitive

When his squeamish partner complained about a lack of ethics*, the businessman laughed at his innocence.

20
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Engrossed

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Absorbed

Engrossed in his crossword puzzle, he failed to notice the paucity* of customer in the restaurant.