Week #16 Flashcards
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Indigenous
(in dijˊən əs)
Native
The forest was replete with the kind of wildlife which
is indigenous t
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Gregarious
(grə gārˊi əs)
Socialable
At the party, the gregarious hostess scurried from
group to gro
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Habitat
(habˊə tatˊ)
Natural environment
The alcoholic was found supine in his favorite
habitat-Ryan’s Bar.
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Cursory
(kėrˊsə ri)
Hasty, not thorough
Sherlock Holmes took a cursory glance at the cryptic
message and decode
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Interloper
(inˊtər lōpˊər)
An unauthorized person
Electric eyes watchdogs, and other nuances were there
to keep out an i
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In A Bee Line
Taking the straightest, shortest route
When the couple left, the babysitter made a bee line
for the refrigera
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Prolific
(prə lifˊik)
Producing abundantly
The usually prolific novelist was frustrated by his
failure to come up
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Bulwark
(bůlˊwərk)
Protection
Some feel that the United Stats should be a bulwark to
the inchocate de
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Sedentary
(sedˊən terˊi)
Largely inactive, accustomed to sitting
The typist shook off the fetters of her sedentary life
and joined a mou
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Frugal
(früˊgal)
Thrify
Frugal housewives occasionally badger supermarket
managers for bargains
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Antithesis
(an tithˊə sis)
Exact opposite
Len, the gregarious twin, was the antithesis of Lon, the
reticent one.
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The World, the Flesh, and the Devil
Temptations which cause man to sin
By entering the monastery he sought to avoid the
world, the flesh, and
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Altruistic
(alˊtr ü isˊtik)
Unselfish
Dr. Albert Schweitzer went into the jungle purely for
altruistic reaso
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Embellish
(em belˊish)
Adorn, touch up
Everytime the irate motorist told about the accident he
had a tendency
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Cache
(kash)
Secret hiding place
Through a fortuitous remark, the cache of the art
thieves was discovere
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Coterie
(kōˊtəri)
Small group having something in common
A coterie of bridge players made our clubroom their
permanent habitat.
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Cupidity
(kū pidˊə ti)
Greed
We warned him that his reprehensible cupidity would
eventuate in a los
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To Make Bricks Without Straw
To attempt to do something without having
the necessary materials
My uncle’s business schemes always fail because he
tries to make brick
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Virtuosity
(vėrˊchü osˊə ti)
Great technical skill
The eminent artist, noted for his virtuosity, was admired by
classicist
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Temerity
(təˊmerˊə ti)
Foolish boldness
For having the temerity to declaim against the majority leader
the fres
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Amorous
(amˊə rəs)
Full of love
A landmark in the history of amorous drama is “Romeo and
Juliet.”
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Progeny
(projˊə ni)
Descendants
The Bantu chief and all his progeny were noted for their valor.
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Saturate
(sachˊü rāt)
Soak, fill up completely
We decided to saturate ourselves on French geography before
making a to
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To Have the Upper Hand
To gain control
I had him at my mercy but now he has the upper hand.
