Week 30 Flashcards
0
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idyllic
A
simple, peaceful
1
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Extinct
A
no longer existing
2
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galvanize
A
excite or arouse to activity
3
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encumbrance
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burden, handicap, load
4
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gaudy
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showy, flashy
5
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condescend
A
stoop, lower oneself
6
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candor
A
frankness, honesty
7
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mortify
A
embarrass, humiliate
8
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jocose
A
humorous, merry
9
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malign
A
abuse, slander
10
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omnipotent
A
almighty, unlimited in power or authority
11
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zenith
A
summit, top, prime
12
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fledgling
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little known, newly developed
13
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Peremptory
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absolute, compulsory, binding
14
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Precedent
A
custom, model
15
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wheedle
A
coax, persuade, cajole
16
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rustic
A
countrified, unpolished
17
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jubilant
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joyful, in high spirits
18
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decorum
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politeness, correct behavior
19
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charlatan
A
pretender, fraud
20
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Achilles heel
A
weak spot
21
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in the lap of the gods
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out of one’s own hands
22
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forty winks
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a short nap
23
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from pillar to post
A
from one place to another
