week 6 thurs Flashcards

1
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turbulence

A

commotion or wild dis-order

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2
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overweening

A

excessively arrogant

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3
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impel

A

to push something into motion

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4
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querulous

A

inclined to find fault

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5
Q

exhume

A

to dig up from the ground

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6
Q

diligent

A

painstaking and steady

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7
Q

spendthrift

A

one who spends money wastefully

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8
Q

precept

A

a rule of action or conduct

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9
Q

concur

A

to agree

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10
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dally

A

to waste time

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11
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paroxysm

A

a sudden outburst

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12
Q

martinet

A

one who is strict in discipline

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13
Q

leeway

A

margin

room for freedom

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14
Q

despoil

A

to deprive something of value

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15
Q

naiive

A

simple, childlike

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16
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primordial

A

living at the very beginning

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17
Q

profuse

A

pouring out freely

18
Q

quash

A

to suppress completely

19
Q

benefactor

A

one who helps others

20
Q

insolent

A

boldly disrespectful

21
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sanctimonious

A

pretending holiness

22
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pusillanimous

A

cowardly

23
Q

mar

A

to damage

24
Q

impasse

A

a dead end

25
Q

beguile

A

to deceive with charm

26
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vendetta

A

a bitter quarrel

27
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vagrant

A

one who wanders place to place

28
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zest

A

hearty enjoyment

29
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noxious

A

harmful to health

30
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impotent

A

powerless
helpless
ineffective

31
Q

charade

A

an obvious pretense

32
Q

static

A

not moving

33
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scintilla

A

a small amount

34
Q

refuse

A

garbage

35
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specter

A

a ghost

36
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seethe

A

to be violently excited

37
Q

suffuse

A

to spread through

38
Q

devout

A

devoted to religion or science

39
Q

amend

A

to improve with change

40
Q

repartee

A

a quick witty reply

41
Q

unctuous

A

oily

42
Q

rummage

A

to search thoroughly