Week 7 Flashcards

1
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Alacrity

A

Eagerness, speed

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2
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Ameliorate

A

To improve

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3
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Brusque

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Short, abrupt, dismissive

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4
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Buffet

A

To strike with force, and arrangement of food set out on a table

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5
Q

Chide

A

To voice disapproval, scold, reprimand

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6
Q

Chastise

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To criticize severely

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7
Q

Cupidity

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Greed, strong desire

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8
Q

Debase

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To lower in quality, or esteem of something

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9
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Decorous

A

Social proper appropriate

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10
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Effervescent

A

Bubbly lively

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11
Q

Egregious

A

Extremely bad

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12
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Enervate

A

To week exhaust

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13
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Fallacious

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Incorrect, misleading

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14
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Fastidious

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Meticulous, demanding, having high and often unattainable standards

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15
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Hapless

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Unlucky

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16
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Harangue

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A rating speech to give a such speech

17
Q

Idiosyncratic

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Peculiar to one person, highly individualized

18
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Idiosyncratic

A

Peculiar to one person, highly individualized

19
Q

Impudent

A

Casually rude, insolent , impertinent

20
Q

Latent

A

Hidden but capable of being exposed

21
Q

Laudatory

A

Expressing admiration or praise