week 7 tues Flashcards
1
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burgeon
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to grow rapidly
2
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insurrection
A
a rebellion
3
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jocular
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characterized by joking
4
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gourmand
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a glutton
5
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terse
A
without unnecessary words
6
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adroit
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naturally skilled
7
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gainsay
A
to deny
8
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feckless
A
careless
9
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intransigent
A
refusing to compromise
10
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appropriate
A
to set apart for a specific use
to take possession of w/o permission
11
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tautology
A
needless repietition of an idea in different words
12
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strident
A
loud
shirll
13
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extenuate
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to lessen the seriousness of
14
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latent
A
present but hidden
15
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relinquish
A
to surrender
release
16
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emblematic
A
symbolic
17
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anomaly
A
apart from the regular pattern
18
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ineluctable
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unable to be avoided
19
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best
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to defeat
20
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importune
A
to beg desperately
21
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diatribe
A
prolonged and bitter speech
22
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bona fide
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genuine
23
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countenance
A
appearance
24
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inadvertent
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unintentional
25
resonant
strong and deep in tone
26
neologism
a new word
27
libertine
one who lives an immoral life
28
prestige
fame based on reputation
29
stifle
to suffocate
30
grandiloquent
using excessively fancy fords
31
trifle
something that lacks significance
32
prospect
the outlook for the future
33
confer
to consult
34
conspicuous
obvious
35
debilitated
impairment of energy
36
predicament
a troublesome situation
37
cognition
process of knowing
38
catharsis
purging of emotion
39
elocution
the art of public speaking
