Word Lisf 8 J-R Flashcards by Madeline Fagen | Brainscape

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jaunty

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lighthearted, playful

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lackadaisical

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lacking energy, lazy

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libel

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printed lies that harm someone’s reputation

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listless

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slow, lacking energy

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luminary

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a famous person

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magnate

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powerful person (especially in business)

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marred

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spoiled, damaged

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maudlin

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overly sentimental

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mercurial

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changeable

2. moody

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monolithic

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huge

2. like a single, seamless whole

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nefarious

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wicked

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obfuscating

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confusing, clouding

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odious

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disgusting, hateful

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ornithologist

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one who studies birds

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palisade

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line of cliffs

2. fence made out of stakes

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panache

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style, flair

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parry

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to ward off (a punch), to deflect

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patter

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meaningless speech

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pejorative

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insulting

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perfidy

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disloyalty, untrustworthiness

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pestilence

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disease

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pinion

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wing

2. to hold someone down

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placard

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poster

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plaudit

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praise

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plunder

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to rob

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pontificate

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to speak in a “know-it-all” way

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precarious

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dangerous

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precocious

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matured earlier than normal, forward

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prevaricatie

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to lie

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profligate

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very wasteful, extravagant

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propensity

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special liking for something, tendency, preference

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proselytizer

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one who attempts to convert others to his religion

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purgation

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purification, freedom from blame

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putrid

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bad smelling, spoiled

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quagmire

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a problem that is difficult to escape

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quip

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a clever or witty remark

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raconteur

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storyteller

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rancor

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hatred

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redoubtable

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causing fear or extreme respect

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remiss

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careless, not responsible

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reprehensible

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blameworthy, shameful

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respite

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a rest period

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retinue

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staff for a high-ranking person, team of attendants

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rhapsodize

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to express with great delight

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rotund

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round, fat