Word List 1 Flashcards

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Censure (v)

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Blame

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Annex (n)

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A building which is an addition to an existing building

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Didactic (adj)

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Intended to teach; instructive

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Extrinsic (adj)

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Irrelevant; in the outside

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Inconsequential (adj)

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Unimportant; insignificant; negligible

Of little or no importance; insignificant; trivial.

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Malediction (n)

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A curse

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Panacea (n)

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Remedy for all ills

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Prevaricate (v)

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Speak misleadingly and evasively

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Scuttle (v)

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Sink

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Unfrock (v)

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To remove a priest from his position

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Annex (v)

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Take procession of; seize; capture

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Cerebral (adj)

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Intellectual

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Diffident (adj)

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Lacking confidence

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Fallacious (adj)

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False

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Inconspicuous (adj)

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Not easily seen; subtle; not noticeable

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Malefactor (n)

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A wrong-doer

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Paradigm (n)

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  1. Example
  2. Model
  3. Way of looking at things
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Pristine (adj)

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Unspoiled

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Seminary (n)

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An institution in which priests are trained

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Unprecedented (adj)

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Never having happened before

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Anomaly (n)

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Something which does not fit in a pattern; irregularity

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Certitude (n)

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Certainty

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Digress (v)

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Wander off the subject

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Falter (v)

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Hesitate; waver

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Indelible (adj)

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Cannot be wiped out

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Malinger (v)

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Deliberately avoid work; shirk

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Paradox (n)

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Apparently contradictory statement

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Proclivity (n)

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Tendency towards

A proclivity to meticulousness.

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Sensuous (adj)

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Appealing to the senses

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Unscathed (adj)

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Unharmed; intact; without a scratch