Word List 10 J-R Flashcards by Madeline Fagen | Brainscape

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jurisprudence

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the study of law

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licentiousness

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ignoring moral restrictions, self-indlugence

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loath

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reluctant

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malapropism

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use of the wrong word

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martinet

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strict person

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mawkish

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overly sentimental

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mired

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stuck in mud

2. soiled

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mollify

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to calm, to soothe

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moratorium

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an official delay

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motley

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made up of different colors or parts

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myriad

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many

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neologism

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a new word or phrase

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officiate

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to perform an official duty, to referee

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opportune

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advantageous

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overwrought

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overly excited, overdone

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palpable

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touchable, material

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parity

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equality

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pauper

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beggar, poor person

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percipient

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perceptive

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perturb

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to disturb

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philistine

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uncultured person, slob

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pique

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to annoy

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plaintive

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sad

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pneumatic

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operated by air pressure

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precipitate

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abrupt, too sudden
to make happen suddenly
to rain or snow

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propound

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to state an idea

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provision

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a supply of food

2. part of an agreement

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pulchritude

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beauty

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quandary

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problem, state of uncertainty

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quibble

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minor argument

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rarefy

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to become less dense, to make thinner

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rebuke

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to criticize

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rectify

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to correct

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relic

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object from the past

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renounce

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to give up an opinion or habit, to disown

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replete

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well-filled

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repugnant

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offensive, disgusting

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restitution

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returning something to its former condition or owner

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retrograde

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to go back to an earlier or worse condition

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riddled

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full of flaws or holes

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rivet

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metal fastener (sed to attach girders)

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ruffle

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to make rough, to disturb