Word List 14 Flashcards by Christy Ro | Brainscape

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adumbrate

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outline; indicate

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deign

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condescend

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fervid

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passionate

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gall

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bitterness; abnormal growth on a plant

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levee

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raised bank of a river; morning reception held by a monarch

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preternatural

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unnatural; abnormal

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quell

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suppress

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abut

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to adjoin

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consternation

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worry and concern

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lien

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right to sell property held as a security; legal hold on job

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sinewy

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vigorous; having well-developed muscles

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steep

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to soak in water

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tamp

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to plug; press loose matter down tightly

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venturing

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hazarding; risking; putting forward

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wry

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twisted or bent to one side; dryly humorous

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arduous

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hard

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picayune

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insignificant

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supplicant

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person who requests or begs for something

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veritable

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genuine

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divest

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remove; take off

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eddy

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circular current

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epaulet

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shoulder decoration

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leaven

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to make light; modify

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antipathy

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hatred

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aver

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affirm

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expatiate

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speak or write at great length

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flag

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to lose energy

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flail

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tool used to thresh grain

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malign

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slander

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abeyance

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state of inactivity; disuse

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disarm

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win over to one’s side

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foment

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stir up; bathe with hot liquids (medical)

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jockeying

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maneuvering; struggling to get ahead of others

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somatic

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concerned with the body

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stinting

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holding back; limiting the supply of

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temperate

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moderate

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caulk

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treat with substance such as tar to make water-tight

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conscript

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person enlisted compulsorily into armed forces

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desultory

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aimless; inconsistent in effort

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elegy

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poem concerned with death; praise of a dead person

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fallow

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uncultivated

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forbearing

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tolerant

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hegemony

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political domination; complete authority

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improbity

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lack of honesty or integrity

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qualm

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hesitation or fear

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assay

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try; assess purity

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chauvinist

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someone excessively patriotic

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discrete

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discontinuous

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enlist

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obtain

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fulminate

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attack loudly in words; denounce thunderously

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hawser

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thick rope or cable

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jibe

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agree with; complement

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cloture

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closure; terminating a debate by voting

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dally

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flirt

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dissemble

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avoid the truth

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errant

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wandering

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undercutting

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offering a lower price; undermining

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carrion

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dead flesh

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intelligible

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can be understood

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lint

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soft material used to cover wounds

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pretension

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arrogance

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pyre

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ceremonial fire

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syncopation

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type of musical rhythm with missed beats