Word List 15 Flashcards
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abraded
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worn away; eroded
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apposite
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fitting; suitable
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diatribe
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tirade; violent denunciation; stream of criticism
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gerontocracy
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government by the aged
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maculated
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spotted; stained
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quisling
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traitor
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sedulity
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thoroughness; perseverance
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seine
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type of fishing net
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tender
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to offer
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waffle
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talk nonsense
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burlesque
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comic play; lampoon
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homiletics
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art of preaching and giving sermons
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impugn
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challenge; question someone’s honor
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incubus
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encumbrance; nightmarish thing
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lope
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run with long strides
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macerate
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soften or break up by soaking; weaken
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nostrum
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remedy
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saw
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wise saying
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sibyl
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prophetess
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brook
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tolerate
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limpid
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transparently clear
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liturgy
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form of worship
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nexus
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connection
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purchase
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grip
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quotidian
daily; routine
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seminal
essential; formative
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agog
amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasm
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amortize
pay off a debt in installments
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curmudgeon
grumpy person
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efficacy
effectiveness
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epithet
phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of
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fracas
fight; disturbance
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jamb
door post
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chorales
simple hymns
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frieze
decorative border
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latent
hidden; real but undeveloped
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plodding
uninspired
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endow
give gift; provide with money
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esoterica
obscure details
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prattle
mindless talk
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prohibitive
exorbitantly expensive
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purist
conservative; one who insists on correct forms of language
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quack
charlatan; fake
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arresting
attracting attention; striking
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barrage
dam across river; overwhelming quantity of information
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chantey
type of song sung by sailors
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orate
speak in a pompous manner
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psychosis
severe mental disturbance
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table
put down for future discussion
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underwrite
give guarantee; insure
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dissident
person who disagrees
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enigmatic
puzzling
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foolhardy
reckless
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personification
a concrete example of
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vagary
something uncomfortable; freak
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discountenance
disallow
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imperative
must be obeyed
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nadir
lowest point
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prudence
caution; wisdom
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resuscitation
revival from unconsciousness
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teetotalism
total abstinence from alcohol
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cataclysmic
violently disruptive
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impropriety
inappropriate behavior
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pith
center; soft part of stem; essence
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primordial
present from beginning of time
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sinistral
left-handed; counterclockwise
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undermine
subvert; attempt to overthrow
