Word List 15 Flashcards by Christy Ro | Brainscape

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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

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daily; routine

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seminal

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essential; formative

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agog

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amazed; wide-eyed with enthusiasm

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amortize

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pay off a debt in installments

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curmudgeon

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grumpy person

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efficacy

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effectiveness

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epithet

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phrase used as a label or to express the essential nature of

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fracas

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fight; disturbance

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jamb

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door post

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chorales

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simple hymns

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frieze

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decorative border

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latent

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hidden; real but undeveloped

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plodding

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uninspired

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endow

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give gift; provide with money

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esoterica

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obscure details

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prattle

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mindless talk

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prohibitive

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exorbitantly expensive

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purist

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conservative; one who insists on correct forms of language

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quack

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charlatan; fake

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arresting

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attracting attention; striking

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barrage

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dam across river; overwhelming quantity of information

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chantey

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type of song sung by sailors

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orate

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speak in a pompous manner

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psychosis

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severe mental disturbance

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table

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put down for future discussion

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underwrite

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give guarantee; insure

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dissident

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person who disagrees

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enigmatic

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puzzling

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foolhardy

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reckless

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personification

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a concrete example of

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vagary

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something uncomfortable; freak

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discountenance

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disallow

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imperative

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must be obeyed

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nadir

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lowest point

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prudence

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caution; wisdom

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resuscitation

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revival from unconsciousness

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teetotalism

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total abstinence from alcohol

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cataclysmic

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violently disruptive

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impropriety

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inappropriate behavior

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pith

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center; soft part of stem; essence

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primordial

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present from beginning of time

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sinistral

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left-handed; counterclockwise

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undermine

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subvert; attempt to overthrow