Word List 22 (2) Flashcards
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procrastinate
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v. to delay and postpone
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puny
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adj. to be too small to notice
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coagulate
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v. thicken
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peregrination
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n. journey
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indict
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v. charge
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paragon
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n. model
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finale
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n. conclusion
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scapegoat
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n. someone who bears the blame for others
9
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exasperate
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v. vex
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pyromanic
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n. person with an insane desire to set things on fire
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beget
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v. to father
12
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solemnity
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n. seriousness
13
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fiasco
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n. total failure
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ponderous
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n. weighty
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diagnosis
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n. art of identifying a disease
16
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congeal
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v. to freeze and coagulate
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ruddy
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adj. reddish
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incorporeal
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adj. lacking a material body
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reiterate
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v. repeat
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dawdle
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v. loiter, waste time
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restraint
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n. moderation or self-control
22
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convex
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adj. curving outwards
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cloying
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adj. so sweet as to go distasteful
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reprise
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n. musical repitition
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gibberish
n. nonsense
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magnate
n. person of prominence
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vivavious
adj. animated, lively
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propellant
n. substance that drives a rocket forward
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fallow
adj. plowed but not sowed, uncultivated
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cameo
n. shell or jewel carved in relief
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largess
n. generous gift
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strident
adj. loud and harsh
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impious
adj. irrelevant
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exodus
adj. large departure
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sap
v. to diminish
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vagabond
n. wanderer
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discrepancy
n. lack of consistence
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domicile
n. home
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replenish
v. to fill up again
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retentive
adj. able to retain or keep
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rationale
n. fundamental reason or discussion
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epithet
n. words or phrases used to characterize a person
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volition
n. act of making a conscious choice
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climatic
adj. relating to the highest point
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remediable
adj. reparable
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scurrilous
adj. vulgar; coarse; foulmouthed
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discombobulated
adj. to be disturbed
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striated
adj. to be striped
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thematic
adj. to be related to the theme
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nip
v. to stop
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timorous
adj. to be timid
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emollient
n. soothing or softening remedy
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begrudge
v. to resent
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jollity
n. gaiety
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demolition
n. destruction
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intemperate
v. immoderate
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devious
adj. roundabout; erratic; not straight forward
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reciprocate
v. repay in kind
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unrequited
adj. not in reciprocated
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ribald
adj. wanton; profane
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stoke
v. stir up a fire
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blanch
v. bleach
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dupe
n. credulous person
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culinary
adj. relating to cooking
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horticultural
adj. pertaining to cultivation of gardens
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profligate
adj. to be debauched
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gesticulation
n. gesture
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ashen
adj. ash-colored
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diversion
n. act of turning aside
