Word List 27 Flashcards by Jerry Xia

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jostle

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v. shove, bump

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evanescent

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adj. ephemeral

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schism

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n. division

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hodgepodge

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n. jumble

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recapitulate

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v. summarize

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supersede

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v. cause to be set aside; replace

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avarice

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n. greediness for wealth

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nomenclature

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n. terminology, system of names

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preen

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v. make oneself tidy in appearance

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oblique

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adj. to be inclined or indirect

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swagger

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v. to behave arrogantly

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refrain

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v. to abstain from; resist

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reverie

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n. daydreaming

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despoil

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v. strip of valubles

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blasphemy

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n. irreverence to deties

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renegade

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n. deserter

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atone

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v. compensate

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bureaucracy

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n. administrative system

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limber

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adj. bouncy, flexible

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attentive

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adj. alert and watchful

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beleaguer

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v. attack

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equine

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adj. to be like a horse

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floe

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n. mass floating block of ice

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personable

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adj. handsome

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subversive

adj. to be destructive

aerie

n. nest of a large bird

disclaim

v. disown; renounce claim to

reprove

v. to condemn

grate

v. give out loud and harsh noise

jaundiced

adj. to be biased

delve

v. to dig and investigate

mercenary

adj. to be interested in money or gain

morbid

adj. to be biased and moody

authoritarian

adj. to be overbearing

monumental

adj. gigantic in size

restive

adj. to be restlessly impatient

crest

n. climax

garner

n. attain; store up

prognosis

n. forecast

dais

n. raised platform to give a lecture

antecede

v. precede

spangle

n. small metallic piece sewn to cloth

scanty

adj. meager, insufficient

dissertation

n. formal essay

protract

v. postpone, prolong

hedonist

n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole purpose in life

bludgeon

n. club; heavy-handed weapon

nicety

n. subtle precision

cognizance

n. knowledge

contingent

adj. tentative

amputate

v. cut off a part of a body

recast

v. redo, reconstruct

secession

n. withdrawal

adjunct

n. accessory

extort

v. wring from; get money by threat

insidious

adj. be sly and stealthy

exult

n. rejoice

laceration

n. torn, ragged wound

nonentity

n. to be an immaterial exsistence

spatula

n. broad blade for painting

censorious

adj. to be fastitious

brusque

adj. blunt, abrupt

regal

adj. royal