Word List 28 Flashcards by Jerry Xia | Brainscape

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brochure

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n. pampglet

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delirium

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n. mental disorder

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unobtrusive

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adj. not blatant

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flaccid

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adj. flabby; weak

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juncture

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n. crisis; joint point

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doldrums

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n. melancholy

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venerable

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adj. deserving high respect

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consensus

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n. general agreement

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application

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n. diligent attention

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remiss

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adj. to be negligent

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tacit

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adj. to be not put into words

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tautology

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n. unnecessary repetition

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recidivism

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n. habitual return to crime

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assurance

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n. promise or pledge

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implicit

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adj. understood but not stated

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desolate

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adj. to be deserted and forsake

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conjugal

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adj. pertaining to marrige

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dichotomy

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n. split

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pacifist

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n. antimilitarist

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breach

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n. breaking of contract or duty

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marshal

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v. put in order

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concise

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adj. to be simple and brief

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lofty

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adj. to be very high in state or manner

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inclement

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adj. stormy

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impediment

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n. obsticle

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converge

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v. approach, tend to meet

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ruminate

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v. to reflect on

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denouement

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n. outcome, final development of the plot of the play

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communal

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adj. to be held in common

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inundate

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v. overwhelm

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tensile

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adj. to be distend-able

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tendentious

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adj. having an aim; biased

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caricature

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n. exaggerated pic

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tantalize

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v. to tease; torture with disappointment

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galvanize

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v. to provoke

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motley

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adj. to be blended

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graft

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transplant

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gamut

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n. entire range

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repast

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n. meal

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satiate

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v. to satisfy fully

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exude

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v. discharge; give forth

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trigger

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v. set off

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disgorge

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v. be forced to surrender

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clairvoyant

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adj. to be insightful

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incubate

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v. to hatch

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chassis

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n. the framework and working parts of an automobile

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yore

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n. time past

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endearment

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n. fond statement

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woe

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n. misery

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falter

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v. hesitate

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milieu

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n. environment

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emancipate

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v. set free

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epistolary

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adj. consisting of letters

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breadth

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n. width

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sluggard

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n. lazy person

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subside

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v. to settle down

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callous

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adj. to be deadpan

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plight

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n. condition, state

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clangor

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n. loud, resounding noise

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alliteration

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n. repetition of the beginning sound in a poetry

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sinister

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adj. to be evil and a sense of omen

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mushroom

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v. to be increase rapidly

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artifice

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n. deception

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don

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v. to put on