Word List 29 Flashcards by Jerry Xia | Brainscape

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lithe

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adj. flexible

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ensemble

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n. group of players

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citadel

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n. fortress

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disconsolate

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adj. sad

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upbraid

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v. severely scold

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dolt

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n. stupid person

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pugilist

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n. boxer

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forswear

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v. renounce

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gourmand

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n. epicure; critique for food

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vortex

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n. whirlwind

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cumulative

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adj. growing by addition

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chaste

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adj. pure, virginal

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vitriolic

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adj. corrosive

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sporadic

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adj. occurring irregularly

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extrovert

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n. person interested mostly in external objects

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dexterous

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adj. skillful

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purse

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v. pucker, contract into wrinkles

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mottled

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adj. to be diverting

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skinflint

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n. miser

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glaze

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v. furnish with glass

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orgy

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n. wild, drunken revelry

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exhume

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v. dig corpses out of the ground

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animus

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n. hostile

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graduated

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adj. to be ranked

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grotesque

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adj. to be strange

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exhilarating

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adj. to be cheering

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genteel

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adj. urbane

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subterfuge

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n. excuse

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fallible

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adj. easy to be tricked

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tarry

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v. to stay

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cede

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v. to stay

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avuncular

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adj. like an uncle

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natty

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adj. clean and tidy

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wane

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v. to decrease in size

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declivity

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n. downhill slope

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diligence

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n. steadiness of effort

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knotty

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adj. intricate

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verdant

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adj. green

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collate

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v. examine in order to verify authenticity

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neophyte

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n. beginner

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beeline

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n. direct, quick route

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distill

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v. extract

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burgeon

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v. grow forth

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aplomb

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b. poise

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prate

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v. speak foolishly

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dinghy

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n. small ship’s boat

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tyro

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n. beginner

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altercation

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n. noise quarrel

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blare

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n. loud, harsh roar or screech, dazzling blaze of light

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travail

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n. labor

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epilogue

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prologue

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subliminal

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adj. below conscious

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gait

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n. manner of walking