Word list 5 Flashcards

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Catharsis (n)

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Purging of pent up emotions

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Amorphous (adj)

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Lacking in shape

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Deter (v)

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Put off; prevent

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Expedite (v)

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Make faster

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Incarceration (v)

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Putting in prison

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Machinations (n)

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Plots and plans

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Overwrought (adj)

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Worked up; in an emotional state

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Preeminent (adj)

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Famous; outstanding

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Sardonic (adj)

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Mocking

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Unalloyed (adj)

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Undiluted; total

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Analgesic (n)

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Medicine to combat pain

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Caucus (n)

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Type of private political meeting

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Deteriorate (v)

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Worsen; decline

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Exposition (n)

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Clear explanation

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Incessant (adj)

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Without stopping

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Maelstrom (n)

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Whirlpool; storm in the ocean

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Palatable (adj)

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Good to eat; agreeable

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Prerogative (n)

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Right or privilege

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Savant (n)

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Person with knowledge

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Unctuous (adj)

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Oily; using excessive flattery

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Analogous (adj)

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Comparable

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Caustic (adj)

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Burning

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Detrimental (adj)

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Harmful

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Extol (v)

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Praise

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Incipient (adj)

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Just beginning

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Magnanimous (adj)

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Generous; big hearted

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Palisade (n)

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Fence made of posts

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Prescient (adj)

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Having foreknowledge

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Scale (v)

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To climb

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Undermined (adj)

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Damaged; attacked