Word List 67 Flashcards

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Gloat

A

Express evil satisfaction; View malevolently

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Annuity

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Yearly allowance

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Forestall

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Prevent by taking action in advance

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Exuberance

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Overflowing abundance; Joyful enthusiasm; Flamboyance

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Tenacious

A

Holding fast

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Render

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Deliver; Provide; Represent

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Protrude

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Stick out

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Pastoral

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Rural

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Parry

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Ward off a blow; Deflect

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Douse

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Plunge into water; Drench; Extinguish

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Rhetorical

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Pertaining to effective communication; Insincere in language

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Mutinous

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Unruly; Rebellious

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Coalition

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Partnership; League; Union

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Pachyderm

A

Thick-skinned animal

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Grovel

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Crawl or creep on ground; Remain prostrate

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Decelerate

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Slow down

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Clairvoyant

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Having foresight; Fortuneteller

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Allocate

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Assign

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Impenitent

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Not repentant

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Disputatious

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Argumentative; Fond of arguing

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Proletarian

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Member of working class; Blue collar person

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Supersede

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Cause to be set aside; Replace; Make obsolete

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Strident

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Loud and harsh; Insistent

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Receptive

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Quick or willing to receive ideas, suggestions

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Peccadillo

A

Slight offense

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Complement

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Complete; Consummate; Make perfect

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Impunity

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Freedom from punishment or harm

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Poseur

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Person who pretends to be sophisticated, elegant

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Malevolent

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Wishing evil

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Vanguard

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Forerunners; Advance forces

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Benign

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Kindly; Favorable; Not malignant

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Epitaph

A

Inscription in memory of a dead person

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Elusive

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Evasive; Baffling; Hard to rasp

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Tribute

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Tax levied by a ruler; Mark of respect

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Veneer

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Thin layer; Cover

37
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Slur

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Insult to one’s character or reputation; Slander

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Addle

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Muddle; Drive crazy; Become rotten

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Maul

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Handle roughly

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Subservient

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Behaving like a slave; Servile; Obsequious

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Lament

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Grieve; Express sorrow

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Slur

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Speak indistinctly; mumble

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Diverge

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Vary; Go in different directions from the same point

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Anthropocentric

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Regarding human beings as the center of the universe

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Invigorate

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Energize; Stimulate