Wordlist 2 Flashcards by Lisa Chen

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demotic

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of or pertaining to the people

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scruple

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an ethical consideration that inhibits action

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circumlocution

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a roundabout, lengthy way of expression

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sparing

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frugal, thrifty

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remunerative

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providing payment; profitable

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amend

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to put right; to change or modify

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profligacy

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the state of being profligate

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adulation

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excessive or slavish admiration or flattery

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hardheaded

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practical; rational

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utilitarian

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exhibiting mere utility

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allusion

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an implied reference

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vestigial

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degraded

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ingratiating

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capable of winning favor

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stash

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to store in a usually secret place for future use

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deciduous

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not lasting

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murky

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dark, gloomy, vague

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admonish

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to reprove mildly, to warn

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disabuse

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to rid of false ideas

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deferential

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showing deference; dutiful

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denigrate

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to disparage the character or reputation of

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fickle

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inconstant; changeable in affection

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relish

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pleasing flavor; a strong liking

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construe

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to explain or to translate orally

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regimental

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of or relating to a regiment

transmute

to change or alter

upstart

one taht has risen suddenly

toady

one who flatters

accomplice

associate; partner in a crime

defer

to yield with courtesy; to put off to a future time

tasis

motionlessness

drollery

wry humor

perspicuous

clearly expressed or presented

flake

to form or break into flakes

trite

hackneyed or boring

deign

to condescend to do sth

tendentious

marked by a tendency in favor of a particular pov

conjecture

presume, suppose

uncharitable

lacking in charity

acquiescence

acknowledge

propel

to drive forward; push

roseate

resembling a rose especially in color

stratify

to divide or arrange into classes

cordiality

sincere affection and kindness

avarice

too great a desire to have wealth