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Wordlist 3 Flashcards

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Alacrity

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Eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness

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Burgeon

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Grow; flourish; out forth new shoots

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Euphemism

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A polite phrase to cover something unpleasant

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Hypocritical

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Insincere

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Lethargic

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Tyott; without energy

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Ogle

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Stare at; Observe in an obvious manner

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Postulate

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Hypothesized; propose

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Robust

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Strong; healthy; tough

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Tractable

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Obedient; dutiful; polite

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Alchemy

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Medieval chemistry; attempt change base metal into gold

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Burnish

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Polish

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Deliberate

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To think over deeply

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Euphony

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Pleasant sounds

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Iconoclast

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Person who opposes orthodoxy

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Levity

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Flippancy; joking about serious matters

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Olfactory

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Concerned with the sense of smell

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Potable

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Suitable for drinking

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Rotund

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Round

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Tranquil

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Peaceful

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Alibi

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An excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

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Buttress

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Strengthen; support

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Delineation

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Demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining

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Evacuate

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Vacate; empty; abandon

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Idiosyncrasy
A personal peculiarity; Something unique to an individual
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Libertarian
Someone who opposes tyranny
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Ominous
Threatening
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Potent
Powerful; compelling; strong
29
Ruminate
Think over something; ponder
30
Transcribe
Copy
31
Allay
To lessen
32
Byline
The line that tells you who wrote an article
33
Demur
Hesitate; refuse
34
Exacerbate
Make worse
35
Ignominious
Shameful
36
Liniment
Soothing lotion
37
Omnipotent
All-powerful
38
Pragmatic
Practical
39
Ruse
Trick; stratagem
40
Transgress
Go astray; disobey; commit a sin
41
Alleviate
Make less severe
42
Cacophony
Discordant loud noises
43
Denounce
Condemn; speak out against
44
Exasperated
Frustrated; annoyed
45
Ignominy
Shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]
46
Lithe
Flexible; supple
47
Omniscient
All-knowing
48
Pragmatist
Practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
49
Saccharin
Falsely sweet
50
Transient
Short-lived; ephemeral
51
Aloof
Distant; detached; cold
52
Cajole
Coax
53
Deplete
Use up; lease
54
Exceptionable
Very bad (something which we should object to)
55
Illuminate
To light up of make clear
56
Livid
Very angry
57
Onerous
Burdensome; hard to undertake
58
Preamble
Introductory material
59
Sacrosanct
Very holy; inviolable
60
Traverse
To move across
61
Altruism
Putting others first p; being self-sacrificing
62
Caldron
Huge cooking pot
63
Deplore
Regret
64
Exculpate
Free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
65
Illusory
Deceptive; false; misleading
66
Lobbyist
Person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
67
Onus
Burden
68
Precarious
Unstable; risky
69
Sagacious
Wise
70
Trepidation
Fear
71
Amass
Accumulate
72
Callow
Immature
73
Depravity
Moral corruption
74
Execrable
Very, very bad
75
Immoderate
Excessive; extreme
76
Lofty
Snooty; arrogant; haughty
77
Opaque
Does not let light through
78
Precedent
A previous occurrence used as a guide
79
Sage
A wise person
80
Trinket
Something of little value; knick-knack
81
Ambiguity
Uncertainty; vagueness
82
Candid
Frank; honest
83
Deprecate
Criticize; denounce
84
Exegesis
Scholarly explanation or interpretation
85
Immutable
Unchanging; permanent
86
Longevity
Long life
87
Opulent
Wealthy; rich; magnificent
88
Precept
Guiding principle
89
Salacious
Lecherous; erotic
90
Trite
Unoriginal; dull
91
Ambiguous
Unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways
92
Candor
Frankness; openness
93
Deride
Ridicule; make fun of; mock
94
Exemplary
Outstandingly good; setting a fine example
95
Impartial
Unbiased; neutral
96
Loquacious
Talkative
97
Ordain
1. Destine; 2. Confer holy orders on a priest
98
Precinct
District of a city
99
Sallow
Yellowish
100
Trivial
Unimportant
101
# Reverse Eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness
Alacrity
102
# Reverse Grow; flourish; out forth new shoots
Burgeon
103
# Reverse Harmful
Deleterious
104
# Reverse A polite phrase to cover something unpleasant
Euphemism
105
# Reverse Insincere
Hypocritical
106
# Reverse Tyott; without energy
Lethargic
107
# Reverse Stare at; Observe in an obvious manner
Ogle
108
# Reverse Hypothesized; propose
Postulate
109
# Reverse Strong; healthy; tough
Robust
110
# Reverse Obedient; dutiful; polite
Tractable
111
# Reverse Medieval chemistry; attempt change base metal into gold
Alchemy
112
# Reverse Polish
Burnish
113
# Reverse To think over deeply
Deliberate
114
# Reverse Pleasant sounds
Euphony
115
# Reverse Person who opposes orthodoxy
Iconoclast
116
# Reverse Flippancy; joking about serious matters
Levity
117
# Reverse Concerned with the sense of smell
Olfactory
118
# Reverse Suitable for drinking
Potable
119
# Reverse Round
Rotund
120
# Reverse Peaceful
Tranquil
121
# Reverse An excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
Alibi
122
# Reverse Strengthen; support
Buttress
123
# Reverse Demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining
Delineation
124
# Reverse Vacate; empty; abandon
Evacuate
125
# Reverse A personal peculiarity; Something unique to an individual
Idiosyncrasy
126
# Reverse Someone who opposes tyranny
Libertarian
127
# Reverse Threatening
Ominous
128
# Reverse Powerful; compelling; strong
Potent
129
# Reverse Think over something; ponder
Ruminate
130
# Reverse Copy
Transcribe
131
# Reverse To lessen
Allay
132
# Reverse The line that tells you who wrote an article
Byline
133
# Reverse Hesitate; refuse
Demur
134
# Reverse Make worse
Exacerbate
135
# Reverse Shameful
Ignominious
136
# Reverse Soothing lotion
Liniment
137
# Reverse All-powerful
Omnipotent
138
# Reverse Practical
Pragmatic
139
# Reverse Trick; stratagem
Ruse
140
# Reverse Go astray; disobey; commit a sin
Transgress
141
# Reverse Make less severe
Alleviate
142
# Reverse Discordant loud noises
Cacophony
143
# Reverse Condemn; speak out against
Denounce
144
# Reverse Frustrated; annoyed
Exasperated
145
# Reverse Shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]
Ignominy
146
# Reverse Flexible; supple
Lithe
147
# Reverse All-knowing
Omniscient
148
# Reverse Practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness
Pragmatist
149
# Reverse Falsely sweet
Saccharin
150
# Reverse Short-lived; ephemeral
Transient
151
# Reverse Distant; detached; cold
Aloof
152
# Reverse Coax
Cajole
153
# Reverse Use up; lease
Deplete
154
# Reverse Very bad (something which we should object to)
Exceptionable
155
# Reverse To light up of make clear
Illuminate
156
# Reverse Very angry
Livid
157
# Reverse Burdensome; hard to undertake
Onerous
158
# Reverse Introductory material
Preamble
159
# Reverse Very holy; inviolable
Sacrosanct
160
# Reverse To move across
Traverse
161
# Reverse Putting others first p; being self-sacrificing
Altruism
162
# Reverse Huge cooking pot
Caldron
163
# Reverse Regret
Deplore
164
# Reverse Free someone from blame; pardon; acquit
Exculpate
165
# Reverse Deceptive; false; misleading
Illusory
166
# Reverse Person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause
Lobbyist
167
# Reverse Burden
Onus
168
# Reverse Unstable; risky
Precarious
169
# Reverse Wise
Sagacious
170
# Reverse Fear
Trepidation
171
# Reverse Accumulate
Amass
172
# Reverse Immature
Callow
173
# Reverse Moral corruption
Depravity
174
# Reverse Very, very bad
Execrable
175
# Reverse Excessive; extreme
Immoderate
176
# Reverse Snooty; arrogant; haughty
Lofty
177
# Reverse Does not let light through
Opaque
178
# Reverse A previous occurrence used as a guide
Precedent
179
# Reverse A wise person
Sage
180
# Reverse Something of little value; knick-knack
Trinket
181
# Reverse Uncertainty; vagueness
Ambiguity
182
# Reverse Frank; honest
Candid
183
# Reverse Criticize; denounce
Deprecate
184
# Reverse Scholarly explanation or interpretation
Exegesis
185
# Reverse Unchanging; permanent
Immutable
186
# Reverse Long life
Longevity
187
# Reverse Wealthy; rich; magnificent
Opulent
188
# Reverse Guiding principle
Precept
189
# Reverse Lecherous; erotic
Salacious
190
# Reverse Unoriginal; dull
Trite
191
# Reverse Unclear in meaning; can be interpreted in different ways
Ambiguous
192
# Reverse Frankness; openness
Candor
193
# Reverse Ridicule; make fun of; mock
Deride
194
# Reverse Outstandingly good; setting a fine example
Exemplary
195
# Reverse Unbiased; neutral
Impartial
196
# Reverse Talkative
Loquacious
197
# Reverse 1. Destine; 2. Confer holy orders on a priest
Ordain
198
# Reverse District of a city
Precinct
199
# Reverse Yellowish
Sallow
200
# Reverse Unimportant
Trivial

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