Wordly Wise List #21 Flashcards
1
Q
anticlimax
A
sudden transition from the significant to the trivial
2
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conscientious
A
concerned to do what is right
3
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countermand
A
cancel by giving an opposite order
4
Q
extinguish
A
put out
5
Q
hydraulic
A
operated by fluid under pressure; hardening under water
6
Q
implication
A
thing suggested rather than stated; involve
7
Q
ingenious
A
clever
8
Q
jig
A
lively dance; device for guiding a tool
9
Q
miscreant
A
wrongdoer
10
Q
posterity
A
future generations
11
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pretentious
A
self-important
12
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profess
A
declare
13
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synthesis
A
combining of elements
14
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tenuous
A
weak; not dense
