Wordmasters 2 Flashcards

1
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to stimulate interest or curiosity.

A

pique

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2
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conducive to success; favorable.

A

auspicious

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3
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excessive confidence or boldness; audacity.

A

temerity

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4
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to express disapproval or criticism, especially officially.

A

reprimand

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5
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acceptable or agreeable to the taste; pleasant.

A

palatable

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6
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the medieval knightly system with its moral, social, and religious code of conduct.

A

chivalry

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7
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to predict or foretell; to indicate by signs.

A

augur

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8
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health-giving; healthy; beneficial to health.

A

salubrious

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9
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a person who is excessively conceited or self-absorbed

A

egoist

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10
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to analyze (a sentence) into its parts and describe their syntactic roles

A

parse

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