Words 1-100 Flashcards
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chattel
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personal property
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austere
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unadorned, stern
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lament
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express sorrow
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aloof
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reserved in manner
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incongruous
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not appropriate
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bulwark
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a principal defense
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connoisseur
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an expert in taste
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cacophony
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harsh sounds
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expunge
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to remove
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trenchant
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cutting, sharp
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impede
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interfere with
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forbear
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to refrain from
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efface
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to rub away
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asunder
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separate into parts
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incite
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arouse to action
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quixotic
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impractical
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beleaguer
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to surround, harass
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milieu
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surroundings
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histrionic
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overly dramatic
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arduous
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hard, tiresome
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reminisce
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recalling the past
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dulcet
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melodious, soothing
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lassitude
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listless, weariness
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coterie
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close associates
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ambiance
mood, atmosphere
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girth
distance around
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askew
crooked, awry
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cubism
style of art
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cranny
small opening
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laconic
using few words
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harrowing
disturbing, frightening
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aptitude
natural ability
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chronic
continuous
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irascible
easily angered
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cower
to cringe from fear
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gossamer
something delicate
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grandiloquent
impress with big words
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caucus
meeting, to assemble
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harangue
to berate, lecture
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atrophy
to wither away
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beget
give birth to
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muster
collect, inspect
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curtail
to lessen, shorten
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craven
cowardly
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obtuse
block-headed
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congenial
pleasant, social
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fjord
narrow sea inlet
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aspire
hopeful goal
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doldrums
period of inactivity
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consensus
general agreement
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blather
to talk nonsensical
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defame
libel or slander
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elapse
passage of time
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astute
skilled worker
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misnomer
inappropriate name
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resurgent
rise after defeat
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draconian
severe, cruel
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amenable
pleasant, agreeable
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criterion
standard for judgment
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guise
appearance
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lesion
wound
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gird
encircle, prepare
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fetish
object of obsession
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disperse
distribute widely
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dissolution
to break into parts
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forage
hunt for food
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denounce
condemn, expose
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torque
twisting force
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docile
easy to handle
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hovel
small dwelling
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balm
soothing
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divine (v)
to guess; foretell
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wane
decrease
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fraught
full, teeming with
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chasm
a deep opening
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erudite
scholarly
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also-ran
defeated in a race
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aggrandize
to exaggerate
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ensemble
coordinated group
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claimant
person making a claim
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empirical
based on observation
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jocular
characterized by joking, jesting, or good humor
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iridescent
displaying a play of lustrous colors like that of the rainbow
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sardonic
characterized by bitter or scornful derision; mocking; cynical; sneering
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apathetic
having or showing little or no emotion:
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equivocal
allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous:
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resigned
submissive or acquiescent.
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acquiesce
to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent:
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contemptuous
showing or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful; disrespectful.
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ironic
using words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning;
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solemn
grave, sober, or mirthless, as a person, the face, speech, tone, or mood:
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didactice
intended for instruction; instructive:
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nonchalant
coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual:
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unabashed
not ashamed, disconcerted, or apologetic; boldly certain of one's position.
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disdainful
full of or showing disdain; scornful.
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capricious
subject to, led by, or indicative of a sudden, odd notion or unpredictable change; erratic:
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wistful
characterized by melancholy; longing; yearning.
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aesthetic
concerned with the study of the mind and emotions in relation to the sense of beauty.
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allusion
a passing or casual reference; an incidental mention of something, either directly or by implication:
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ambivalent
having mixed feelings about someone or something;
