Words 126-250 Flashcards
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Idyllic
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Adj. Pleasing and simple
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Benevolent 126
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Adj. Characterized by doing good
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Preposterous
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Adj. Absurd; ridiculous; senseless; irrational
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Sanction
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V. To give official approval; to penalize for violating a moral principle or international law
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Shirk
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V. To put off or avoid performing a duty or responsibility
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Insuperable
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Adj. Impossible to overcome
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Forage
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V. To search for food or provisions
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Hirsute
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Adj. Having excessive body hair
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Rancorous
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Bitter and resentful
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Gruesome
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Adj. Causing horror; frightful and shocking
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Strut
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V. To walk with a proud, arrogant bearing
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Eulogy
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N. A speech or written tribute in praise of someone who has died
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Leery
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Adj. Suspicious and distrustful
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Laden
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Loaded , burdened, afflicted
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Inalienable
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Adj. Not able to be taken away or transferred to others
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Cleave
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To split with a sharp instrument to cling
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Annul
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To make void or invalid
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Gregarious
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Seeking and enjoying the company of others, tending to move in a group
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Entourage
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A group of attendance or Followers
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Pungent
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Sharp smell or taste
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Decor
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The decorative style or scheme, as of the room
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Benediction
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Blessing
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Fervent
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Passionate, eager, Earnest
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Jeopardy
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Risk of loss or injury
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Unassuming
Modest, not pretentious
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Periphery
The boundary line, perimeter, an outside surface
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Tyranny
Arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power, despotic abuse of authority
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Regress
To return to a previous state
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Plummet
To decline or descend sharply
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Placebo
N. Something presented as a drug but having no actual effect
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Putative
Put forth or accepted as true on inadequate grounds, supposed
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Concede
To acknowledge as true
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Maul
To injure or mangle
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Serendipity
Unexpected gift or discovery
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Obtuse
Slow in understanding, dull, stupid
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Fitful
Occurring in irregular outbursts, occurring in spurts
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Novice
A person new to a field or activity, a beginner
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Underscore
To emphasize
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Ode
A long, lyrical poem, usually serious or meditative in nature
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Wry
Dryly humorous, with a touch of irony
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Dreary
Depressing or boring
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Placate
To make less angry
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Correlate
To correspond, to be mutually related
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Valiant
Courageous, brave, as in battle
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Fathom
To measure the depth of, to understand
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Perpetuity
A state of infinite or indefinetly long duration
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Euphony
Pleasing sound, poetry
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Palliate
To lessen the pain or severity
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Gibe
To ridicule
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Writhe
To twist or squirm, as in pain, struggle or EMBARASSMENT
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Fertile
Producing abundantly
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Hapless
Unfortunate or unlucky
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Timbre
The disgusting quality of a sound
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Skittish
Nervous easily frightened
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Connoisseur
An expert in the fine arts
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Prototype
The original model, someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class
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Patronize
To sponsor or support, to be kind or helpful in a snobbish way, as if dealing with an inferior
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Segue
An easy, effective or uninterrupted transition
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Falter
To hesitate or stumble
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Expedition
The journey undertaken for a specific reason such as for war or exploration, speed in doing something
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Torrent
A swift flowing stream or uncontrolled outpouring
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Diety
A god
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Immune
Not subject to an obligation imposed on others, not affected by an influence
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Venomous
Malignant, spiteful, secreting poison
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Nomad
The one who has no permanent home
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Subdue
To conquer, to make less intense
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Ruffle
V. To take away the smoothness of
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Conviction
A strong belief or opinion
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Penury
Lack of money, property, or necessities
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Veritable
Being truly named, real or genuine
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Frugal
Careful in spending money
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Absolve
To free from guilt or blame
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Gyrate
To resolve in on an axis. To spin
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Benefactor
One who helps and supports others
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Raze
To demolish, to flatten to ground level
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Therapeutic
Having healing powers
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Superfluous
Unnesessary, extra
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Figurehead
A person with apparent but no real authority
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Undulate
To move in a wave like motion
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Quibble
To criticize or evade the truth by raising trivial or irrelevant objections
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Esteem
High regard, respect
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Stentorian
Extremely loud
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Revere
To honor
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Trying
Causing strain, hardship or distress
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Forlorn
Appearing aad because abandoned, in pitiful condition, almost without hope
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Sonorous
Having a full deep sound, impressive in style of speech
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Clamber
To crawl or climb with difficulty
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Beneficent
Performing deeds or kindness it charity, producing a good result
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Digress
To turn aside from the main subject
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Impending
About to happen
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Repress
To hold back to put down by force
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Divisive
Creating conflict
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Maudlin
Excessively sentimental
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Spendthrift
One who spends money wastefully
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Obsequious
Showing too much great a willingness to serve or obey
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Perennial
Lasting through the years
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Punitive
Inflicting or intending to inflict punishment
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Euphoria
A feeling of great happiness
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Flux
Flow, continuous change or movement
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Celerity
Speed and motion, swiftness
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Uncouth
Uncultured or crude
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Obliterate
To destroy so as to leave no trace
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Delineate
To draw the outline of, describe in words or gestures
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Extenuate
To lessen the seriousness of, giving partial excuses
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Beset
To attack from all sides, to trouble persistently
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Smolder
To burn without a flame and with little smoke, to exist in a barely suppressed state
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Vigilant
Alert and watchful for what is dangerous
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Usury
Excessive charging of interest
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Intricate
Elaborately detailed
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Shuffle
To walk while scraping or sliding the feet
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Raucous
Loud and harsh
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Prostrate
Lying face down, sign of humility or worship, physically or emotionally exhausted
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Recluse
One who hides from the world
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Meander
To follow a winding course, to wander without a fixed destination
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Shrewd
Clever in practical manners, cunning
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Vivacious
Full of admiration
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Appease
To satisfy or attempt to satisfy demands by granting concessions
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Extemporaneous
Done with little or no preparation
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Scurry
To love with light running steps
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Temporized
To act evasively in order to gain time
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Zenith
Maximum, the highest point
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Thwart
To prevent or frustrate
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Excoriate
To denounce sharply, to tear or wear the skin off
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Credulous 250
Tending to believe to easily
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Expertise
Specialized skill or knowledge
