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Words Flashcards

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vapid

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not stimulating or challenging

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triplicate

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make three copies of something

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inimical

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hostile

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apotheosis

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perfect form of something

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vernal

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appropriate to spring

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fetid

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smelling extremely unpleasant

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stolid

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calm, dependable, emotionless

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clandestine

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kept secret, illicit

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obsequious

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excessively obedient

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sycophancy

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obedient behavior towards someone important to gain an advantage

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indignant

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showing anger or annoyance at perceived unfair treatment

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munificient

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larger or more generous than necessary

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banal

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obvious, boring

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fecundity

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ability to produce new growth, fertility

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piquant

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pleasantly stimulating

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vituperative

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bitter, abusive

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fastidious

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attentive to detail

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pedagogical

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related to teaching

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propritiation

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appeasing someone

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fey

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giving impression of vague unworldliness

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clarion

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loud and clear

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tenebrous

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dark, shadowy

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invective

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insulting, critical language

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Bohemianism

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practice of unconventional lifestyle, wanderers/vagabonds

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precocious

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having developed certain abilities sooner than expected

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diffidence

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modesty or shyness resulting from lack of self-confidence

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equivocal

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ambiguous

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defalcation

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intentional misuse of money by a financial official

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brusque

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abrupt or offhand

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sordid

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arousing moral distaste

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festoon

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adorn with decorations

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acrimonious

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angry or bitter

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madrigal

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part-song for several voices

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rodomontade

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boastful talk

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ardent

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enthusiastic or passionate

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36
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avuncular

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relating to an uncle

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bucolic

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relating to pleasant aspects of countryside life

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abstemious

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not self-indulgent when it comes to food and drink

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ineffable

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too great or extreme to be defined in words

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elocution

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skill of clear and expressive speech

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coterie

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small group of people with shared interests, exclusive

42
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prevarication

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avoiding telling the truth

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thanatoid

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deathly

44
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facinorous

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atrociously wicked

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lapidicolous

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living under stones, blind

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septuagenarian

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someone who is 70-79 years old

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reconnoiter

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make a military observation of

48
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Hijra

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an exodus or migration

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cantankerous

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argumentative and uncooperative

50
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unctuous

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excessively flattering

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anathema

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something or someone one vehemently dislikely

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throng

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large, densely packed crowd

53
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confusticate

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confuse or bewilder someone

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flummox

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perplex or bewilder

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parapet

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low protective wall

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enmity

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feeling actively opposed or hostile to someone or something

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cacophony

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a harsh mixture of sounds

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esoteric

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intended to only be understoof by a small number of people with specialized knowledge

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saccharine

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excessively sweet or sentimental

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profusion

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a large quantity of something

61
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beatific

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blissfully happy

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perfunctory

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carried out with minimal effort or resolution

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opulence

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great wealth or luxuriousness

64
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zeitgeist

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defining spirit or mood of a historical period as shown by its ideas and beliefs

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parlance

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a particular way of speaking or using words, especially common to those with a shared job or interest

66
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promulgate

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promote or make widely known

67
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officious

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assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way

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roque

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form of croquet played on hard court

69
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sclerotic

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becoming rigid and unresponsive

70
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parastatal

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having some political authority and serving the state indirectly

71
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torrid

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very hot and dry

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apparatchik

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member of Communist Party apparat

73
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hegemony

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leadership or dominance, especially by a country or social group

74
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filigree

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ornamental work of fine wire formed into delicate tracery

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alacrity

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brisk and cheerful readiness

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assuage

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make an unpleasant feeling less intense

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inchoate

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just begun or not fully developed, rudimentary

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staid

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respectable, unadventurous

79
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anodyne

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not likely to provoke dissent, inoffensive

80
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fief

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a person’s sphere of control

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ignominy

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public shame or disgrace

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stodgy

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dull and uninspired

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prosaic

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having the style of prose; lacking poetic beauty

84
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quirt

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short-handed whip

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jingoistic

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characterized by extreme patriotism

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soporific

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tending to induce drowsiness

87
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jocund

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cheerful and lighthearted

88
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magnate

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a wealthy, influential businessperson

89
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guile

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sly or cunning intelligence

90
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permutation

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a way in which a set or number of things can be arranged or organized

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puerile

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childishly silly and trivial

92
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laconical

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concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious

93
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fusillade

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a series of shots all fired in quick succession or at the same time

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largess

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generosity in bestowing gifts upon others

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languid

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weak or faint from illness or fatigue

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malefic

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capable of causing harm or destruction, especially by supernatural means

97
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attenuate

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reduce the force, effect, value of

98
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erethism

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a state of abnormal mental excitement or irritation

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canard

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unfounded rumor or story

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conflagration

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an extensive fire that destroys a great deal of land or property

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