Words 251-375 Flashcards
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Succulent
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Full of juice
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Detriment
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Injury or damage
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Immaterial
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Not significant or relevant
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Pale
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To decrease in relative importance
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Humane
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Kind compassionate
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Incorrigible
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Unable to be corrected it reformed
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Patrimony
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Inherited property
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Enumerate
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To count off or list
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Mannerism
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A distinctive behavioral trait
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Reserved
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Self restrained and withdrawn in speech or manner
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Benchmark
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A standard to which other things are compared or by which they are measured
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Bedlam
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Any place or condition of noise and confusion
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Innovative
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Marked by a new or unusual way of doing things
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Relent
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To become less severe, to give in
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Token
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Preformed only as an induction if intent
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Reflective
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Thoughtful
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Opportune
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Suitable for a particular purpose
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Decoy
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A thing or person used to lure or tempt into a trap
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Boisterous
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Noisy and wild, unruly
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Factious
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Causing disagreement that leads to breaking up
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Cudgel
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A heavy, usually short stick
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Depict
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To represent or portray
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Slander
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A false oral statement that damages a persons reputation
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Arid
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Dry and barren
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Heterogenous
Not similar, very different
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Defray
Provide for the payment of
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Formidable
Inspiring fear or dread
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Patrician
A person if refines manners or background
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Fume
To be in a state of anger
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Procrastinate
To delay, to put off
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Yoke
To join together, to unite
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Circumscribe
To define the limits of
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Resonant
Strong and deep in tone
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Relief
A distinction or prominence due to contrast
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Machiavellian
Practicing deceit or cunningness
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Harbor
To give shelter
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Havoc
A great destruction or devastation
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Premeditate
To think out, plan or scheme
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Recumbent
Lying in a position of comfort
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Demean
To disrespect
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Chide
To scold
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Byzantine
Highly complicated or intricate
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Lull
To soothe or calm
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Homogenous
Uniform, of the same kind
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Hypothesis
A tentative explanation, something assumed true for the sake of argument
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Shoal
An area of shallow water
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Satire
Irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack human vice or folly
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Goad
To prod or urge on
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Figment
Something that is created or imagined
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Centrifugal
Moving away from the center
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Eyesore
Something that is unpleasant or offensive
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Decimate
To destroy or kill a large part of
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Libel
A false written statesmen that damages a persons reputation
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Coerce
To force by threat or intimidation
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Cursory
Superficially done
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Cumbersome
Clumsy or difficult to manage
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Fester
To rot or to decay
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Deem
To consider or to have an opinion
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Connote
To imply something beyond a literal meaning, connotation
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Rash
Showning boldness of, or haste without judgement
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Jeremiad
An elaborate and lengthy tale of sadness
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Matriarch
A woman who rules a family or clan, highly respected
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Limber
Bending easily, flexible demure coy, modest, reserved
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Pilfer
To steal a small amount
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Gargantuan
Of huge size or capacity
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Flag
To slow down in pace
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Diagnosis
The recognition of a disease or injury by symptoms
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Foolhardy
Reckless; bold without judgement
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Incriminate
To make appear guilty
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Flaunt
To show off
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Exploit
A bold or daring act
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Impervious
Completely restraint to penetration, unaffected
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Plaintive
Expressing sorrow
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Culpable
Deserving blame or punishment
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Pontificate
To speak pompously and at length
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Sentiment
A feeling or opinion, based on emotion not reason
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Interloper
One who interfaces with the affairs of others
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Delectable
Very pleasing, delightful
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Blemish
A flaw that harms the appearance of something
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Equanimity
Evenness of temper l, ca characteristic state
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Peevish
Irritatable
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Waddle
To walk rocking side to side
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Gross
Total, entire
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Skew
To place at an angle
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Humdrum
Dull routine
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Marshal
To arrange in order
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Aggregate
Total
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Intemperate
Lacking In moderation
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Veer
To change direction
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Rapture
The experience of great joy
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Contemplate
To look at or thing about carefully
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Savor
To taste or smell with pleasure
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Incontrovertible
Impossible to dispute
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Graze
To feed on grasses
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Coincide
To occur at the same time or be at the same place, to agree exactly
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Portray
To make a likeness of
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Furrow
A trench in the earth made by a plow
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Quaff
To drink quickly or with enthusiasm
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Hierarchy
A ranking according to status or ability
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Accrue
To come as a gain, to increase
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Hidebound
Narrow minded
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Matrix
A surrounding substance within which something else originates or is contained
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Spartan
Hardly, frugal and highly disciplined
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Dregs
The worse part; the sediment in a liquid
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Perplex
To puzzle, confuse, or bewilder
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Onus
An unpleasant task or duty, a burden
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Station
Social position
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Sedition
The promotion of rebellion against the government
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Maverick
One who rebels; a nonconformist, an individualist
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Lacerate
To rip, cut or tear
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Convoluted
Intricate, complicated
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Tedious
Boring, tiresome
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Epicure
One with refined tastes, especially in food and wine
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Temper
To bring down in tone, to moderate
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Counter
To offer in response
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Gourmet
A connoisseur of food and drink
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Dissemble
To deceive or conceal
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Sodden
Thoroughly wet, drenched
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Grapple
To struggle with something, to grip and hold
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Hefty
Heavy, big and strong
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Flaccid
Lacking firmness
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Bellwether
Something that serves as an indicator or leader of future trends
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Compunction
A feeling of uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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Gale
A strong wind
