Words 395-410 Flashcards

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Disquieting

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Disturbing; upsetting; vexing; causing unease; worrisome.

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Restitution

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The act of making good or compensating for a loss, damage, or injury.

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Ornate

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Characterized by elaborate and expensive decorations; LAVISH.

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Execrable, odious, repugnant

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Detestable; repulsive; extremely bad.

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Perspicacious, prescient, discerning

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Insightful, perceptive.

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Eclectic

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Choosing or using a variety of sources.

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Hiatus

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An interruption in time or continuity; a break.

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Vertiginous

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Characterized by a feeling of whirling or spinning; suffering from dizziness; having VERTIGO.

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Esoteric, arcane

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Characterized by knowledge that is known only to a small group of specialists; obscure; RECONDITE; ABSTRUSE.

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Supercilious

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Showing haughty DISDAIN or arrogant superiority.

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Blithe

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Joyous; sprightly; mirthful; light; vivacious.

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Underwrite

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To assume financial responsibility for

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Discomfited

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Uneasy; in a state of embarrassment.

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Taciturn

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Habitually quiet; uncommunicative.

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Sinecure

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An office or position that provides an income for little or no work.

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Cosmopolitan

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Worldly; sophisticated; open-minded and aware of the big picture.

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Provincial, parochial, insular

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Limited in perspective; narrow; restricted in scope and outlook.