Words 8/12/12 Flashcards
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austere
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severely simple and plain
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badger
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to pester
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ballistics
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study of flight of projectiles
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balm
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soothing
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beget
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to create
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beleaguer
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to harass
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bereave
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suffering the death of a loved one
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beset
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to harass, to surround
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bizarre
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weird
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blather
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to babble
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bleak
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depressing and dreary
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bludgeon
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to hit with heavy impact
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bucolic
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country-like
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bulwark
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wall of protection
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cache
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hiding place
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cacophony
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disharmonious sounds
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cajole
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to coax
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callous
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insensitive
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callow
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immature and inexperienced
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candor
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truthfulness
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capacious
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roomy
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castigate
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to criticize harshly
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catapult
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to launch
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catharsis
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emotional cleansing
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caucus
politics meeting
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cerebral
relating to the brain
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certify
to verify
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chasm
opening in Earth's surface
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chattel
slave
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chide
to scold
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chronic
continuous
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circa
around
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citadel
fortress
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claimant
someone who makes a claim
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cloister
a safe place
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commodious
roomy
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comprise
to be made up of
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congenial
agreeable, pleasant
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connoisseur
an expert
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consensus
agreement
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coterie
a circle of close friends
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countenance
a person's face
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coup
violent overthrow or a victorious accomplishment
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couture
fashion design
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cower
to cringe in fear
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cranny
small opening in wall
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craven
cowardly
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creditor
a person who is owed money
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criterion
criteria
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cubism
style of art with shapes
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curtail
to cut short
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curvilinear
curved lines
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damper
something that depresses
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dauntless
fearless
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dearth
lack
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debacle
a complete failure
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debase
to lower in value
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decree
a law/order
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deduce
to come to a conclusion
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defame
to slander
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deft
skillful
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demagogue
leader who gains power via emotions
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demonic
one who woks devilishly
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demur
to object
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denounce
to condemn
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desiccate
to dry out
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dilemma
a predicament
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disparage
to put down
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dispel
to drive away
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disperse
to scatter widely
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dissolution
breaking up into parts
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divine
to infer
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docile
easily taught or controlled
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doldrums
calm part of ocean
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domain
territory over which one rules
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dormant
inactive
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draconian
severe, cruel
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dromedary
one-humped camel
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dulcet
soft, soothing
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duress
restraint
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edifice
a large structure
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efface
to rub away
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egalitarian
equal
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elapse
to pass
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elfin
mischievous
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embellish
to add fake details to
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embody
to personify
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emit
to send or give out
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emulate
to imitate
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endure
to carry on through hardships
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engulf
to surround
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enrage
to infuriate
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enrapture
to delight
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ensemble
outfit or musical group
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entice
to lure
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entomb
to place as if in a tomb
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entomology
study of insects
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entreat
to plead or beg
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erudite
a scholar
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euphonious
pleasing to the ear
