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WordWright IV Flashcards

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funereal

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(adj.) of or suitable for a funeral; mournful, gloomy

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trivial

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(adj.) of very little importance or value, insignificant; commonplace, ordinary

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eddy

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(v.) to move or whirl in

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scintillating

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(adj.) animated; vivacious; witty; brilliantly clever

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indifference

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(n.) lack of interest or concern

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furrow

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(n.) a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow

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concord

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(n.) agreement b/w persons, groups, nations, etc.; concurrence in attitudes, feelings, etc.; unanimity; accord

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serenity

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(n.) the state or quality of being serene, calm, or tranquil; sereness

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sullenly

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(adv.) showing irritation or ill humor by a gloomy silence or reserve

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brace

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(v.) to fix firmly; make steady; secure against pressure or impact

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disheartened

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(adj.) depressed of hope, courage, or spirits of; discouraged

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cant

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(v.) to talk hypocritically

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greensward

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(n.) green, grassy turf

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flare

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(v.) to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind

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hostility

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(n.) a hostile state, condition, or attitude; enmity; antagonism; unfriendliness

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gothic

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(adj.) noting or pertaining to a style of architecture, originating in France in the middle of the 12th century and existing in the western half of Europe through the middle of the 16th century, characterized by the use of the pointed arch and the ribbed vault, by the use of fine woodwork and stonework, by a progressive lightening of structure, and by the use of such features as flying buttresses, ornamental gables, crockets, and foils

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torpid

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(adj.) inactive or sluggish

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tenure

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(n.) the holding or possessing of anything

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greenhorn

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(n.) an untrained or inexperienced person

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rack

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(v.) to torture; distress acutely; torment

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discriminate

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(v.) to make a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing on the basis of the group, class, or category to which the person or thing belongs rather than according to actual merit; show partiality

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complicity

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(n.) the state of being an accomplice; partnership or involvement in wrongdoing

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rotund

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(adj.) round in shape; rounded

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pensive

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(adj.) dreamily or wistfully thoughtful

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humbug

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(n.) something intended to delude or deceive

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cadence

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(n.) rhythmic flow of a sequence of sounds or words

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heretic

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(n.) a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church

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reverent

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(adj.) feeling, exhibiting, or characterized by reverence; deeply respectful

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earnest

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(adj.) serious in intention, purpose, or effort; sincerely zealous

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abhorrent

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(adj.) causing repugnance; detestable; loathsome

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idyll

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(n.) a poem or prose composition, usually describing pastoral scenes or events or any charmingly simple episode, appealing incident, or the like

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confessional

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(adj.) of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or based on confession

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eccentricity

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(n.) an oddity or peculiarity, as of conduct

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discord

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(n.) lack of concord or harmony b/w persons or things

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unsentimental

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(adj.) not expressive of or appealing to sentiment

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shortcoming

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(n.) a failure, defect, or deficiency in conduct, condition, thought, ability, etc.

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infer

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(v.) to derive by reasoning; conclude or judge from premises or evidence

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diction

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(n.) style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words

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irony

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(n.) the use of words to convey a meaning that is the opposite of its literal meaning

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evanescence

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(n.) the act of disappearing gradually; vanishing; fade away

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tone

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(n.) any sound considered w/ reference to its quality, pitch, strength, source

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domestic

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(adj.) of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family

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cautionary

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(adj.) of the nature of or containing a warning

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figurative language

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(n.) language that contains or uses figures of speech, especially metaphors

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unconventional

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(adj.) not conventional; not bound by or conforming to convention, rule, or precedent; free from conventionality

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hearth

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(n.) the floor of a fireplace, usually of stone, brick, etc.; often extending a short distance into a room

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grandiloquent

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(adj.) speaking or expressed in a lofty style, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic

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