WoW Words 1-8 Flashcards
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Hedonism
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the pursuit of pleasure
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Las Vegas is marketed as a beacon of _________
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Hedonism
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Providence
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care exercised by someone in the management resources
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It is all luck, or ______, depending on what you believe
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Providence
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Tenuous
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insubstantial; in need of strengthening
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Researchers have found a ________ link between learning to play an instrument and higher main scores
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Tenuous
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Oblique
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slanting in position; misleading
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He made ________ references to her lack of experience
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Oblique
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Boorish
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rude or unmannerly
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My uncles ________ behavior at the wedding embarrassed our whole family
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Boorish
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Reprieve
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cancellation or delay of a punishment
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The family facing eviction was given a two-month _________
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Reprieve
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Hiatus
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a brief rest
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After a month long ______, fighting continued in the war-torn region
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Hiatus
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Poignant
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deeply emotional
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The films _______ conclusion caused tears to well in my eyes
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Poignant
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Tier
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a level
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If you sit in the top ______ of seats at a concert, you can see the whole stadium
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Tier
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Materialize
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come into being; become reality
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When Harry Potter removes his invisibility cloak, he _______
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Materializes
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Temper
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to strengthen by heating and then cooling
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Enduring difficult time will help _______ one’s soul
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Temper
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Odious
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extremely unpleasant
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Tawdry
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tastelessly showy
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Although Aunt Eloise had lots of money, she always wore such ______ jewelry
Tawdry
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Charles was assigned the ______ task of laying off the entire division
Odious
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Remittance
a payment of money sent to a person in another place
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To pay, your bill, please forward the _________ to our corporate office
Remittance
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Opaque
not able to be seen through; not transparent
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The ______ glass used in the bathroom ensured people's privacy
Opaque
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Nullify
to make of no use
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Don't ______ the effects of your training by stopping at the donut shop every morning
Nullify
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Lackluster
lacking in vitality, force or conviction
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We could make no excuses for our teams _______ performance
Lackluster
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Piteous
deserving or insighting pity
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In a _______ voice, the little girl asked me to help find her parents
Piteous
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Brusque
slightly rude in speech or manner
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My grandfather can be ______ and impatient
Brusque
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Epicure
someone who knows a lot about food/drink
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________ rave about French Laundry a trendy restaurant in Napa Valley
Epicure
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Banter
tease one another
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Good friends usually ______ back and forth
Banter
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Blithe
showing casual/cheerful indifference
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The wealthy heiress showed a ________ disregarded for the laws of the road
Blithe
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Trite
lacking originality or flair
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A good writer works to avoid _______ ideas
Trite
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Stigma
symbol of disgrace or infamy
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There should not be a _______ around asking for help with your mental health
Stigma
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Blatant
completely lacking in subtlety
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The conflicted father chose to believe his daughters ________ lies
Blatant
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Sodden
wet through and through
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After seven consecutive days of heavy downpours, the soccer field was too ________ for a game
Sodden
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Pinnacle
a peak; highest attainable level of something
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Even at the ________ of his success Steve Jobs wore the pragmatic outfit of a t-shirt and jeans everyday to work
Pinnacle
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Bourgeois
appealing to the masses in the middle-class; suburban
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French manicures and daily tricks to Starbucks are signs of a typical _________ housewife
Bourgeois
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Transgress
to break a rule or boundary
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There are legal consequences for companies that _________ labor laws
Transgress
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Skeptical
marked by or given to doubt
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I was highly _______ that the expensive face cream would get rid of my wrinkles in thirty days
Skeptical
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Sacrosanct
regarded as too important to be changed or interfered with
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An individuals freedom of speech is held a ________ in the U.S
Sacrosanct
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Opulent
Showing great wealth and luxury
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The prom couples enjoyed the ________ comfort of their limousine
Opulent
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Smelt
extract (metals) by heating
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In order to get usable metal out of iron ore, you must ______ it with extreme heat to get rid of useless impurities
Smelt
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Bolster
support or prop up
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She needed to _______ her argument with clear facts
Bolster
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Rift
a gap or seperation
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Despite all efforts, she was unable to heal the ______ between herself and her father
Rift
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Reprehensible
deserving censure or condemnation
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Most reality television shows feature at least one _______ character
Reprehensible
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Lament
to express one's deep grief
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The broken man ______ the death of his infant daughter
Lament
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Aloof
emotionally uninvolved
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The co-workers at my new job were polite, but somewhat ______
Aloof
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Resplendent
shining brightly
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The girl was ________ in her sea-green gown
Resplendent
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Tantalize
tease someone with sight or promise of something unobtainable
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She was _________ by the possibility of earning a lot of money quickly
Tantalize
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Tedium
the state of being slow, long or dull
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An Ipad can help fill the _______ of travel delay
Tedium
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Saccharine
artificially sweet
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My mother-in-law's __________ smile convinced me she was lying
Saccharine
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Plausible
seeming reasonable or probable
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Police must investigate every _________ explanation for the crime
Plausible
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Enshroud
to cover completely
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Heavy gray fog ________ the entire bay area
Enshroud
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Flail
to move energetically in an uncontrolled way
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If you are stranded on a desserted island and see a ship in the distance it is a good idea to ______ your arms in the air to get the captains attention
Flail
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Tabulate
arrange or enter rows and columns
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Election workers will _________ the voting results in an organized chart and present the information to the public once it is formulated
Tabulate
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Havoc
violent and needless disturbance
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The character Mayhem wrecks _______ on an areas of life
Havoc
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Quandary
a state of uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation
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Roger was in a ________ over whether to go his brothers basketball game or his sisters graduation
Quandary
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Lithe
having long or flexible quality
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The ballerinas ________ body seemed to defy the laws of physics
Lithe
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Livid
extremely angry
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The Hollywood starlet was ______ at being left off the guest list
Livid
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Languid
barely mobile; not exerting much energy
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The sunbathers turned with ________ movement so as to tan evenly
Languid
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Impartial
showing a lack of favoritism
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In sporting events, officiating members are supposed to be ________ when making calls in each game
Impartial
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Vindicate
remove blame or suspicion
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The super star athlete, accused of using steroids, hoped to be _______ by a clean drug test
Vindicate
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Transpose
change the order of
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Many people inadvertently _________ the number in a zip code
Transpose
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Revel
take delight in or celebrate noisily
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The New Hope baseball team _______ in their victory championship in Zola
Revel
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Curtail
to reduce in quantity or to put a restriction on
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After I broke my curfew two weekends in a row, my parents _______ my social activities
Curtail
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Posterity
all future generations
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At Ground Zero in NY, victims names are read aloud each year for the sake of _________
Posterity
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Traverse
to travel across or through
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I ________ the tangle picnic tables as i made my way through the food festival
Traverse
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Invoke
request earnestly; cite as an authority
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In court, you may _______ the fifth amendment if you don't want to talk
Invoke
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Espouse
to support
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The politician _______ the presidents opinion and worked to help get the bill passed
Espouse
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Hone
to make pointed
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My appetite was _______ by fresh air and exercise
Hone
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Plethora
a large number, excess
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When I entered Powell's Sweet Shoppe, I was greeted by a ________ of sweets
Plethora
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Labyrinth
a complicated, irregular net work passages or paths
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Finding my next class was like navigating a ________ of hallways and secret chambers
Labyrinth
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Prose
ordinary writing or commonplace; dull expression
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He delivered a long _______ full of platitudes
Prose
