08/05 Flashcards by Noah I

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Raconteur (noun)

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A person skilled at tellling anecdotes (short stories)

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Explicit (noun)

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Fully or clearly expressed

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Onerous (adj.)

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Difficult

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Nefarious (adj.)

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Wicked

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Risible (adj.)

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Laughable

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Tractable (adj.)

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Easily led

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Recalcitrant (adj.)

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Resistant, inobedient

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Corroborate (verb)

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To confirm

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Anathematize (verb)

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To denounce

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Extricate (verb)

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To pull out

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Quantum (noun)

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A very small amount (of energy)

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Belie (verb)

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Fail to give a true impression of something

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Jejune (adj.)

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Childish, naive

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Doughty (adj.)

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Courageous

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Importune (verb)

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Ask persistently to do something

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Abrogate (verb)

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Abolish by law

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Salient (adj.)

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Very important

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Plangent (adj.)

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Loud (of a sound)

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Malfeasance (noun)

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Wrongdoing by a public official

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Misanthropy (noun)

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Dislike of other people

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Interlope (verb)

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Intrude

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Extemporize (verb)

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Improvise

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Woodenness (noun)

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The state of being stiff or awkward

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Resplendence (noun)

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Brilliance

Proverb (noun)

A short, pithy saying in general use

Paradox (noun)

Self-contradiction

Opprobrium (noun)

Public disgrace

Somnolence (noun)

Sleepiness

Alacrity (noun)

Speed or rapidity

Admonish (verb)

Warn or reprimand someone

Munificent (adj.)

Generous

Compendium (noun)

A published collection of works

Implacable (adj.)

Relentless

Deleterious (adj.)

Harmful, damaging

Perfidious (adj.)

Disloyal, treacherous

Dolorous (adj.)

Miserable, anguished

Aggrieved (adj.)

Troubled

Carp (verb)

To complain or find fault in trivial matters

August (adj.)

Grand and admirable

Diminutive (adj.)

Very small