1 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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bedizen
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bedizen: to dress with gaudy finery, to ornament with vulgar and tawdry trappings
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belaud
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belaud: to praise, usually to excess
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bellweather
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bellweather: one that takes the initiative; leader; an indicator of trends
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binnacle
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binnacle: a container for housing instruments on a ship’s deck, in a car dashboard, etc.
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blandish
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blandish: to coax with flattery, cajole; to act or speak in a flattering or cajoling manner.
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bole
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bole: the trunk of a tree
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bombinate
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bombinate: to make a sustained deep murmuring, humming, or buzzing sound
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brabble
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brabble: to squabble
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bract
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bract: a leaf from the axil of which a flower or floral axis arises
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boughten
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boughten: the past participle of bought
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brummagem
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brummagem: not genuine, spurious; cheaply showy, tawdry
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bumptious
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bumptious: offensively self-assertive
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collimate
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collimate: to make parallel
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palmy
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palmy: flourishing, prosperous.
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martinet
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martinet: a strict disciplinarian.
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omphaloskepsis
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omphaloskepsis: contemplation of one’s navel; complacent self-indulgent introspection
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pandiculation
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pandiculation: a stretching and stiffening especially of the trunk and extremities (as when fatigued and drowsy or after waking).
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antipodes
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antipodes: places diametrically opposite each other on the globe.
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querulous
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querulous: habitually complaining; fretful, whining.
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vociferate
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vociferate: to shout or utter loudly.
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yeanling
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yeanling: the young of an animal, especially of a sheep or goat.
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mugwump
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mugwump: an independent, especially in politics.
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natatorium
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natatorium: a swimming pool, especially one that is indoors.
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obviate
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obviate: to render unnecessary; to remove, avoid, or prevent.
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contreafactum
contreafactum: a composition that makes use of an existing piece of music with different lyrics.
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trenchant
trenchant: keen, sharp; vigorously effective and articulate; caustic.
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pareidolia
pareidolia: the tendency to see a specific pattern or meaningful images in random stimulus
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quaquaversal
quaquaversal: sloping downward from a center in all directions.
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inkhorn
inkhorn: ostentatiously learned, pedantic.
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smew
smew: a merganser (duck)
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capitano
capitano: a swaggering, cowardly person, especially a soldier, cop, etc.
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farrago
farrago: a confused mixture; hodgepodge
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repine
repine: to complain, be fretful, to feel or express dejection or discontent; to long for something.
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mynonym
mynonym: a synonym for Palindrome.
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aplomb
aplomb: self-confidence or assurance, especially when in a demanding situation.
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garniture
garniture: embellishment, trimming; a set of decorative objects (such as vases, urns, or clocks)
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polydipsia
polydipsia: excessive or abnormal thirst.
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contretemps
contretemps: an inopportune occurrence; an embarrassing mischance.
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epitome
epitome: a typical or ideal example, embodiment
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woolgathering
woolgathering: indulgence in idle fancies and in daydreaming; absentmindedness.
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pottle
pottle: a measure for liquids equal to a half gallon; a pot or container holding a measure for liquids equal to a half gallon.
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senectitude
senectitude: old age
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ventrifact
ventrifact: a pebble or cobble that has been polished by the erosive action of wind-driven sand.
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cupidity
cupidity: eager or excessive desire, especially to posess something; greed; avarice.
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declaim
declaim: to speak loudly and rhetorically; make a formal speech; harangue.
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pantechnicon
pantechnicon: a furniture van; moving van
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tickety-boo
tickety-boo: (British) fine, OK
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mise en abyme
mise en abyme: self-reflection in a literary work, a work of art, etc.
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wifty
wifty: eccentrically silly, giddy, or inane.
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slyboots
slyboots: an engagingly sly or mischievous person.
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hypermnesia
hypermnesia: abnormally vivid or complete memory or recall of the past.
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runcible
runcible: a utensil that is a combination of a fork and spoon.
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crapulous
crapulous: marked by intemperance, especially in eating and drinking; sick from excessive indulgence in liquor
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dissemble
dissemble: to conceal as by pretense or false appearance, disguise.
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persiflage
persiflage: light, bantering talk or writing.
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asperity
asperity: roughness of manner or of temper, harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger.
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ted
ted: to spread or turn from the swath and scatter new-mown grass for drying.
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proxemics
proxemics: the study of physical proximity between people.
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malapert
malapert: impudently bold, saucy.
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colloquy
colloquy: a conversation or conference, especially one that if formally arranged.
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hugger-mugger
hugger-mugger: secrecy, confusion, muddle
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exiguous
exiguous: excessively scanty; inadequate
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atavistic
atavistic: pertaining to the recurrence of an ancestral type or trait after its disappearance for one or more generations.
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vitiate
vitiate: to make faulty or defective; to debase in moral or aesthetic status; to make ineffective.
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spad
spad: a nail one of two inches long with a hook or eye at the head used to mark stations in underground surveying.
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preposessing
preposessing: attractive, making a favorable first impression.
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aquabib
aquabib: a water-drinker; a teetotaler.
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forswear
forswear: to renounce something; to commit perjury.
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catchpenny
catchpenny: made to sell readily at a low price, regardless of value or use.
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punctilio
punctilio: observing each fine point or detail of conduct or custom.
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tinhorn
tinhorn: someone who pretends to have money, skill, influence, etc; inferior or insignificant, while pretending to be otherwise.
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neoteric
neoteric: recent origin, modern.
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grawlix
grawlix: a string of typographical symbols (such as %@$&*!) used in place of an obscenity, especially in comic strips.
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assize
assize: session of a court; a verdict or an inquiry made at such a session.
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parthian
parthian: relating to ancient Parthia or its people; relating to, being, or having the effect of a shot fired while in real or feigned retreat
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faute de mieux
faute de mieux: for want of something better.
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rodomontade
rodomontade: vainglorious boasting, bluster, lofty bragging.
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approbation
approbation: approval or praise.
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spuddle
spuddle: to work feebly; a feeble action or movement.
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montebank
montebank: any charlatan or quack; a person who sells quack medicines, as from a platform in public.
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pertiacious
pertiacious: adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design; stubbornly tenacious.
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vexillology
vexillology: the study of flags.
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prerogative
prerogative: (often misspelled perogative) an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege; a distinctive excellence.
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girandole
girandole: a radiating and showy composition; an ornamental branched candlestick.
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appose
appose: place something in proximity to or juxtaposition with something else.
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flapdoodle
flapdoodle: nonsense
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fanfaronade
fanfaronade: bragging or blustering behavior; fanfare.
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perendinate
perendinate: to put off until the day after tomorrow.
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twitterpated
twitterpated: excited or overcome by romantic feelings; smitten.
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mulct
mulct: to deprive by trickery.
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colophon
colophon: a publisher’s distinctive emblem, used as an identifying device on its books and other works.
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glossophobia
glossophobia: the fear of public speaking.
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exigent
exigent: requiring immediate aid or action; requiring or calling for much; demanding.
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heterography
heterography: a spelling different from the one in current use; use of the same letter(s) to convey different sounds.
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perforce
perforce: by force of circumstances
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nuncupate
nuncupate: to solemnly pronounce; to declare a will orally.
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fingerpost
fingerpost: a post with one or more signs pointing toward one or more places.
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celerity
celerity: swiftness; speed.
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passim
passim: in one place and another, here and there.
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erudite
erudite: having or showing knowledge that is gained by studying.
