10 Flashcards
(31 cards)
1
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vilify
A
defame
2
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evanescent
A
vanishing
3
Q
germane
A
relevant
4
Q
grandiloquence
A
pompous
5
Q
hackneyed
A
commonplace
6
Q
halcyon
A
calm
7
Q
impassive
A
no emotion
8
Q
impunity
A
immunity from punishment
9
Q
infelicitous
A
inappropriate, unfortunate
10
Q
mitigate
A
make less severe
11
Q
opprobrium
A
disgrace
12
Q
pith
A
essential part
13
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platitude
A
superficial remark
14
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querulous
A
cranky, complainer
15
Q
recalcitrant
A
defiant of authority
16
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reverent
A
awe, respect
17
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solvent
A
able to meet financial goals
18
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specious
A
fallacious
19
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spurious
A
counterfeit
20
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tenuous
A
flimsy, weak
21
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insolent
A
rude, disrespectful
22
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indolent
A
lazy
23
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prolix
A
verbose
24
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puerile
A
childish, jejune
25
puissance
power, strength
26
remonstrate
protest, object
27
salacious
lustful
28
saturnine
gloomy, dark
29
tendentious
biased, showing tendencies
30
timorous
timid, fearful
31
vitiate
corrupt, make ineffective
