10 b Flashcards
(95 cards)
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lament
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to express sorrow
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jurisprudence
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the study of law
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legume
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type of vegetable
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licentiousness
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ignoring moral restrictions, self indulgence
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loath
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reluctant
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malapropism
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use of a wrong word
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martinet
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strict person
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mawkish
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overly sentimental
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moratorium
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an official delay
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motley
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made up of different colors or parts
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neologism
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a new word or phrase
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nip
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to destroy, to cut, to bite
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oblivion
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state of being forgotten
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officiate
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to preform an offical duty, to referee
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opportune
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advantageous
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ordain
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to appoint to office
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ostentatious
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showy, extravagant
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overwrought
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overly excited, overdone o
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palpable
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touchable, material
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parity
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equality
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pastel
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light color
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pendant
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something suspended by a rope or chain
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percipient
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perceptive
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peripheral
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on the edge, surrounding, not central
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perturb
to disturb
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philistine
uncultured person, slob
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pique
to annoy
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plaintive
sad
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pneumeatic
operated by air pressure
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posterior
behind, in back of
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precipitate
abrupt, too sudden
to make happen suddenly
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prodigal
wasteful, extravagant
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profuse
plentiful, freely produced
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propound
state an idea
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provsion
supply of good
part of an agreement
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pulchritude
beauty
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purr
to make a soft noise that shows pleasure
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quandary
problem, state of uncertainty
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quibble
minor argument
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rarefy
to become less dense, to become thinner
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rebuke
to criticize
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rectify
to correct
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rectify
to correct
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relic
object from the past
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replete
well fills
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repugnant
offensive, disgusting
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restitution
returning something to it's former conditions
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retrograde
to go back to an earlier or worse condition
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revert
to return to an earlier condition
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riddled
full of flaws or holes
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rivet
metal fastener
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royalist
one in favor of kings and queens
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ruffle
to make rough
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satiate
to satisfy
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scant
minimal
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sedentary
motionless
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serpentine
snakelike
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shirk
to avoid responsibility
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singe
to burn slightly
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slight
insult
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sluggard
a slow or lazy person
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snare
to trap, to entagke
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soothsayer
fortune teller
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squalid
dirty or unpleasant
poor or miserable
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stealth
secret or hidden activity
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stratified
separated into sections or layers
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stymied
frustrated
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subterranean
underground
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supercilious
snooty, acting superior
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supplant
to replace
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surly
rude
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swagger
walk in a bragging way
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temperance
moderation, avoiding extremes
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torrent
flood
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trepidation
fear, anxiety
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truism
obvious truth
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undermine
to weaken
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unequivocal
definite, leaving no doubt
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I plotted
unplanned, unmapped, I chartered
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unwitting
unaware
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vane
device on top of a building that indicates wind direction
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vehement
showing a lot of feeling, intensely emotional
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venturesome
tending to risks or chances
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vertex
highest point
| point at which two or more lines meet
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Vice
bad habit
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vintage
old classic
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voluble
liveliness, energy
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voluble
very talkative, smooth talking
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warp
to change shape
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wharf
pier
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myriad
many
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pauper
beggar poor person
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whittle
to cut and shape
to reduce gradually
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wince
grimace
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wooden
stiff, not flexible
