100 Flashcards Flashcards by Alvaro Sanchez-Cruz

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Camaraderie

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rapport and goodwill

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Litany

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dull account

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Wrenching

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causing mental or physical pain

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Arable

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suitable for cultivation of land

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Desiccate

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to dry out

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Vernacular

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everyday language

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Replete

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abundant

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Moratorium

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an authorized delay

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Ubiquitous

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omnipresent

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Frangible

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fragile

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Lugubrious

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gloomy

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Equanimity

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composure

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Zealous

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fervent

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Interminable

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seemingly endless

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Truncate

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to shorten

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Donnybrook

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a fight

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Interlocutor

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someone who participates in a conversation

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Carte Blanche

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boundless authority

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Rife

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prevalent

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Contemptuous

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haughty

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Stygian

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dark and forbidding

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Vestige

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a trace or evidence of something that once existed

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Nomenclature

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a technical name or naming system in an art or science

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Incantation

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a chant

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Metamorphosis

a transformation

Nonchalant

unconcerned

Procrustean

marked by a disregard for individual differences or circumstances

Sophistry

misleading argument

Cosmopolitan

wordly

Brigand

bandit

Axiom

a universal truth

Patronizing

in a condescending manner

Atelier

an artist's workshop

Scapegoat

one who bears the blame for others

Vacillate

to waver

Pellucid

clear

Abstemious

using or consuming sparingly

Iniquity

an evil act

Dulcet

melodious

Peremptory

imperative

Arrogate

to claim for oneself without any right or authority

Archaic

antiquated

Perspicacious

keen

Talisman

a magic charm

Expurgate

vulgar material

Catharsis

a release of emotional tension

Internecine

mutually destructive

Inundate

to overwhelm

Risible

laughable

Kudos

praise

Efficacious

effective

Maxim

an established principle

Apocryphal

of questionable authenticity, but widely believed

Putrid

rotten and foul smelling

Crepuscular

pertaining to twilight

Revere

to regard with respect, awe, or adoration

Sybaritic

marked by luxury or pleasure

Estrange

to alienate

Intrinsic

of or relating to a thing's basic nature

Servile

submissive