7 Flashcards

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dulcet

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dulcet sounds are soft and pleasant to listen to

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tenet

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one of the principles on which a belief or theory is based

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3
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adduce

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to give reason why you think something is true

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(in high) dudgeon

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if you do something in high dudgeon, you do it angrily, usually because of the way you have been treated

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quixotic

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having or showing ideas that are different and unusual but not practical or likely to succeed

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mutable

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able or likely to change

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pester

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to behave in an annoying manner towards someone by doing or asking for something repeatedly

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nascent

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only recently formed or started but likely to grow larger quickly

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gesticulate

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to make movements with your hands or arms, to express something or to emphasize what you are saying

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predate

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to have existed or happened before another thing

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extant

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used to refer something very old that is still existing

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12
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panoply

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a wide range or collection of different things

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preliminary

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coming before a more important action or event, especially introducing or preparing for it

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14
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jaundiced

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judging everything as bad because bad things have happened to you in the past

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15
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acrimonious

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full of anger, arguments, and bad feeling

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anthropocentrism

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a belief in humans and their existence as the most important and central fact in the universe

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17
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exigent

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needing urgent attention, or demanding too much from other people

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expatiate

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to speak or write about something in great detail for a long time

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selfsame

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exactly the same

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careworn

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appearing tired, worried, and unhappy

21
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unwonted

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unusual

22
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ludicrous

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stupid or unreasonable and deserving to be laughed at

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appose

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to place something next to or close to something else

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infinitesimal

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extremely small

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exiguous

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very small in size or amount

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panegyric

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a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something very much and does not mention anything bad about them

27
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encomium

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a piece of writing, speech, etc. that praises someone or something

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paean

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a song, film, or piece of writing that praises someone or something very enthusiastically

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eulogize

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to praise someone or something in a speech or piece of writing

30
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officious

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too eager to tell people what to do and having a high opinion of yourself

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interminable

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continuing for too long and therefore boring and annoying

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unflagging

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if a quality is unflagging, it never becomes weaker

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indefatigable

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always determined and energetic in trying to achieve something and never willing to admit defeat

34
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catharsis

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the process of releasing strong emotions through a particular activity or experience

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immanent

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present as a natural and permanent part of something

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unremitting

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never stopping, becoming weaker, or failing

37
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falter

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to lose strength or purpose and stop, or almost stop

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pungent

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smelling or tasting very strongly and sharp

39
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dispense

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to give out things, especially products, services, or amounts of money

40
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contort

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to (cause something to) twist or bend violently and unnaturally into a different shape or form

41
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pallor

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the state of being very pale

42
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exorbitant

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exorbitant prices, demands, etc. are much too large

43
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exertion

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the use of a lot of mental and physical effort

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implicit

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suggested but not communicated directly

45
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allusive

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containing a lot of allusions

46
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explicit

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clear and exact

47
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dogged

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very determined to do something, even if its very difficult

48
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disconsolate

inconsolable

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extremely sad and disappointed

49
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inscrutable

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not showing emotions or thoughts and therefore very difficult to understand or get to know