1101-1150 Flashcards

(49 cards)

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naivete

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having or showing a lack of experience or knowledge; innocent or simple

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aphorism

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a short phrase that expresses a true or wise idea; adage

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3
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infuriate

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enrage; anger

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superficial

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concerned only with what is obvious or apparent; not thorough or complete

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distinct

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different in a way that you can see, hear, smell, feel, etc,; noticeably different

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fragile

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easily broken or damaged

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montage

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a work of art that is made up of several different kinds of things

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skew

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to change so that it is not true or accurate; to distort or bias

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ethereal

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light; heavenly; unusually refined

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contrary

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on the contrary also quite the countrary

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introvert

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a shy person

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aboveboard

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open, honest, and legal

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pompous

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showing an exaggerated air of importance

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predominate

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to be greater in number or amount than other types of people or things; more important, successful, or noticeable than other people or things

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outlet

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something that people use to express their emotions or talents

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recast

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to present in a different way

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impassive

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without feeling imperturbable; stoical

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decrepit

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old and in bad condition or poor health

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comprehensible

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able to be understood

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extraneous

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not pertinent; irrelevant

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prosecute

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to hold a trial against a person who is accursed of a crime to see if that person is guilty

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pose

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to be or create

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emblem

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an object or picture used to suggest a thing that cannot be shown

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destablize

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to make unstable

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falter
to begin to fail or weaken
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exempt
not required to do something that others are required to do
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ceaseless
seeming to never stop; continuous or constant
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phlegmatic
calm; not easily disturbed
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vibrant
having or showing great life, activity, and energy
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ingenue
an innocent girl or young woman
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turbid
swollen; distended
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innumerable
too many to be counted; very many
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weaned on
to accustom to
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exacting
very difficult or demanding
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myopic
only caring about things that are happening now or that relate to a particular group rather than things that are in the future or that relate to many people
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maladroit
very awkward; not skillful
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figurehead
a person who is called the head or chief of something but who has no real power
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deteriorate
to become worse as time passes
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salvage
to save
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nocturnal
done at night
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analogy
a comparison of two things based on their being alike in some way
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debacle
sudden downfall; complete disaster
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headlong
without taking time to think about your actions
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constrain
to limit or restrict
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mural
wall painting
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abrade
wear away by friction; scrape; erode
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noted
famous or well-known; notable
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monotonous
arousing no interest or curiosity
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unravel
disentangle; solve