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Word List 13 Flashcards

1
Q

apostrophe

A

appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech)

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2
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emollient

A

softening

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3
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fusillade

A

long burst of gunfire

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4
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mince

A

walk with tiny steps; speak in an affected manner

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5
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palpate

A

medical term meaning to examine with the hands

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6
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platitude

A

unoriginal, obvious saying

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7
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quibble

A

to play on words when finding fault; a minor verbal point in argument

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8
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derision

A

mockery

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9
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epigram

A

short, witty saying

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10
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lassitude

A

lack of energy; weariness

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11
Q

pedantic

A

over-insistent on matters of book-learning

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12
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phenomenology

A

branch of science concerned with things as they are perceived; not directly derived from theory

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13
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precipitate

A

hurried; insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry; to instigate or speed up in action

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14
Q

armada

A

fleet of ships

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15
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dawdler

A

slow person who falls behind others

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16
Q

dross

A

something worthless; impurities left after refining

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17
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expiate

A

atone; make amends for

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18
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hack

A

person who writes to earn money; hired horse

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19
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prone

A

horizontal

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20
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propensity

A

tendency, inclination

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21
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scabbard

A

cover for a sword

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22
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skiff

A

small boat

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23
Q

umbrage

A

shadow; offence; sense of injury

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24
Q

dilettantism

A

dabbling (esp. in the arts)

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25
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enervate

A

weaken

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26
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malevolent

A

having evil intentions

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27
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neophyte

A

new convert; tyro

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28
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panegyric

A

speech praising someone; laudatory words

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29
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presage

A

forewarn of; indicate

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30
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serration

A

jagged edge

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31
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slight

A

perceived insult

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32
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tare

A

a noxious weed

33
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unprepossessing

A

unattractive

34
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aberration

A

deviation from the normal

35
Q

cant

A

insincere talk

36
Q

disinter

A

dig up

37
Q

lacuna

A

gap; missing part

38
Q

monolithic

A

united in purpose; forming a single unit

39
Q

pied

A

multicolored

40
Q

seemly

A

appropriate (of behavior); decorous

41
Q

analogue

A

something similar; output proportional to input (in engineering)

42
Q

coda

A

piece of music at the end of musical work; finale; final part of document

43
Q

commingle

A

mix

44
Q

equivocal

A

ambiguous; open to interpretation

45
Q

hallow

A

respect; worthy

46
Q

indigence

A

poverty

47
Q

pique

A

annoyance; to stimulate interest; to annoy

48
Q

sap

A

to undermine; a fool

49
Q

arbitrator

A

mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute

50
Q

descry

A

to see; catch sight of

51
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facetious

A

not intended to be taken seriously

52
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indecorous

A

unseemly; inappropriate behavior

53
Q

scotch

A

to prevent; stop; disable

54
Q

strut

A

supporting rod

55
Q

usury

A

lending money at high interest rates

56
Q

wag

A

a witty person

57
Q

atavism

A

reappearance of ancestral traits; regression

58
Q

filibuster

A

delaying tactics

59
Q

gambit

A

opening move; transaction

60
Q

mitigation

A

making less severe

61
Q

obligate

A

compulsory

62
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predilection

A

leaning; interest; talent

63
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propitiate

A

appease; try to gain favor

64
Q

stanch

A

to stop

65
Q

travesty

A

parody; ridiculous error

66
Q

lumber

A

walk in an ungainly way

67
Q

prescience

A

foreknowledge

68
Q

ready

A

quick (used of wit)

69
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squalid

A

dirty and demeaning

70
Q

sullied

A

made dirty or impure

71
Q

veneration

A

worship; respect

72
Q

demur

A

object; hesitate to accept

73
Q

exigency

A

urgent matter; pressing need

74
Q

expostulate

A

offer strong objections; remonstrate

75
Q

gossamer

A

delicate; filmy; like gauze

76
Q

inefficacious

A

ineffective

77
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prudish

A

narrow-minded

78
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quixotic

A

impractically idealistic

79
Q

stipple

A

cover with dots of paint

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