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2101-2200 Flashcards

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waspish

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resembling a wasp in behavior or in form, especially lightly-built

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hearken

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to give respectful attention; to bring to mind something in the past

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peke

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Pekingese; a native or resident of Beijing; a Chinese breed of small dogs with a broad flat face

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heresy

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dissent or deviation from a dominant theory, opinion, or practice

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puissance

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strength; power

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ostentation

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excessive display; unnecessary show for the purpose of attracting attention, admiration, or envy

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gaff

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the spar on which the head of a fore-and-aft sail is extended

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qua

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in the capacity or character of; as

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bolshie

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one refusing to obey or help

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promulgate

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to make a rule or law known by open declaration; to put a law or rule into action

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chelonia

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the genus comprising the green turtles

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perianth

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the structure of a flower

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cloven

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split or divided in two

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fortnight

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a period of 14 days; two weeks

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abdicate

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to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or functions; to relinquish formally; to cast off

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strident

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having an unpleasant effect; obtrusively commanding recognition

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bereft

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deprived or robbed of something (usually used with of)

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dirge

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a song or hymn of grief or lamentation

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ordure

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something that is morally degrading; excrement

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scrofulous

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having a diseased run-down appearance; morally contaminated

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augur

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one who foretells events by omens; to foretell or give promise of

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blazon

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ostentatious display; to publish widely

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apposite

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highly pertinent or appropriate

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styptic

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tending to contract or bind; especially tending to check bleeding; astringent

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paring
the act of cutting away an edge or surface; something pared off
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array
to dress or decorate especially in an impressive attire; a group of elements forming a complete unit
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abject
sunk to or existing in a low state or condition; very bad or severe
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baste
to sew with long loose stitches in order to hold something temporarily; to beat severely or soundly
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rubicon
a line that when crossed permits no return and results in irrevocable commitment
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rebuke
to criticize sharply; an expression of strong disapproval
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mirth
gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
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vertu
a love of or taste for curios or objets d'art; productions of art
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gnarled
full of knots or gnarls; crabbed in disposition, aspect, or character
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harbinger
something that foreshadows a future event; to give a warning or prediction of
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flaccid
not firm or stiff; lacking vigor or force
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prescient
divine omniscience; human anticipation of the course of events
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neigh
to make the prolonged cry of a horse
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teetotum
a small top usually inscribed with letters and used in put-and-take
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tendentious
intended to promote a particular view; biased
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commination
an act of denouncing, especially a public condemnation; a threat of vengeance
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surmount
to prevail over; overcome
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inceptive
of or relating to a beginning
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crinoline
an open-weave fabric of horsehair or cotton, used for interlinings and millinery
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chancellor
the secretary of a nobleman or an embassy; a priest heading the business office
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mizzenmast
the mast aft or next aft of the mainmast in a ship
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indefatigable
incapable of being fatigued
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eupeptic
of, relating to, or having good digestion; cheerful; optimistic
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allision
the striking by a moving vessel against a stationary object
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obfuscate
to throw into shadow; to make obscure
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rheumatic
of, relating to, characteristic of, or affected with rheumatism
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Zionism
a movement to establish a homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine
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bungle
to act or work clumsily and awkwardly
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marionette
a small figure that is moved from above by manipulation of the attached strings
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presage
something that portends a future event; an intuition of what is going to happen in the future
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paunch
the belly and its contents
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arable
fit for or used for the growing of crops
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fission
the process in which the nucleus of a heavy atom is split apart, releasing a large amount of energy
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stint
to restrict with respect to a share or allowance; to be sparing or frugal
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etymology
the history of a linguistic form shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence
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metastasis
change of position, state, or form; the spread of a disease-producing agency
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perihelion
the point nearest to the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body
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hydrographic
of or relating to the characteristic features and charting of bodies of water
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lariat
a long light rope (as of hemp or leather) used with a running noose to catch livestock
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almoner
giver of alms; social worker in a hospital
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chagrin
embarrassment; a complete loss of courage
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chignon
a knot of hair that is worn at the back of the head and especially at the nape of the neck
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genteel
having an aristocratic quality or flavor; free from vulgarity or rudeness
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alluvion
the wash or flow of water against a shore; an accession to land by the gradual addition of alluvium
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penance
an act of self-abasement, mortification, or devotion performed to show sorrow or repentance for sin
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staccato
cut short or apart in performing; marked by short clear-cut tones or chords; abrupt; disjointed
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steward
an employee on a ship, airplane, bus, or train who attends to passengers and food
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paragon
a model of excellence or perfection; to compare with
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furlong
an eighth of a mile, 220 yards
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quixotic
foolishly impractical especially in the pursuit of ideals
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offal
the waste or by-product of a process
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footman
a servant, usually in livery
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lenticular
having the shape of a double-convex lens; of or relating to a lens
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endocrine
the body's "slow" chemical communication system; a set of glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream
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rapacious
excessively grasping or covetous; living on prey
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spangle
a small glittering object or particle
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carouse
to drink liquor freely or excessively
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purview
the body or enacting part of a statute; range or limit of authority, competence or intention
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celerity
rapidity of motion or action
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denizen
a person admitted to residence in a foreign country; one that frequents a place
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milfoil
a widely distributed and highly invasive aquatic plant with whorls of fine submerged leaves
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evince
to constitute outward evidence of; to display clearly
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veritable
being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary
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perambulator
baby buggy; stroller
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viscera
internal organs of the body; plural of viscus
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hedron
crystal or geometrical figure having a (specified) form or number of surfaces
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efficacious
having the power to produce a desired effect
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extemporaneous
composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment; impromptu
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stub
something made or worn to a short or blunt shape
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avidity
keen eagerness; consuming greed
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amiable
friendly, sociable, and congenial; generally agreeable
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inveigh
to protest or complain bitterly or vehemently
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accursed
being under or as if under a curse
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transubstantiation
the miracle by which the eucharistic elements become the body and blood of Christ
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ruddy
having a healthy reddish color

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