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25/08 Flashcards

Hit Parade 2

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Ascetic

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(N) one who practices rigid self-denial

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Avarice

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(N) greed (esp for wealth)

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Axiom

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(N) universally recognized principle

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Burgeon

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(V) to grow rapidly or flourish

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Bucolic

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(Adj) rustic as pastoral; characteristic of rural areas and their inhabitants

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Canon

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(N) an established set of principles or code of law, often religious in nature

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Castigation

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(N) severe criticism or punishment

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Caustic

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(Adj) burning or stinging; causing corrosion

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Chary

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(Adj) wary; cautious; sparing

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Cogent

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(Adj) appealing forcibly to the mind or reason; convincing

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Complaisance

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(N) the willingness to comply with the wishes

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Contrite

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(Adj) regretful; penitent; seeking forgiveness

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Culpable

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(Adj) deserving blame

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Demur

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(V) to question or oppose

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Discretion

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(N) cautious reserve in speech; ability to make responsible decisions

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Disinterested

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(Adj) free of bias or self-interest; impartial

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Dogmatic

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(Adj) expressing a rigid opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

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Ebullience

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(N) the quality of lively or enthusiastic expression of thoughts and feelings

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Eclectic

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(Adj) composed of elements drawn from various sources

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Elegy

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(N) a mournful poem,esp. One lamenting the dead

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Emolliment

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(Adj) / (n) soothing, esp. To the skin; making less harsh; mollifying

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Empirical

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(Adj) based on observation or experiment

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Facetious

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(Adj) playful, humorous

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Fallacy

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(N) an invalid or incorrect notion

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Furtive

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(Adj) marked by stealth; covert; surreptitious

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Gregarious

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(Adj) sociable; outgoing

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Harangue

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(V). / (n) to deliver a forceful or angry speech; raging speech or writing

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Heretical

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(Adj) violating accepted dogma or convention

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Impecunious

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(Adj) lacking funds; without money

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Incipent

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(Adj) beginning to come into being or to become apparent

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Inert

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(Adj) unmoving; lethargic; sluggish

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Intransigent

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(Adj) refusing to compromise

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Inviegle

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(V) to obtain by deception or flattery

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Odious

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(Adj) evoking intense aversion or dislike

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Penurious

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(Adj) excessively thrifty; penny-pinching; ungenerous

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Pernicious

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(Adj) extremely harmful in a way that is not easily seen or noticed

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Peruse

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(V) to examine with great care

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Pious

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(Adj) extremely reverent or devout

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Preen

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(V) to dress up; to primp; to groom oneself with elaborate care

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Prodigious

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(Adj) abundant in size, force or extent; extraordinary

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Prolific

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(Adj) producing large volumes or amounts; productive

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Putrefy

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(V) to rot

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Quaff

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(V)to drink deeply

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Quiescence

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(N) stillness; motionlessness

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Redoubtable

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(Adj) awe-inspiring; worthy of honor

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Sanction

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(N)/(v)

Authoritative permission or approval; a penalty intended to enforce compliance; to give permission or authority

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Satire

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(N) a literary work that ridicules or criticises a human vice through humor or derision

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Squalid

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(Adj) wretched or dirty; as from neglect

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Supplant

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(V) to take the place of; to supersede

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Torpid

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(Adj) lethargic; sluggish; dormant

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Ubiquitous

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(Adj) existing everywhere at the same time; constantly encountered; widespread

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Urbane

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(Adj) sophisticated; refined; elegant

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Vilify

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(V) to defame; to characterize harshly

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Torpor

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(N) the state of being sluggish, lethargic or dormant

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Squalor

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(N) bring wretched and dirty, as from neglect

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Putrial

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(N) state of being rotten or decayed

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Piety

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(N) state of being extremely reverent or devout

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Perusal

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(N) examination of something with great care

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Heresy

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(N)state of being in violation of accepted dogma or convention

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Dogma

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(N) rigis opinion based on unproved or improvable principles

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Discreet

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(Adj) cautiously reserved in speech

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Contrition

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(N) being regretful

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