26-50 Flashcards

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Unkempt

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Sloppy, messy, unclean

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Quip

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A remark or reply that is witty or sarcastic

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Cadaver

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A dead body, esp. A human body to be dissected

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Shade

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A small variation, a nuance a, a small amount

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Warren

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An enclosed space in which rabbits breed or are numerous, any place that is crowded like a rabbit warren

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Precede

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To go before

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Coalesce

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To grow together, to merge into a single body.

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Furrow

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A trench in the earth made by a plow, a wrinkle

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Recede

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To go back, to withdraw

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Flower

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To reach the best or most vigorous stage

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Lore

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Knowledge about a particular subject

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Recur

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To repeat, to occur again, recursive

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Grotesque

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Strangely or absurdly distorted

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Reluctant

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Unwilling, disinclined

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Repose

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Relaxation, a state of rest

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Sullen

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Showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people

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Consul

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Official residing in a foreign country

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Baffle

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To frustrate, as by confusing

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Candor

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Frankness or sincerity of expression, candid

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Slovenly

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Careless about one’s own appearance

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Affluence

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Fluctuate

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To move back and forth or up and down, eps. Unpredictably

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Voluble

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Quixotic

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Foolishly idealistic, extravagantly chivalrous

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Remonstrate
To make objections
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Insinuate
To hint
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Archaic
Of a much earlier, often more primitive period
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Flagrant
Conspicuously bad or offensive
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Rapacious
Excessively greedy, taking by force
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Adapt
To adjust to a new situation or environment, to change
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Labyrinthine
Complicated, puzzling
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Debut
A first appearance before the public
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Consecrate
To make or set apart as sacred
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Stratum
A level or layer, strata, stratify
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Morass
An area of swampy ground, something that hinders
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Prolific
Producing alot
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Boycott
To refuse to buy, sell, or use
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Ostentatious
Showy, pretentious
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Domain
A territory or range of rule or control
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Reek
To give off a strong, unpleasant odor, to be pervaded with something unpleasant
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Nefarious
Very wicked, villainous
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Deference
Yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect
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Innocuous
Harmless
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Vapid
Lacking interest, animation or flavor
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Resent
To feel hostility because of a perceived insult or injury
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Egalitarian
Of the belief that all people should have equal rights
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Harangue
A long pompous speech, a speech or piece of writing expressing strong emotion a tirade
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Agrarian
Related to farming
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Regale
To delight or entertain
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Pulpit
A podium used for preaching