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Servis Flashcards

1
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avarice

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greed

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compendium

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brief, comprehensive summary

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cantankerous

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irritable; ill-humored

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succor

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relief, help in time of distress or want

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emaciated

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thin and wasted

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refute

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to contradict, disprove

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elicit

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to provoke; draw out

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debauchery

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corruption

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cadge

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to beg; sponge

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stint

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to be sparing

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morose

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ill-humored; sullen

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soliloquy

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literary or dramatic speech by one character, not adressed to others

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ascetic

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one who practices self-denial

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14
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fiat

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arbitray order; authorization

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15
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commensurate

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proportional

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inveigle

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to win over by flattering or coaxing

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17
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tenet

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belief, doctrine

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18
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insinuate

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to suggest; say indirectly; imply

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impassive

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showing no emotion

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abysmal

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very bad

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21
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malign

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to speak evil of

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vaunt

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to boast, drag

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poseur

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poerson who affects an attitude to impress others

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contentious

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quarrelsome; causing quarrels

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conundrum

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riddle; puzzle with no solution

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repine

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fret, complain

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fledgling

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beginner; novice

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28
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supersede

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to relace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated

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grouse

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to complain

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daunt

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to discourage; intimidate; dishearten

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31
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qualm

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sudden feeling of faintness or nausea

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32
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expiate

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to atone for

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33
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gauche

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coarse and uncouth; clumsy

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exhort

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to urge by strong appeals

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recluse

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person who lives in seclusion and often in solitude

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impute

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to attribute the fault to; relate to a particular cause or source

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execrable

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detertable; abhorrent

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petulant

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rude; peevish

39
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vitiate

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to impair the quality of, corrupt morally

40
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mettle

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courage; endurance

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astringent

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harsh; severe

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stipulate

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to specify as an essential condition

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pique

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fleeting feeling or hurt pride

44
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flout

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to treat scornfully

45
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paean

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song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy

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reparation

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amends, compensation

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subpoena

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notice ordering someone to appear in court

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reverent

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expressing deep respect, worshipful

49
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cozen

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to mislead by trick or fraud; decieve

50
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suffrage

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the right to vote

51
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plaintive

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melancholy; mournful

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rail

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to scold with bitter or abusive language

53
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fulminate

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to attack loudly; denounce

54
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caucus

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smaller group within an organization

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insouciant

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indifferent; lacking concern or care

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raiment

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clothing

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halcyon

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calm and peaceful; happy; golden; prosperous

58
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felicitous

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suitable expressed; wee-chose; appropiate

59
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litany

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lengthy recitation; repetitive chant

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captious

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faultfinding; intended to entrap, as in an argument

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expatiate

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to speak or write at length

62
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levee

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en embankment that prevents a river from overflowing

63
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supplicant

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one who asks humbly and earnestly

64
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convivial

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sociable

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appropriate

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to take possession of for one’s own use; confiscate

66
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brazen

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bold; shameless

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strut

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to swagger, display to impress others

68
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sanction

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to approve, ratify, permit

69
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ruse

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trick, crafty stratagem

70
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precept

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principle; law

71
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sedulous

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diligent, assiduous

72
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patois

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jargon; a regional dialect

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sinuous

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intricate, complex

74
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complacent

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self-satisfied

75
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perennial

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present throughout the years; persistent

76
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timbre

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voice tone color

77
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prehensile

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capable of grasping

78
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gouge

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to tear out; scoop out; overcharge

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treatise

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article treating a subject systematically and thoroughly

80
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denizen

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an inhabitant; a regular visitor

81
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avuncular

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like an uncle, benevolent and tolerant

82
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conscript

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a person compulsorily enrolled for military service

83
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discrepancy

A

difference between

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