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Vocab A-C Flashcards

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Abase

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Behave in a way so as to belittle of degrade someone

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Abate

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Become less intense or widespread

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Abatis

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A primitive military barracade; an obstruction

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Abecedarian

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Arranged alphabetically; rudimentary or elementary

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Abeyance

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State of temporary disuse or suspension

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Abiotic

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The absence of life

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Abject

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Extremely bad in an absolute way

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Abjure

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Solemnly renounce a belief or cause or or claim

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Ablate

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Become less intense or widespread - of something perceived as hostile or threatening

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Ablution

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The washing of one’s hands or body; to cleanse

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Abnegate

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Renounce or reject something desired or valuable

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Abrogate

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Repeal or do away with (a law or right or or formal agreement)

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Abruption

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The sudden breaking aay of a portion of the mass

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Abscind

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To sever or cut off

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Abscond

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Leave hurriedly and secretly - typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft

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Abstemious

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Not self-indulgent - especially when eating and drinking

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand; obscure

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Abulia

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An absence of willpower or an inability to act decisively

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Accede

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Assent or agree to a demand or request or or treaty

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Acclivity

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An upward slope

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Acedia

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Spiritual or mental sloth; apathy

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Acerbic

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Sharp and forthright

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Acquiesce

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Accept something reluctantly but without protest

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Acrid

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Having an irritatingly strong and unpleasant taste or smell

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Acuity

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Sharpness or keenness of thought or vision or hearing

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Acumen

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The ability to make good judgments in a particular domain

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Adagio

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In slow tempo

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Adduce

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Cite as evidence

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Adipose

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Pertaining to the storage of fat

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Adjure

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Urge or request someone solemnly or earnestly to do something

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Adulate

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Praise someone excessively or obsequiously

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Adulterate

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Render something poorer in quality by adding another substance - typically an inferior one

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Adumbrate

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Report or represent in outline

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Adventitious

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Happening by chance or carried on according to chance rather than design or inherent nature

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Aegis

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The protection or backing of a particular person or organization

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Affectation

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Behavior or speech or writing that is artificial and designed to impress

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Afflatus

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A divine creative impulse or inspiration

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Aggrieved

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Feeling resentment at having been unfairly treated

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Agon

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Literary term for conflict - especially between a hero and nemesis

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Agrestic

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Of or relating to the country; rural; rustic

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Alacrity

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Brisk and cheerful readiness

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Aleatory

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Depending on the throw of a die or on chance; random

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Aliment

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Food or nourishment; support or sustenance

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Allude

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Suggest or call attention to indirectly; hint at

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Amaranth

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An imaginary flower that never fades; a purple color

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Amatory

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Relating to or induced by sexual love or desire

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Ambagious

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Winding or indirect procedings

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Ambivalent

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having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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Ambivert

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A person who is balanced by insularity and outgoingness

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Ameliorate

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Make something bad or unsatisfactory better

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Amenable

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Open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled

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Amity

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A friendly relationship

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Anathema

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Something or someone that one vehemently dislikes

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Anchorite

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A religious recluse

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Anile

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Pertaining to females; like an old ctone; confused and fussy and silly

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Animadversion

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Criticism or censure; a commitment or remark - especially a critical one

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Animus

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Hostility or ill feeling

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Anneal

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Hardened by the process of being exposed to extremes

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Anodyne

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Not likely to provoke dissent or offense; uncontentious or inoffensive - often deliberately so

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Anoesis

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A sensation or emotion without any cognitive understanding or awarenesss of it

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Anomie

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Lack of the usual social or ethical standards in an individual or group

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Antediluvian

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Of or belonging to the time before the biblical flood

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Antipodal

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Relating to the opposite side of the Earth

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Antonomasia

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Using a proper namein place of a role or general idea; like calling someone a Scrooge

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Apace

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Swiftly and quickly

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Apercu

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A comment or brief reference that makes an illuminating or entertaining point

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Apocryphal

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Of doubtful authenticity although widely circulated as being true

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Apogee

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The highest point in the development of something; the climax or culmination of something

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Apologia

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A defense or justification of something

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Apoplexy

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Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke

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Aporia

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An irresolvable internal contradiction or logical disjunction in a text or argument or theory

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Apostasy

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The abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief

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Apposite

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Apt in the circumstances or in relation to something

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Apprise

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Inform or tell someone

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Appurtenance

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An accessory or other item associated with a particular activity or style of living

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Arbiter

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A judge or conroller; an authority

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Arcadian

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Of or relating to an ideal rustic paradise

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Arete

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A sharp mountain ridge

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Arrant

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Complete and utter

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Arras

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A rich tapestry typically hung on a wall

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Arriviste

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A very unpleasant character; an upstart or pushy or aggressive person who manages to achieve his goal or power

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Arrogate

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Take or claim something for oneself without justification

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Artifice

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Deceit or trickery; duplicity or fraud

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Ascesis

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The practice of severe self-discipline - typically for religious regions

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Ascetic

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Characterized by the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all indulgence - typically for religious reasons

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Aseptic

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Free from contamination caused by harmful bacteria or viruses or other microorganisms

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Ashram

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A place of religious retreat or community life

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Asinine

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Extremely stupid or foolish

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Askance

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With an attitude or look of suspicion or disapproval

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Aspersion

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An attack on the reputation or integrity of someone or something

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Assiduous

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Showing great care and perseverance

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Assuage

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Make an unpleasant feeling less intense

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Astringent

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Sharp or severe in manner or style

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Astute

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Having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage

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Atrabilious

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Melancholy or ill tempered

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Au courant

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Aware of what is going on; well informed

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Augur

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To portend a good or bad outcome

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Auspicious

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Conducive to success; favorable

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Austerity

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Sternness of severity of manner or attitude

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Babble

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To utter something rapidly and incoherently

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Bacchanal

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An occasion of wild and drunken revelry

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Badinage

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Humorous or witty conversation

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Baleful

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Threatening harm; menacing

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Balk

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Hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking

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Ballyrag

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Treat someone in a scolding or intimidating way

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Banal

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So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

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Banaustic

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Not operating on a refined or elevated level; mundane

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Bandy

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Of a person’s legs; curved so as to be wide apart at the knees

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Bane

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A cause of great distress or annoyance

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Barbican

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The outer defense of a city or castle

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Baroque

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Characterized by ornate detail

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Basilisk

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A mythical reptile with a lethal gaze or breath

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Bathos

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An effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous

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Bauble

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A small showy trinket or decoration

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Beatific

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Blissful or serene; happy; joyful; blessed

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Bedizened

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Dressed up or decorated gaudily

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Bedraggle

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Dirty or disheveled

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Beguile

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Charm or enchant someone - sometimes in a deceptive way

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Beldam

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An old woman; a malicious and ugly woman - especially an old one; a witch

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Beleaguered

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Lay siege to

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Belie

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Fail to give a true notion or impression of something; disguise or contradict

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Bellicose

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Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight

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Bellwether

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An indicator or predictor of something

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Bemuse

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Puzzle or confuse or bewilder

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Benediction

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The utterance or bestowing of a blessing - especially at the end of a religious service

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Benevolence

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Well meaning or kindly

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Benighted

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In a state of pitiful or contemptible intellectual or moral ignorance; overtaken by darkness

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Benign

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Gentle; kindly

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Benison

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A blessing

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Berserk

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Out of control with anger or excitement

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Bestride

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With both legs spread around something

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Bete Noire

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A person or thing that one particularly dislikes

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Bibelot

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A small decorative ornament or trinket

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Bibulous

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Excessively fond of drinking alcohol

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Bide

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Remain or stay somewhere

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Bifurcate

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Divide into two branches or forks

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Bilious

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Affected by or associated with nausea or vomiting

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Bivouac

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A temporary camp without tents or cover - used especially by soldiers or mountaineers

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Blanch

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Make white or pale by extracting color; bleach

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Blarney

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Talk that aims to charm or flatter or persuade

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Blight

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A thing that spoils or damages something

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Blithe

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Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper

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Bloviate

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To declaim or orate lomgwindedly and bombastically

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Bombastic

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High-sounding language with little meaning used to impress people

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Bon vivant

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A person who enjoys a sociable and luxurious lifestyle

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Boniface

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An innkeeper

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Bosky

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Wooded; covered by trees or bushes

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Bowlderize

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To censure or expurgate a text in a priggish or prudish way for the sake of propriety

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Brabble

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To engage in quarrelsome arguments

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Bracing

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Fresh and invigorating

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Braggadocio

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Boastful or arrogant behavior

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Brannigan

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A brawl or violent argument

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Bravura

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Skill; brilliance; virtuosity; expertise; artistry; talent; ability; flair

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Breach

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An act of breaking or failing to observe a law; agreement; or code

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Bromide

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A trite or unoriginal idea or remark

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Brooding

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Show deep unhappiness of thought

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Brook

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Tolerate or allow something -typically dissent or opposition

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Brummagem

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Cheap or showy or counterfeit

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Bugbear

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A cause of obsessive fear or irritation

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Burgeon

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Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

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Burnish

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To polish something by rubbing

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Byzantine

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Excessively complicated; typically involving a great deal of administrative detail

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Cabal

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A political clique or faction

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Cachet

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The state of being respected or admired; prestige

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Cachinnate

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Laugh loudly

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Caducity

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The infirmity of old age; senility

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Calamitous

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An event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster

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Callous

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Showing or having an insensitive and cruel disregard for others

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Callow

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Inexperienced and immature

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Calumny

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The making if false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone’s reputation; slander

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Canaille

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The common people; the masses

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Canard

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An unfounded rumor or story

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Cantankerous

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Bad-tempered; argumentative; and uncooperative

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Canter

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A three-beat gait of a horse like a trot

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Capacious

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Having a lot of space inside; roomy

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Capricious

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Given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior

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Castigate

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Reprimand someone severely

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Catachresis

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The use of a word in a way that is not correct

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Caterwaul

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A shrill howling or wailing noise; making a shrill howling or wailing noise

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Causerie

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An informal article or talk usually about a literary subject

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Caustic

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Able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action

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Cavil

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Make pretty or unnecessary objections

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Celerity

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Swiftness of movement

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Cerebrate

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Working of the brain or thinking

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Cerulean

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Deep blue in color like the clear sky

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Chaffer

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Haggle about the terms of an agreement or price of something

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Chagrin

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Distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated

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Charnel

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Associated with death

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Chary

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Cautious and wary

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Chattel

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A personal posession

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Chawbacon

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A person who is not very intelligent or interested in culture

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Cheeky

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Impudent or presumptuous

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Chicanery

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Use of trickery to achieve a political or financial or legal purpose

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Chide

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Scold or rebuke

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Chimerical

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A thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve

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Choleric

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Bad-tempered or irritable

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Chortle

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Laugh in a breathy and gleeful way; chuckle

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Cicerone

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A guide who gives information about antiquities and places interest to sightseers

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Clamant

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Urgent in the sense of being noisy and pressing

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Claque

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A group of sycophantic followers

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Clerisy

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A distinct of learned or literary people

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Clodpoll

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A blockhead or loaf or lout

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Cloistered

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Sheltered and secluded far away from crowds

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Cloy

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Disgust or sicken someone with an excess of sweetness or richness or sentiment

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Coeval

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Having the same age or date of origin; contemporary

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Cogent

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Clear and logical and convincing

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Cognate

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Related or descended from a common ancestor

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Colophon

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A publisher’s emblem or imprint typically found on the title page of a book

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Comestibles

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An item of food

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Comity

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Courtesy and considerate behavior toward others

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Commensal

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Sharing between two organinisms in a way that one benefits and the other neither benefits not hurts

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Commination

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The action on threatening divine vengeance

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Comminute

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To crush or pulverize or reduce to minute particles

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Compendious

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Containing the essential facts in a comprehensive but concise way

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Comport

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Conduct oneself; behave

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Conation

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The area of one’s acute mentality that has to do with desire amd volition and striving

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Conciliatory

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Intended or likely to placate or pacify

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Concinnity

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The skillful and harmonious arrangement of fitting together the different parts of something

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Concupiscence

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Strong sexual desire; lust

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Confabulation

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To engage in conversation or talk

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Congener

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A thing or person of the same kind of category as another

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Congeries

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A disorderly collection or a jumble

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Connubial

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Of or relating to marriage or the relationship of husband and wife; conjugal

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Consanguineous

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Relating to or denoting people descended from the same ancestor

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Consonance

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Agreement or compatibility between opinions and actions

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Consort

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Habitually associate with someone - typically with the disapproval of others

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Contemn

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To despise or regard with scorn

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Contretemps

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An unexpected and unfortunate occurrence

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Contrite

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Feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt

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Contumacious

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Stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority

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Contumely

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Insolent or insulting language or treatment

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Convalesce

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Recover one’s health and strength over a period of time after an illness or operation

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Copse

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A small group of trees

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Corban

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A gift offered by a god in fulfillment of a vow

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Cosmogony

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The branch of science that deals with the origin of the universe - especially the solar system

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Cosmopolitan

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Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and culture

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Cosset

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Care for and protect in an overindulgent way

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Costive

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Slow or reluctant in speech or actionl unforthcoming; constipated

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Coterie

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A small group of people with shared interests or tastes - especially one that is exclusive of other people

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Cozen

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Obtain by deception or trickery

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Crapulent

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Of or relating to the drinking of alcohol or drunkenness

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Craven

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Contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly

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Crepuscular

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Of or relating to twilight

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Cryptic

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Having a meaning that is mysterious of obscure

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Cucullate

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Having a hood or cowl

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Cumbrous

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Poetic or literary term for cumbersome

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Cunctator

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Aperson who postpones or delays or lingers or hesitates

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Cynosure

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A person or thing that is the center of attention of admiration

Vocabulary (3 decks)

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