4-6 Flashcards
(110 cards)
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apothegm
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pithy; compact saying
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apotheosis
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elevation to godhood; ideal example of something
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appease
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pacify or soothe
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application
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diligent attentiont
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apposite
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appropriate
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appurtenances
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subordinate possessions
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aquiline
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curved; hooked
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arbiter
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person with power to decide a matter in dispute
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arbitrary
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unreasonable or capricious
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arcane
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esoteric; secret
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ardor
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heat; passion; zeal
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arraign
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charge in court
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array
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marshal; draw up in order
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arrears
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being in dept; money that should have been paid
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arrhythmic
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lacking rhythm or regularity
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arroyo
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gully; narrow channel formed by rainwater
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articulate
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effective; distinct; expressing ideas clearly
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artifice
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deception; trickery
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artless
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without guile; open and honest
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ascendancy
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controlling influence
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ascetic
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practicing self-denial; avoiding physical pleasures and comforts
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ascribe
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refer; attribute
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askance
with a sideways or indirect look
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asperity
sharpness; roughness; severity
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aspersion
slanderous remark
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assay
analyze
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assiduous
diligent
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astringent
binding; causing contraction
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astute
wise; shrewd; keen
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asunder
into parts; apart
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atavism
resemblance to remote ancestors rather than to parents; reversion to an earlier type
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atrophy
wasting away
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attenuate
make thin; weaken
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attest
testify; bear witness
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attrition
rubbing away by friction; gradual decrease in numbers or strength
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audit
examination of accounts of a business
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augury
omen; prophecy; sign of coming events
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august
impressive; majestic
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aureole
sun's corona; halo
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auspicious
favoring success; gicing signs of future success
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austere
forbiddingly stern; ascetic
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autonomous
self-governing
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auxiliary
offering or providing help
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aver
state confidently; declare as true
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avid
greedy; extremely eager for
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avocation
secondary or minor occupation
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avow
declare openly
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awl
pointed tool used for piercing
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awry
distorted; crooked; bent
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axiom
self-evident truth requiring no proof
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bacchanalian
drunken
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badinage
teasing conversation; banter; joking talk
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baleful
evil; malignant in intent or effect
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balk
stop short, as if faced with an obstacle and refuse to continues; foil; stop or gen in the way of
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ballast
heavy substance used to add stability or weight
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pang
sudden sharp feeling of pain
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bandy
discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner
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bane
poison; cause of ruin
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bantering
joking talk; good-naturedly ridiculing
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barefaced
shameless and noticeable; blatant
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unregenerate
making no attempt to change one's bad practices
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barrage
barrier laid down by artillery fire
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barrister
counselor-at-law or lawyer in the higher court of law
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solicitor
lawyer in the lower court of law
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bask
luxuriate; take pleasure in warmth
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bate
let down; lessen the force of
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bauble
trinket; cheap jewel; trifle
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trifle
unimportant thing
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bawdy
indecent; obscene; about sex in a rude funny way
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bedizen
dress with vulgar finery
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finery
beautiful clothes for a special occasion
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bedraggle
wet thoroughly
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beeline
direct quick route
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beget
father; produce; give rise to
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begrudge
envy; give or allow unwillingly
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beguile
deceive; mislead or delude
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beholden
obligated; indebted; owing thanks
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behoove
be suited to; be incumbent upon
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belabor
harp on; dwell on tediously
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beleaguer
besiege or attack; harass
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bellicose
warlike
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belligerent
quarrelsome
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bemoan
lament; moan for
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benison
blessing
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bent
determined
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bequeath
leave to someone by means of will
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berate
scold strongly
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bereavement
state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved
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beseech
beg; plead with
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beset
harass or trouble from all directions
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hem
surround tightly so that movement is impossible
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besmirch
soile; defile
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bestow
confer
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betoken
signify; indicate
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betroth
become engaged to marry
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bevy
large group
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bicameral
two-chambered as a legislative body
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bifurcated
divided into two branches; forked
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bilious
suffering from indigestion; sick from having too much bile
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bilk
swindle; cheat
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bivouac
temporary encampment
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blandishment
flattery
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blasé
bored with pleasure or dissipation
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blatant
extremely (offensively) obvious
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blighted
suffering from a disease; destroyed
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blithe
gay; joyous
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blowhard
talkative boaster; braggart
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bluff
pretense; deception
