40-45 Flashcards
(148 cards)
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redolent
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odorous; fragrant
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redoubtable
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formidable; causing fear
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redress
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remedy; compensation
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refectory
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dining hall
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refractory
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unmanageable; disobedient and stubborn
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penology
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study of prison management
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regicide
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murder of a king or queen
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rejoinder
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reply; retort
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relegate
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put into a lower or worse place
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remiss
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negligent
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remonstrate
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protest; objection
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remunerative
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compensating; rewarding
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rend
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split; tear apart
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renege
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break a promise; deny
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repine
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fret; complain
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reprieve
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postponement or cancellation of a punishment
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reprobate
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morally disapproved person
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reprove
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censure; rebuke
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repudiate
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disown; disavow
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requite
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repay; reciprocate (unrequited love)
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resplendent
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brilliant; splendid in appearance
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restive
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impatiently restless
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retinue
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a group of helpers, supporters, or followers
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retrench
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cut down; economize
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revile
attack w/ abusive language; vilify
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ribald
wanton; profane
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rider
amendment or clause added to a legislative bill
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rife
widespread
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rococo
ornate; highly decorated
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roil
make liquids murky by stirring up sediment; disturb
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roseate
rosy; optimistic
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rostrum
raised platform for speech-making
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rout
stampede; drive out
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ruddy
reddish
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sacrosanct
most sacred
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salacious
lascivious; lustful
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salient
prominent; conspicuous
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sallow
yellowish and unhealthy looking
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sap
diminish; weaken
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sardonic
mocking
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sartorial
pertaining to tailors or tailoring
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saturnine
morose; gloomy
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satyr
lecherous man
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scad
great quantity
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schism
division into factions
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scintilla
trace; minute amount
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scourge
lash; whip
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scrupulous
conscientious; extremely thorough
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scurrilous
abusive; obscene
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seamy
sordid; base; filthy
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seasonable
occurring at the proper time or season
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secession
withdrawal
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secrete
conceal; hide away
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sedition
rebellion; insubordination
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sedulous
diligent; assiduous
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seedy
run-down; decrepit
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seminal
germinal; creative
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sententious
pithy; terse; concise; aphoristic
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sere
parched; dry
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shirk
avoid; malinger
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shyster
lawyer using questionable methods
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sibylline
prophetic; oracular
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sidereal
relating to stars
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silt
sediment deposited by running water
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simper
smirk
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sinecure
well-paid position with little responsibility
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sinewy
tough; strong
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skiff
small light sailboat or rowboat
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skinflint
miser; stingy
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skittish
capricious; frivolous
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skullduggery
dishonest behavior
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skulk
move furtively
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slag
glassy residue from smelting metal
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slapdash
hasty and careless; haphazard
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sleeper
one that achieves unexpected success
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sleight
dexterity
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slight
insult to one's dignity; snub
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slipshod
careless; sloppy
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slough
shed or cast off outer layer
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sluggard
lazy person
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sluice
artificial channel for directing flow of water
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smattering
slight knowledge; small scattered amount
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sodden
dull or expressionless especially from continued indulgence in alcoholic beverages
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solace
comfort in sorrow or trouble
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solecism
nonstandard grammatical construction
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somatic
pertaining to the body
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sophist
teacher of philosophy; a captious or fallacious reasoner
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sophistry
seemingly plausible but fallacious reasoning
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soporific
sleep-causing; sleepy
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spate
sudden flood or rush
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specious
seemingly reasonable but incorrect
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spectral
ghostly
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spendthrift
someone who wastes money
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sphinx-like
enigmatic
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spoonerism
a humorous mistake in which a speaker switches the first sounds of two or more words
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spurious
false; counterfeit
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spurn
reject disdainfully; scorn
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squalor
condition of being squalid; filth
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squalid
immoral and dishonest
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staid
serious and sedate; sober
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stalward
physically strong; steadfast
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staunch
stop or check flow of blood
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stem
stop or check
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stentorian
extremely loud
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stilted
bombastic; stiffly pompoud
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stint (v)
set limits in amount or number; be thrifty
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stint (n)
limitations; assigned portion of work
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stipend
pay for services
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stipulate
state as a necessary condition
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stodgy
dull; stuffy; boringly conservative
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stoke
stir up a fire or furnace
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stolid
dull; impassive; emotionless
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strew
spread randomly
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stricture
severe and adverse criticism
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stultify
to cause to appear or be stupid, foolish; suppress or hinder
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stygian
unpleasantly dark; gloomy
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stymie
thwart; present an obstacle
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subaltern
subordinate
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subjugate
conquer; bring under control
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suborn
persuade to act unlawfally
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subsistence
existence; means of subsisting
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subsume
include; encompass
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subversive
tending to overthrow or ruin
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succor
assist; aid
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suffuse
spread through or over
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sumptuous
lavish
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sunder
separate
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sundry
miscellaneous
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superannuated
retired or disqualified bc of age
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supercilious
haughty; arrogant
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supererogatory
superfluous; more than needed or demanded
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supersede
replace
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supine
lying on back; inactive
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supplant
take the place of unfairly; usurp
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suppliant
entreating; beseeching
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supplicate
petition humbly
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surfeit
satiate; feed or supply to excess
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surly
rude
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surreptitious
secret; furtive
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swarthy
dark; dusky
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swathe
wrap around; bandage
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swill
drink greedily
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sybarite
lover of luxury
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sycophant
servile flattery
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syllogism
deceptive or specious argument
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sylvan
pertaining to the woods or the country
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tangential
only slightly connected; not central; digressing
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tantamount
equivalent in effect or value
