400 Words Part 7 Flashcards
(46 cards)
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Blanch
A
Drain of color, to become pale or pallid
2
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Bombastic
A
Pretentious, lacking in humility
3
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Conflate
A
Combine, fuse
4
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Brandish
A
To shake or wave in a menacing manner
5
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Brusque
A
Rough, abrupt
6
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Burgeon
A
Grow rapidly
7
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Cantankerous
A
Bad-tempered
8
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Choleric
A
Irascible, easily angered
9
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Fractious
A
Unruly
OR
Readily angered, irritable
10
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Factious
A
Divisive
11
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Capacious
A
Spacious, roomy
12
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Rapacious
A
Greedy
13
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Circuitous
A
Indirect
14
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Circumscribe
A
Restrict, limit
15
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Circumspect
A
Careful, cautious
16
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Compendium
A
Summary
17
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Compendious
A
Succinct, concise
OR
Comprehensive
18
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Epitome
A
Summary
OR
Perfect example
19
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Capitulate
A
Surrender
20
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Epiphany
A
Sudden revelation
21
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Epitaph
A
Engraving on a gravestone
22
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Crux
A
Basic critical point, purport
23
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Audacity
A
Boldness, daring OR Effrontery, shamelessly bold OR Temerity, reckless boldness
24
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Corroborate
A
Support with evidence
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Decorum
Conformity to accepted norms, propriety, etiquette
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Audacious
Very bold
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Defile
Make dirty
28
Demonstrative
Showing an open display on feeings
29
Demystify
Make clear
30
Desultory
Marked by a lack of service, fortuitous
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Happenstance
Coincidence
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Dilatory
Tending to delay
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Disabuse
free from errors
34
Edify
Uplift, correct
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Disingenuous
Perfidious, very crafty, sly
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Invidious
Tending to rouse hatred
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Divulge
Reveal, disclose
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Docile
Malleable, lithe, pliable
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Dogmatic
Opinionated
40
Eclectic
Selecting from a wide variety of sources
41
Inimitable
Unable to be copied
42
Inimical
Hostile
43
Enamor
Fill with love
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Equanimity
Poise, composure
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Effervescent
Bubbling, lively
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Efface
Obliterate, extinguish
