401-450 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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collegiate

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of or relating to a college or its students

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zealous

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ardently devoted to a purpose

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arrest

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to stop the progress or movement of

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dilapidated

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in very bad condition because of age or lack of care

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invaluable

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beyond calculable or appraisable value; of inestimable worth; priceless

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forgo

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give up; do without

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amorous

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moved by sexual love; loving

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genocide

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the extermination of all members of a certain race, nationality, religious or ethnic groups

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long (v)

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to feel a strong desire or wish for something or to do something

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tirade

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extended scolding; denunciation; harangue

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lavish (adj)

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having a very rich and expensive quality

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philanthropic

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the practice of giving money and time to help make life better for other people

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tantalize

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to tease by arousing expectations

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appease

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often disapproving; to make pleased or less angry by giving or saying something desired

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reprimand

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reprove severely

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inchoate

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not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary

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concession

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an act of yielding

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expenditure

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payment or expense; output

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preponderance

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the largest part or greatest amount; majority; superiority in weight, quality, size, etc.

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heirloom

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family possession handed down from generation to generation

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lionize

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treat as a celebrity

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repertory

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an organized group of actors that performs many kinds of plays with each play being performed for only a short time

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unflagging

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tireless; untiring

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intercede

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to intervene, act as an intermediate agent

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evenhanded
impartial; equitable; evenhanded justice
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allot
to give as share of something; allocate; apportion
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decapitate
behead
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revisionist
support of ideas and beliefs that differ from and try to change accepted ideas and beliefs especially in a way that is seen as wrong or dishonest
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succulent
full of juice
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ramble
wander aimlessly
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status quo
the existing state or condition
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obliged
very grateful; thankful
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gory
having or showing a lot of violence and blood
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oratorical
of or relating to the skill or activity of giving speeches
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infinitesimal
exceedingly small; so small as to be almost nonexistent
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posthumous
after death
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suffice
to be enough; to be adequate
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impudent
bold, impertinent, rude, insolent
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libel
defamatory statement; act of writing something that sears a person's character
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transparent
able to be seen through
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emphatic
said or done in a forceful or definite way
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debutante
young woman making formal entrance into society
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dissipation
the process of slowly disappearing or becoming less
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unfaltering
firm; steady
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wither
shrivel; decay
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suffragist
advocate of voting rights
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ardent
intense; passionate; zealous
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idiosyncrasy
individual trait, usually odd in nature; eccentricity
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pungent
having a strong effect on the mind because of being clever and direct
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impeach
charge with crime in office; indict