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Word List 33 Flashcards

1
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cruet

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n. small glass bottle for vinegar, oil, etc

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crypt

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n. secret recess or vault, usually used for burial

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cul-de-sac

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n. blind alley; trap

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culvert

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n. artificial channel for water

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curator

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n. superintendent; manager

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curmudgeon

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n. churlish, miserly individual

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cynosure

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n. the object of general attention

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debacle

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n. breaking up; downfall

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deventure

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n. bond issued to secure a loan

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decimate

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v. kill, usually one out of 10

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decollete

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adj. having a low-necked dress

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decrepitude

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n. state of collapse caused by illness or old age

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degraded

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adj. lowered in rank; debased

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deliquescent

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adj. capable of absorbing moisture from the air and becoming liquid

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demese

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n. domain; land over which a person has full soverignity

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demotic

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adj. pertaining to the people

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denigrate

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v. blacken

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denotation

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n. meaning; distinguishing by name

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denouement

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n. outcome; final development of the plot of a play

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desideratum

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n. that which is desired

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determinate

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adj. having a fixed order of procedure; invariable

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diatribe

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n. bitter scolding; invective

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didactic

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adj. teaching; instructional

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disabuse

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v. correct a false impression; undeceive

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dishabill

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n. in a state of undress

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distaff

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adj. female

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doddering

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adj. shaky; infirm from old age

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duenna

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n. attendant of young female; chaperone

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dulcet

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adj. sweet sounding

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dynamic

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adj. active; efficient

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eclat

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n. brilliance; glory

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eclecticism

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n. selection of elements from various sets of opinions or systems

33
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ecologist

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n. a person concerned with the interrelationship between living organisms and their new invironment

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effluvium

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n. noxious smell

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embryonic

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undeveloped; rudimentary

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emendation

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n. correction of errors; improvement

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emeritus

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adj. retired but still keeps the title (eg dean emeritus of the graduate school)

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amollient

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n. soothing or softening remedy

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empirical

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adj. based on experience

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empyreal

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adj. celestial; fiery

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encomium

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n. praise; eulogy

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endemic

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adj. prevailing among a specific group of people or in a specific are or country

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enigmatic

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adj. obscure; puzzling

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enjoin

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v. command; order; forbid

45
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ensue

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v. follow

46
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entomology

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n. study of insects

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equipoise

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n. balance; balancing force; equilibrium

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equitable

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adj. fair; impartial

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erudition

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n. high degree of knowledge and learning

50
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enthology

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n. study of man

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eugenic

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adj. pertaining to the improvement of race

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eviscerate

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v. disembowel; remove entrails

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exacerbate

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v. worsen; embitter

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