Word List 34 Flashcards by Angela Reyes | Brainscape

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excoriate

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v. flay; abrade

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execrate

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v. curse; express abhorrence for

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exegesis

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n. explanation, especially of Biblical passages

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ex officio

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adj. by virtue of one’s office

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expletive

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n. interjection; profane oath

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febrile

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adj. feverish

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excision

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n. act of cutting away

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fiduciary

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adj. pertaining to a position of trust

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floe

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n. mass of floating ice

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fluted

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adj. having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)

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fracas

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n. brawl, melee

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frond

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n. fern leaf; palm or banana leaf

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fulcrum

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n. support on which a lever rests

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fulgent

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adj. beaming; radiant

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gambit

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n. opening in chess in which a piece is sacrifice

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garrulous

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adj. loquacious; wordy

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gasconade

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n. bluster; boastfulness

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gauche

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adj. clumsy; borrish

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genealogy

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n. record of descent; lineage

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genuflect

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v. bend the knee as in worship

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germinal

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adj. pertaining to a germ; creatice

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gerrymander

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v. change voting district lines in order to favor a political party

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gestate

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v. evolve, as in prenatal growth

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gratuity

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n. tip

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hackles

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n. hairs on back and neck of a dog

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hegira

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n. flight

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hermetically

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adv. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight

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hew

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v. cut to pieces with ax or sword

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hortatory

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adj. encouraging; exhortive

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hoyden

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n. boisterous girl

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hummock

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n. small hill

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husbandry

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n. frugality; thrift; agriculture

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hustings

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n. meetings particularly to choose candidates

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hyperbole

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n. exaggeration; overstatement

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hyperborean

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adj. situated in extreme north; arctic; cold

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hypothecate

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v. mortgage; pledge as security

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idiosyncratic

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adj. private; peculiar to an individual

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illusive

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adj. decieving

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imbrue

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v. drench, stain, especially with blood

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immure

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v. imprison; shut up in confinement

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impalpable

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adj. imperceptible; intangible

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imperturbable

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adj. calm; placid