Vocabulary List 11 Flashcards
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Define the following:
Regicide
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n. the action of killing a king
n. a person who kills or takes part in killing a king
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Define the following:
Eminent
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adj. (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession
adj. used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality: the guitar’s eminent suitability for studio work
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Demarcation
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n. the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something
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Define the following:
Taxonomy
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n. the classification of something, especially organisms: This question leaps to the fore whenever I see my own work slotted beneath the transgressive branch of the fiction taxonomy
n. a scheme of classification: a taxonomy of smells
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Fore
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n. the front part of something
adj. situated or placed in front
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Institutional
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adj. unappealing or unimaginative
adj. (of advertising) intending to create prestige rather than immediate sales
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Ad infinitum
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n. again and again in the same way; forever
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Sabbatical
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n. a period of paid leave granted to a college teacher for study or travel, traditionally every seventh year: she’s always on sabbatical
adj. of or relating to a sabbatical
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Define the following:
Worry
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v. [with obj.] cause annoyance to: the noise never really stops, but it doesn’t worry me
v. [with obj.] (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at, gnaw on, or drag around with the teeth: I found my dog contentedly worrying a bone
v. [no obj.] (worry at) pull at or fiddle with repeatedly: he began to worry at the knot in the cord
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Sketch
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v. perform (a gesture) with one’s hands or body: she sketched a reverant curtsie
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Collate
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v. collect or combine (texts, information, or sets of figures) in proper order
v. compare and analyze (texts or other data): these accounts he collated with his own experience
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Define the following:
Piety
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n. the quality of being religious or reverent
n. a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence: the accepted pieties of our time
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Regimen
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n. a prescribed course of medical treatment, way of life, or diet for the promotion or restoration of health
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Reverent
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adj. feeling or showing deep and solemn respect
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Ramble
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v. walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route
v. (of a plant) put out long shoots that grow over walls and other plants
n. a walk taken for pleasure, especially in the countryside
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Define the following:
Key
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n. the prevailing tone or tenor of a situation, piece of writing, etc.: it was the sixties all over again, in a new, more austerely intellectual key
v. be the crucial factor in achieving: Ewing keyed a 73-75 advantage on the board with twenty rebounds
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Penultimate
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adj. second last
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Coquette
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n. a woman who flirts
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Circumlocution
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n. the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or elusive: his admission came after years of circumlocution
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Define the following:
Periphrasis
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n. the use of indirect and circumlocutory speech and writing
n. an indirect and cirumlocutory phrase
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Pleonasm
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n. the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one’s eyes) either as a fault of style or emphasis
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Define the following:
Diddle
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v. [with obj.] (usu. be diddled) cheat or swindle (someone) so as to deprive them of something: he thought he’d be diddled out of his change
v. deliberately falsify (something)
v. [no obj.] pass time aimlessly or unproductively: Why diddle around with slow costly tests?
v. (diddle with) play or mess with: he diddled with the graphics on his computer
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Define the following:
Certitude
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n. absolute certainty: he thought this with certitude
n. something that someone firmly believes is true
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Forge
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v. [no obj.] move forward gradually or easily
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Surcease
n. cessation: he teased us without surcease
| n. relief or consolation
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Nepenthe
n. a drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness
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Palsy
n. paralysis, especially accompanied by involuntary tremors: a kind of palsy had seized him
n. a condition of incapacity or helplessness
v. affect with paralysis and involuntary tremors
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Entrench
v. [with obj.] establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely: ageism is entrenched in our society
v. establish (a person or their authority) in a position of great strength or security
v. (entrench on/upon) encroach or trespass upon
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Stochastic
adj. randomly determined
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Mosaic
n. a colorful and variegated pattern
n. a combination of diverse elements forming a more or less coherent whole
v. decorate with a mosaic: a mosaicked swimming pool
v. combine (disctinct or disparate) to form a picture or pattern: the digital data were combined, or mosaicked, to delineate counties
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Potable
adj. drinkable
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Smack
v. crack (a whip)
v. (smack of) have a flavor of; taste of: the tea smacked of peppermint
v. suggest the presence or effects of (something wrong or unpleasant): the whole thing smacks of a cover up
n. a flavor or taste of
n. a trace or suggestion of
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Diaphanous
adj. (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent
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Consortium
n. an association, typically of several business companies
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Abstraction
n. the quality of dealing with ideas rather than events: topics will vary in degrees of abstraction
n. something that exists as an idea
n. a state of preoccupation
n. the process of considering something independently of its attributes, associations, or concrete accomplishments
n. the process of removing something
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Consort
n. a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch
n. a small group of musicians performing together, typically playing instrumental music of the Renaissance
v. habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others
v. (consort with/to) agree or be in harmony with
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Dire
adj. (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster
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Strait
n. (straits) used in reference to a situation characterized by a specified degree of trouble or difficulty: a crippling disease can leave anyone in critical financial straits
adj. (of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped: the road was so strait that a handful of men could have defended it
adj. close, strict, or rigorous
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Close
adj. narrowly enclosed
adj. carefully guarded
adj. not willing to give away money or information; secret
adj. uncomfortably humid or airless: a hazy, close day
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Presage
v. (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen: the outcome of the game presaged the following year
v. (of a person) predict
n. a sign or warning that something, typically bad, will happen; an omen or portent
n. a feeling of presentiment or foreboding: he had a strong presage that he had only a short time to live
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Dele
v. delete or mark (a part of a text) for deletion
| n. a proofreader's sign indicating matter to be deleted
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Efface
v. erase (a mark) from a surface
| v. (efface oneself) make oneself appear insignificant or inconspicuous
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Jostle
v. [no obj.] (jostle for) struggle or compete forcefully for: a jumble of images jostled for attention
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Inroad
n. [used in pl.] progress; an advance: an important way to make inroads in reducing spending
n. [used in pl.] an instance of something being affected, encroached on, or destroyed by something else: serious inroads have now been made into my pitiful cash reserves
n. a hostile attack; a raid
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Appose
v. place (something) in proximity to or juxtaposition else: the specimen was apposed to the X-ray film
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Strumpet
n. a female prostitute or promniscuous woman
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Curmudgeon
n. a bad-tempered or surly person
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Surly
adj. bad-tempered and unfriendly
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Caper
v. skip or dance about in a lively or playful way
n. a playful skipping movement
n. an activity or escapade, typically one that is illicit or ridiculous
n. an amusing or far-fetched story, especially one presented on film or stage
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Host
n. a large number of people or things
| n. an army
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Viand
n. an item of food
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Pundit
n. an expert in a particular subject or field that is frequently called on to give opinions about it to the public
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Vagary
n. an unexpected and inexplicable change in a situation or in someone's behavior
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Unwonted
adj. unaccustomed or unusual
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Reckoning
v. [with obj.] establish by counting or calculation; calculate: his debts were reckoned at $30,000
v. [no obj.] (reckon on) rely on or be sure of doing, having, or dealing with: they had reckoned on a day or two more of privacy
n. the action of calculating or estimating
something
n. a person's view, opinion, or judgement
n. the act of avenging
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Fratricide
n. the killing of one's brother or sister
| n. the accidental killing of one's own forces in a war
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Transplant
n. a person or thing that is moved to a new place or situation
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Witticism
n. a witty remark
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Opus
n. any artistic work, especially one on a large scale
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Regent
n. a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated
n. a member of the governing body of a university or other academic institution
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Supposition
n. an uncertain belief
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Unabashed
adj. not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed
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Sullen
adj. (of the sky) full of dark clouds: a sullen sunless sky
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Surf
n. the mass or line of foam formed by waves breaking on a seashore or reef
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Erasure
n. the removal of writing, recorded material, or data
| n. the removal of all traces; obliteration: the erasure of prior history
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Disconsolate
adj. without consolation or comfort; unhappy
| adj. (of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of comfort; cheerless
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Elegaic
adj. (especially of a work or art) having a mournful quality
| adj. wistfully mournful
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Imprimatur
n. [in sing.] a person's acceptance or guarantee that something is of a good standard: the original LP enjoyed the imprimatur of the composer
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Operatic
adj. extravagantly theatrical; overly dramatic
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Cadaverous
adj. resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony
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Compartmentalize
v. divide into sections or categories
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Explicate
v. analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail: attempting to explicate the relationship between crime and economic forces
v. analyze (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning
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Bevy
n. a large group of people or things of a particular kind
| n. a group of birds, particularly quail, particularly when closely gathered on the ground
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Grout
n. a mortar or paste for filling crevices, especially the gaps between wall or floor tile
n. sediment; dregs; grounds: old women tell fortunes in grouts of tea
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Slurry
n. a semiliquid mixture, typically of fine particles of manure, cement, or coal suspended in water: Halfway through the transformation, the aura’s color shifted, changing to something comparable to a slurry of rotten vegetables
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Lusty
adj. healthy and strong; full of vigor
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Stew
n. a state of great anxiety and agitation
n. a heated public room used for hot steam baths
v. worry about something, especially alone
v. (be stewed in) to be steeped in or imbued with
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Popeyed
adj. marked by bulging, staring eyes
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Riding crop
n. a short flexible whip with a loop for the hand, used in riding horses
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Froth
n. impure matter that rises to the surface of a liquid: skim off any surface froth
n. something that rises or overflows in a soft, light mass: her skirt swirled in a froth of black lace
n. worthless or insubstantial talk, ideas or topics
v. rise or overflow in a soft, light mass: she wore an ivory silk blouse, frothing at neck and cuffs
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Savage
v. subject to a vicious verbal attack, criticize verbally
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Sough
v. (of the wind in trees, the sea, etc.) make a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound
n. a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound made by the winds in trees or the sea
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Age-old
adj. having existed for a very long time
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Affray
n. an instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace
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Stipulate
v. demand or specify (a requirement), typically as a part of a bargain or agreement: he stipulated certain conditions before the marriage
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Grind
n. hard dull work: relief from the daily grind
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Constitutional
adj. of or relating to someone's physical or mental condition
n. a walk, typically one taken regularly to maintain or restore good health
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Hazing
n. the imposition of strenuous, often humiliating, tasks as part of a program of rigorous physical training and initiation
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Lick
v. defeat (someone) comprehensively
| v. thrash
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Beaux
n. a boyfriend or male admirerer
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Squall
n. a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet
n. a loud cry
v. (of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously
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Upshot
n. the final or eventual conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events
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Yarn
n. a long and rambling story, usually one that is implausible
v. tell a long and implausible story
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Derringer
n. a small pistol that has a large bore and is very effective at close range
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Pommel
n. the upward curving or projecting part of a saddle in front of the rider
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Puckish
adj. playful
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Carte blanche
n. free will to do anything
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Woolgathering
n. indulgence in aimlesss thought or dreamy imagining; absentmindedness
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Skylark
v. pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay
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Jilt
v. suddenly reject or abandon (a lover): he was jilted by his bride-to-be at the altar
n. a person, especially a woman, who capriciously rejects a lover
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n. a state of preoccupation
n. the process of considering something independently of its attributes, associations, or concrete accomplishments
Abstraction
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n. the action of killing a king
n. a person who kills or takes part in killing a king
Regicide
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adj. (of a person) famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession
adj. used to emphasize the presence of a positive quality
Eminent
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n. the action of fixing the boundary or limits of something
Demarcation
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n. the classification of something, especially organisms
Taxonomy
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n. the front part of something
adj. situated or placed in front
Fore
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adj. unappealing or unimaginative
adj. (of advertising) intending to create prestige rather than immediate sales
Institutional
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n. again and again in the same way; forever
Ad infinitum
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n. a period of paid leave granted to a college teacher for study or travel, traditionally every seventh year
Sabbatical
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v. [with obj.] cause annoyance to
v. [with obj.] (of a dog or other carnivorous animal) tear at, gnaw on, or drag around with the teeth
Worry
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v. perform (a gesture) with one's hands or body
Sketch
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v. collect or combine (texts, information, or sets of figures) in proper order
v. compare and analyze (texts or other data)
Collate
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n. the quality of being religious or reverent
n. a belief or point of view that is accepted with unthinking conventional reverence
Piety
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n. a prescribed course of medical treatment, way of life, or diet for the promotion or restoration of health
Regimen
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adj. feeling or showing deep and solemn respect
Reverent
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v. walk for pleasure, typically without a definite route
v. (of a plant) put out long shoots that grow over walls and other plants
n. a walk taken for pleasure, especially in the countryside
Ramble
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n. the prevailing tone or tenor of a situation, piece of writing, etc.
Key
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adj. second last
Penultimate
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n. a woman who flirts
Coquette
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n. the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or elusive
Circumlocution
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n. the use of indirect and circumlocutory speech and writing
n. an indirect and cirumlocutory phrase
Periphrasis
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n. the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one's eyes) either as a fault of style or emphasis
Pleonasm
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v. deliberately falsify (something)
v. [no obj.] pass time aimlessly or unproductively
Diddle
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n. something that someone firmly believes is true
Certitude
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v. [no obj.] move forward gradually or easily
Forge
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n. relief or consolation
Surcease
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n. a drug or potion bringing welcome forgetfulness
Nepenthe
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n. a condition of incapacity or helplessness
Palsy
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v. [with obj.] establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely
Entrench
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adj. randomly determined
Stochastic
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n. a colorful and variegated pattern
n. a combination of diverse elements forming a more or less coherent whole
Mosaic
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adj. drinkable
Potable
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v. suggest the presence or effects of (something wrong or unpleasant)
n. a flavor or taste of
n. a trace or suggestion of
Smack
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adj. (especially of fabric) light, delicate, and translucent
Diaphanous
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n. an association, typically of several business companies
Consortium
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n. a wife, husband, or companion, in particular the spouse of a reigning monarch
n. a small group of musicians performing together, typically playing instrumental music of the Renaissance
v. habitually associate with (someone), typically with the disapproval of others
Consort
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adj. (of a warning or threat) presaging disaster
Dire
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adj. (of a place) of limited spatial capacity; narrow or cramped
adj. close, strict, or rigorous
Strait
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adj. carefully guarded
adj. not willing to give away money or information; secret
adj. uncomfortably humid or airless
Close
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v. (of an event) be a sign or warning that (something, typically something bad) will happen
Presage
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v. delete or mark (a part of a text) for deletion
n. a proofreader's sign indicating matter to be deleted
Dele
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v. erase (a mark) from a surface
Efface
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v. [no obj.] struggle or compete forcefully for
Jostle for
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n. [used in pl.] progress; an advance
n. [used in pl.] an instance of something being affected, encroached on, or destroyed by something else
Inroad
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v. place (something) in proximity to or juxtaposition else
Appose
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n. a female prostitute or promiscuous woman
Strumpet
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n. a person's view, opinion, or judgement
n. the act of avenging
v. [with obj.] establish by counting or calculation; calculate
Reckoning
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n. the killing of one's brother or sister
n. the accidental killing of one's own forces in a war
Fratricide
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n. a person or thing that is moved to a new place or situation
Transplant
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n. a witty remark
Witticism
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n. any artistic work, especially one on a large scale
Opus
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n. a person appointed to administer a country because the monarch is a minor or is absent or incapacitated
n. a member of the governing body of a university or other academic institution
Regent
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n. an uncertain belief
Supposition
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adj. not embarrassed, disconcerted, or ashamed
Unabashed
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adj. (of the sky) full of dark clouds
Sullen
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n. the mass or line of foam formed by waves breaking on a seashore or reef
Surf
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n. the removal of writing, recorded material, or data
n. the removal of all traces; obliteration
Erasure
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adj. without consolation or comfort; unhappy
adj. (of a place or thing) causing or showing a complete lack of comfort; cheerless
Disconsolate
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adj. (especially of a work or art) having a mournful quality
adj. wistfully mournful
Elegaic
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n. [in sing.] a person's acceptance or guarantee that something is of a good standard
Imprimatur
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adj. extravagantly theatrical; overly dramatic
Operatic
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adj. resembling a corpse in being very pale, thin, or bony
Cadaverous
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v. divide into sections or categories
Compartmentalize
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v. analyze and develop (an idea or principle) in detail
v. analyze (a literary work) in order to reveal its meaning
Explicate
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n. a large group of people or things of a particular kind
n. a group of birds, particularly quail, particularly when closely gathered on the ground
Bevy
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n. a mortar or paste for filling crevices, especially the gaps between wall or floor tile
n. sediment; dregs; grounds
Grout
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n. a semiliquid mixture, typically of fine particles of manure, cement, or coal suspended in water
Slurry
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adj. healthy and strong; full of vigor
Lusty
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n. a state of great anxiety and agitation
n. a heated public room used for hot steam baths
v. worry about something, especially alone
Stew
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adj. marked by bulging, staring eyes
Popeyed
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n. a short flexible whip with a loop for the hand, used in riding horses
Riding crop
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n. something that rises or overflows in a soft, light mass
n. worthless or insubstantial talk, ideas or topics
v. rise or overflow in a soft, light mass
Froth
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v. subject to a vicious verbal attack, criticize verbally
Savage
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. (of the wind in trees, the sea, etc.) make a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound
n. a moaning, whistling, or rushing sound made by the winds in trees or the sea
Sough
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adj. having existed for a very long time
Age-old
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n. an instance of fighting in a public place that disturbs the peace
Affray
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n. hard dull work
Grind
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adj. of or relating to someone's physical or mental condition
n. a walk, typically one taken regularly to maintain or restore good health
Constitutional
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n. the imposition of strenuous, often humiliating, tasks as part of a program of rigorous physical training and initiation
Hazing
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v. defeat (someone) comprehensively
v. thrash
Lick
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n. a boyfriend or male admirerer
Beaux
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n. a sudden violent gust of wind or a localized storm, especially one bringing rain, snow, or sleet
n. a loud cry
v. (of a baby or small child) cry noisily and continuously
Squall
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. the final or eventual conclusion of a discussion, action, or series of events
Upshot
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Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a long and rambling story, usually one that is implausible
v. tell a long and implausible story
Yarn
185
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. the upward curving or projecting part of a saddle in front of the rider
Pommel
186
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. playful
Puckish
187
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. free will to do anything
Carte blanche
188
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. indulgence in aimlesss thought or dreamy imagining; absentmindedness
Woolgathering
189
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay
Skylark
190
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. suddenly reject or abandon (a lover)
n. a person, especially a woman, who capriciously rejects a lover
Jilt
191
# Define the following:
Hawser
n. a thick rope or cable for mooring a ship
192
# Define the following:
Vouchsafe
v. give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner: it is a blessing vouchsafed him by heaven
193
# Define the following:
Anterior
adj. nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head
adj. coming before in time; earlier
194
# Define the following:
Flagitious
adj. (of a person or their actions) criminal; villanous
195
# Define the following:
Amity
n. a friendly relationship
196
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a thick rope or cable for mooring a ship
Hawser
197
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
v. give or grant (something) to (someone) in a gracious or condescending manner
Vouchsafe
198
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. nearer the front, especially situated in the front of the body or nearer to the head
adj. coming before in time; earlier
Anterior
199
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
adj. (of a person or their actions) criminal; villanous
Flagitious
200
Which of your vocabulary words means the following?
n. a friendly relationship
Amity
