5000 words set 10 Flashcards
(100 cards)
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mandate n
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A command
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rendezvous n
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A prearranged place of meeting
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facile adj
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Not difficult to do
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tendency n
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Direction or inclination, as toward some objector end
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penurious adj
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Excessively sparing in the use of money
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agile adj
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Able to move or act quickly, physically, or mentally
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circulate v
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To disseminate
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cabinet n
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The body of men constituting the official advisors of the executive head of a nation
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obviate v
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To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty
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permanent adj
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Durable
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comprehensible adj
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Intelligible
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waistcoat n
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A vest
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succinct adj
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Concise
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foreigner n
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A citizen of a foreign country
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deportment n
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Demeanor
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dominate v
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To influence controllingly
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nonpareil n
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One who or that which is of unequaled excellence
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bevel n
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Any inclination of two surfaces other than 90 degrees
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cower v
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To crouch down tremblingly, as through fear or shame
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impracticable adj
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Not feasible
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repetition n
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The act of repeating
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derision n
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Ridicule
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felonious adj
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Showing criminal or evil purpose
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glimpse n
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A momentary look
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nautical adj
Pertaining to ships, seamen, or navigation
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propaganda n
Any institution or systematic scheme for propagating a doctrine or system
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epidermis n
The outer skin
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felicitate v
To wish joy or happiness to, especially in view of a coming event
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immortalize v
To cause to last or to be known or remembered throughout a great or indefinite length of time
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apostasy n
A total departure from one's faith or religion
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executor n
A person nominated by the will of another to execute the will
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prescient adj
Foreknowing
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morale n
A state of mind with reference to confidence, courage, zeal, and the like
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convalescence n
The state of progressive restoration to health and strength after the cessation of disease
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malevolent adj
Wishing evil to others
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ingenuity n
Cleverness in contriving, combining, or originating
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prim adj
Stiffly proper
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euphony n
Agreeableness of sound
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peaceable adj
Tranquil
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separatist n
A seceder
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disburse v
To pay out or expend, as money from a fund
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infirmary n
A place for the reception or treatment of the sick
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bawl v
To proclaim by outcry
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abusive adj
Employing harsh words or ill treatment
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equivocate v
To use words of double meaning
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parentage n
The relation of parent to child, of the producer to the produced, or of cause to effect
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divisible adj
Capable of being separated into parts
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recline v
To cause to assume a leaning or recumbent attitude or position
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endear v
To cause to be loved
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puissant adj
Possessing strength
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vestige n
A visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone
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inhume v
To place in the earth, as a dead body
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modish adj
Fashionable
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oaken adj
Made of or from oak
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afterthought n
A thought that comes later than its appropriate or expected time
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gratuitous adj
Voluntarily
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abidance n
An abiding
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sedulous adj
Persevering in effort or endeavor
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acoustic adj
Pertaining to the act or sense of hearing
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wholly adv
Completely
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knead v
To mix and work into a homogeneous mass, especially with the hands
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transcribe v
To write over again (something already written)
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Briticism n
A word, idiom, or phrase characteristic of Great Britain or the British
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foreclose v
To bar by judicial proceedings the equitable right of a mortgagor to redeem property
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effect n
A consequence
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laureate adj
Crowned with laurel, as a mark of distinction
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creed n
A formal summary of fundamental points of religious belief
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ignominious adj
Shameful
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forcible adj
Violent
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unaffected adj
Sincere
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disfavor n
Disregard
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intensive adj
Adding emphasis or force
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aggregate n
The entire number, sum, mass, or quantity of something
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heteromorphic adj
Deviating from the normal form or standard type
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gynecocracy n
Female supremacy
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outweigh v
To surpass in importance or excellence
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refractory adj
Not amenable to control
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facsimile n
An exact copy or reproduction
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misnomer n
A name wrongly or mistakenly applied
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crucible n
A trying and purifying test or agency
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monitory n
Admonition or warning
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precession n
The act of going forward
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preferential adj
Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority
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avert v
To turn away or aside
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unavoidable adj
Inevitable
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reclusory n
A hermitage
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contagion n
The communication of disease from person to person
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deist n
One who believes in God, but denies supernatural revelation
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freethinker n
One who rejects authority or inspiration in religion
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limitation n
A restriction
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nauseate v
To cause to loathe
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recruit v
To enlist men for military or naval service
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Scriptural adj
Pertaining to, contained in, or warranted by the Holy Scriptures
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disunion n
Separation of relations or interests
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irritate v
To excite ill temper or impatience in
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cornice n
An ornamental molding running round the walls of a room close to the ceiling
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entwine v
To interweave
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epitaph n
An inscription on a tomb or monument in honor or in memory of the dead
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calculus n
A concretion formed in various parts of the body resembling a pebble in hardness
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unique adj
Being the only one of its kind
