Vocabulary List 17 Flashcards

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# Define the following: Oddment

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n. a remnant or part of something, typically left over from a larger piece or set: a quilt made from oddments of silk

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Terpischorean

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Unputdownable

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Prepossesing

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Redintegrate

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First-foot

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Stelliferous

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Abdominous

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Tip-tilted

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Injunction

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n. an engagingly sly or mischevious person: Even though he never said a word, he had more than one trick up his sleeve, the old slyboots

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adj.consisting of land and water, as the earth: Sometimes I believe that this less material life is our truer life, and that our vain presence on this terraqueous globe is itself the secondary or merely virtual phenomenon

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v. to pass over or disregard (a person) by giving a promotion, position, etc., to another instead: … General Stark, a former British officer who had been overslaughed for promotion and now took handsome revenge …

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n. a groomsman or a bridesmaid. n. a friend who accompanied the bridegroom when he went to bring home the bride n. the bridesmaid who escorted the bride to the bridegroom.

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n. the study of flags

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adj. (of a medical disorder) caused by the diagnosis, manner, or treatment of a physician: Time was, doctors could safely communicate among themselves by leaving messages written in Greek and Latin in the patient's charts, and iatrogenic--doctor-produced--disorders and nosocomial--hospital-produced--infections were very common

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n. an intimate friend

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adj. having the odor or taste of garlic, onion, etc.

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n. a carousal; any noisy merrymaking n. a large gathering, as of a political party or the teams of a sporting league, often including a program of speeches and entertainment

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n.any word coined for something that has no specific name: Author (and actor-comedian) Rich Hall defines a sniglet as "any word that doesn't appear in a dictionary but should," which makes sniglet itself a sniglet

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n. chaos; disorder; confusion: Learn this: joy is not merely joyful; it is great. So be lovers gaily then, the devil! and marry, when you do marry, with the fever and the dizziness and the uproar and the tohubohu of happiness

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adj. very amusing; funny or hilarious: a book of rib-tickling stories

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adj. (of certain roses) blooming more than once in a season | n. a remontant rose

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adj. (of a usually complicated technical or computer process) done, operating, or happening in a way that is hidden from or not understood by the user, and in that sense, apparently “magical”: I just downloaded an automagical update to my word processing software that somehow fixed the problems

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adj. going beyond the requirements of duty adj. greater than that required or needed; superfluous: The manner of the Quartermaster had that air of supererogatory courtesy about it which almost invariably denotes artifice; for, while physiognomy and phrenology are but lame sciences at the best, the perhaps lead to as many false as right conclusions, we hold that there is no more infallible evidence of insincerity of purpose, short of overt acts, than a face that smiles when there is no occasion, and the tongue that is out of measure smooth

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n. a big dog. | n. a big, hearty person, especially one who is very energetic: He is a towser for rough outdoor work

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n. strictness or exactness in the observance of formalities or amenities: Overstrained etiquette at last gave way. It is not known who first overstepped the bounds of punctilio; but the consequences were immediate n. a fine point, particular, or detail, as of conduct, ceremony, or procedure

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n. a whirlwind or something resembling a whirlwind | n. a firework that rises spirally

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n. a mere wish, unaccompanied by an effort to obtain it: I wanted to believe Ed was free of contradictions, I wanted to believe in his massive stolidity as in a state towards which I could slumber halfheartedly should the velleity arise.

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n. the act of destroying eyesight by placing a red-hot copper basin close to the eyes

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n. a tile or square in mosaic pavement; same as abaculus

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n. the act of stealing whole herds of cattle, in contrast with stealing a few head

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n. a number of cattle or game as specified: seventy head of cattle n. a peson regarded as a numerical unit: they paid fifty dollars a head

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n. ivory black or animal charcoal-colored

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v. to depress; to humble; to degrade

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Terraqueous

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Overslaugh

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Vexillology

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Iatrogenic

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Cater-cousin

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Alliaceous

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Rib-tickling

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Automagical

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Supererogatory

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Tourbillion

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Abacination

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adj. pertaining to, situated in, or forming small or narrow spaces or intervals between things or parts. adj. situated between the cells of a structure or part: interstitial tissue

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adj. short and stout

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n. a quick dipping, sliding motion of the body, as made by ball carriers in football to evade tacklers n. an act, movement, etc., to confuse, evade, or distract the attention of an opponent or competitor

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n. place or source of origin: The provenance of the ancient manuscript has never been determined

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adj. of no real value; trifling; worthless | adj. of no force or effect; ineffective; futile; vain

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n. things wanted or needed; the plural of desideratum: Over time, however, I came to realize that my friend, nice as he is, prizes extreme beauty above all the other desiderata that one might seek in a partner

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n. a reddish glow often seen on the summits of mountains just before sunrise or just after sunset: Now came the solemn, silent evening. Long, blue, spiky shadows crept out across the snow-fields, while a rosy glow, at first scarce discernible, gradually deepened and suffused every mountain-top, flushing the glaciers and the harsh crags above them. This was the alpenglow, to me one of the most impressive of all the terrestrial manifestations of God

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n. the prediction of future events from observation of weather conditions

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n. the present, or immediate, occasion or purpose (usually used in the phrase for the nonce): ...I deemed it best to shelve their problem for the nonce and turn the mind to the matter of Gussie, which presented a brighter picture

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adj. preferring or thriving at low temperatures

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n. excess; overabundance: nimiety of mere niceties in conversation n. an instance of this

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n. eager or excessive desire, especially to possess something; greed; avarice

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n. the branch of astronomy that deals with the nature and origin of the physical features of the moon

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n. a sunken area in the snow marking a backward fall of a skier

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n. the practice of coming to work despite illness, injury, anxiety, etc., often resulting in reduced productivity n. the practice of working long hours at a job without the real need to do so

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adj. eternal; everlasting: It was the caverns drinking from the tempest overhead, the grasses growing under the snow, the stars making music with the dark, the streams filling the night with the sounds the day had quenched, the whispering call of the dreams left behind in 'the fields of sleep,'--in a word, the central life pulsing in aeonian peace through the outer ephemeral storms

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adj. (especially in place names) more remote: outer Mongolia | adj. objective or physical; not subjective

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adj. playful in an aimless way: the ludic behavior of kittens

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adj. of or relating to a lake | adj. living or growing in lakes, as various organisms

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n. someone who left their own country in order to settle in another, usually for political reasons

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v. to convert into or regard as a concrete thing: to reify a concept

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n. the state of being dull; lethargy

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n. any person, especially a director or producer, associated professionally with filmmaking n. an aficionado of filmmaking

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n. the more distant part of the sea seen from the shore, beyond the anchoring ground: The offing was barred by a black band of clouds, and the tranquil waterway leading to the outermost ends of the earth flowed sombre under an overcast sky--seemed to lead into the heart of an immense darkness n. a position at a distance from shore

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adj. pertaining to or characteristic of a sybarite; characterized by or loving luxury or sensuous pleasure: to wallow in sybaritic splendor adj. (initial capital letter) of, relating to, or characteristic of Sybaris or its inhabitant

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Interstitial

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Dipsy-doodle

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Provenance

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Desidarata

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Nonce (for the nonce)

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Cryophilic

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Selenology

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Presenteeism

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Lacustrine

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n. the regularly occuring time at which a television or radio audience is expected to be greatest, typically the hours between 8 and 11 p.m.

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n. the intervening time: in the interim I’ll just keep my fingers crossed adj. in or for the intervening period; provisional or temporary: an interim arrangement adj. relating to less than a full year’s business activity adv. meanwhile

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v. surround with or as if with a halo

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n. any of five tendons at the back of a person’s knee | v. (usu. be hamstrung) severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of: we were hamstrung by a lack of knowledge

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adj. existing or occuring before the marriage: prenuptial pregnancy adj. existing or occuring before mating

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n. a person who lives in a city or town

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v. bet money on (a person or animal) winning a race or contest: he backed the horse 33-1 v. be in favor of: over 97% backed the charges v. (especially in popular music) provide musical accompaniment to (a singer or musician): brisk guitar work backed by drums, bass, fiddle, and accordion v. (of the wind) change direction counterclockwise around the points of a compass: the wind had backed to the northwest v. [no obj.] (of a property) have its back adjacent to (a piece of land or body of water): a row of cottages backed on the water; his garage wall backs onto the neigboring property v. [with obj.] (usu. be backed) lie behind or at the back of: the promenade is backed by lots of cafes

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adj. situated in a remote or subsidiary position: back roads adj. (especially of wages or something published or released) from or relating to the past: back pay adj. directed toward the rear or in a reversed course: back currents

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n. the study of signs and symbols and their use or interpretation

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n. a small blister or pimple on the skin containing pus | n. a small raised spot or rounded swelling, especially one on a plant resulting from fungal infection

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v. instigate or stir up (an undesirable or violent sentiment or course of action): they accused him of fomenting political unrest v. bathe (a part of the body) with warm or medicated lotions

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v. [no obj.] slowly decay or disintegrate, especially because of neglect

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n. a thing that forms a border or edging around an object: an oak fireplace surround n. (usu. surrounds) the area encircling something; surroundings: the beautiful surrounds of the lake

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n. the start or beginning of something

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n. a pin passed through the end of an axle to keep a wheel in position n. a person or thing vital to an enterprise or organization

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v. (fold something in/into) mix an ingredient gently with (another ingredient), especially by lifting a mixture with a spoon so as to enclose it without without stirring or beating: fold the egg whites into the chocolate mixture v. hold or clasp (someone) in one’s arms with passion or deep affection n. an area of skin that sags or folds properly n. (the fold) a group or community, especially when perceived as the locus of a particular set of aims or values

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adj. not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking

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adj. (especially of humor) having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting

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adj. (of a person) fat

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adj. diverging from a previous course or line; erratic | adj. hardly touching a matter; peripheral: the reforms were tangential to efforts to maintain a basic standard of life

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n. a wasteful or good-for-nothing person | n. a waif; a neglected child

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v. [with obj.] take or claim (something) without justification: they arrogate to themselves the ability to divine the nation’s true interests

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adj. (of a person or their body) thin, supple, and graceful

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adj. revealing something hitherto unknown

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adj. of or relating to marriage or the relationship of a married couple; conjugal

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Prime time

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Prenuptial

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Lynchpin (also linchpin)

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Abstemious

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Tangential

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Revelatory

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