626-675 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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bleak

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gloomy and somber

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comprise

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to include; to contain

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denounce

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to speak out against

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recrimination

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a reply to one charge with a countercharge

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meticulous

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extremely or excessively careful about details

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coalition

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an alliance esp. a temporary one

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succulent

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full of juice

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transcend

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to exceed; to go beyond or above the limits

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fervid

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extremely emotional

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veer

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to change direction

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repress

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to hold back

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charge

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a responsibilty

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confiscate

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to seize (private property) by or as if by someone in authority

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stamina

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resistance to fatigue or hardship

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virtuososo

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one with great skill esp. in music

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ostentatious

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showy

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wan

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sickly pale

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amorphous

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without definite shape

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sordid

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extremely dirty; morally corrupt

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protract

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to extend the duration of

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incessant

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never pausing

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indigenous

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idiom

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a style or manner of expression peculiar to an individual or group

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ersatz

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woe
deep distress or misery
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mentor
counselor or teacher
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stygian
gloomy and dark
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chasten
to correct by punishment
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lacerate
to rip or cut
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domestic
relating to the home or family
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stealthy
moving with quiet caution
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prolific
producing a lot
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rudder
the hinged plate at the back and bottom of a boat
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venerable
worthy of honor and respect
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circumvent
to go around, bypass
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symbiotic
involving a close relationship of mutual dependence
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muse
to meditate
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covenent
a binding agreement
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farce
a comedy based on crudely humorous unlikely situations
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impetuous
characterized by sudden emotion
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revel
to delight
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innocuous
harmless
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illegible
unable to read
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legacy
something passed down to a descendent
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cascade
a waterfall
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iminge
to have an effect on something
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decipher
to read or interpret
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pugilist
a boxer
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inalienable
not able to be taken away
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premeditate
to think out or plan