Flashcards in 751-775 Deck (25):
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savor
v. to taste or smell, esp. with pleasure
n. the taste or smell
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fluster
v. to make nervous or upset
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relief
n. a distinction or prominence due to contrast
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habitat
n. the place where a person or thing is ordinarily found; a particular type of natural environment
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platitude
n. a commonplace remark delivered as if it was important
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sabotage
v. to deliberately obstruct or destroy
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minutiae
n. trivial details
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effervescent
adj. giving off gas bubbles; showing high spirits or excitement
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desiccate
v. to dry completely
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gregarious
adj. seeking and enjoying the company of others; tending to move in a group
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sojourn
n. a brief visit
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listless
adj. having no interest in what is going on about one; languid; spiritless
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secular
adj. not religious; worldly
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defer
v. to delay; to put off
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surfeit
n. an excess
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compunction
n. a feeling of uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt
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decapitate
v. to cut off the head
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rejuvenate
v. to restore energy or an appearance of youth
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chronology
n. arrangement of events in time
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provincial
adj. limited in perspective; unsophisticated
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pliant
adj. easily bent; pliable; adaptable or compliant
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melodramatic
adj. exaggeratedly emotional or sentimental
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paramount
adj. supreme; ranking higher than others in power or importance
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precocious
adj. developing earlier than usual, esp. mentally
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