76-100 Flashcards

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egregious

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outstanding for undesirable qualities; remarkably bad

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balmy

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soothing, mild, pleasant

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flamboyant

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extravagant; showy

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4
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pummel

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to beat, as with the fists

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5
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anonymous

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having an unknown or unacknowledged name

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zeal

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intense passion or enthusiasm

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dilute

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to lessen the concentration, force, or purity of by adding something

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scintillate

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to give off sparks; to be animated or brilliant

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9
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sinecure

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a paid position with little or no work

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lineaments

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any of the features of the body, usually the face

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leaven

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to add yeast; to fill (something) with a substance that changes it or makes it lighter

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exonerate

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to find blameless

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puerile

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childish; foolishly immature

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censure

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to criticize serverley

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blanket

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applying to all conditions or instances

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deviate

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to depart from the norm

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dynasty

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a succession of rulers or people in power from the same family

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detriment

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injury or damage

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machiantion

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an artful or secret plot or scheme

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court

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to attempt to gain, esp. love or favor; to behave so as to invite

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supplant

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to take the place of

22
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ployglot

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n. one who speaks many languages adj. speaking many languages

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gauge

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n. an instrument for measuring or testing v. to measure

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wreak

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to inflict; to cause (something bad)

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maverick
one who rebels; a nonconformist; an individualist
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protean
easily taking on different forms
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vicarious
felt as if one were taking part in the experiences of another
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lenient
inclined not to be strict
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eclat
great brilliance, as of performance or achievement; conspiciuous success
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malainger
to a ct sick in order to avoid work
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ravine
a deep, narrow gorge, esp. one worn down with running water
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urban
related to a city
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vociferous
loud and vehement
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capricious
erratic; tending to change abruptly
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skulk
to lurk; to move secretively
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voracious
devouring; extremely hungry
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placid
calm, undisturbed
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chauvinism
unreasoning and boastful devotion to one's country or sex
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inordinate
excessive, unrestrained
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forthcoming
about to appear; available when needed
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inscribe
to write, carve or engrave words or letters on or in a surface
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effusice
overflowing; excessively emotional
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clamber
to crawl or climb with difficulty, esp. on all fours
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diverge
to depart from a set course or opinion
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lineage
direct descent from an ancestor; derivation
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malaise
a vague feeling of physical discomfort or uneasiness
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latitude
freedom from normal limitations; room for movement or action
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pellucid
transparently clear
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covenant
a binding agreement
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amble
to walk slowly or leisurely