8 Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
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accentuate
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emphasize; stress
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ameliorate
A
improve
3
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bemuse
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confused; lost in thought; preoccupied
4
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buttress
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support; prop up
5
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circa
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about
6
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confine
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shut in; restrict
7
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disputatious
A
argumentative
8
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elocution
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the art of public speaking
9
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equinox
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the beginning of Spring and Autumn
10
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filial
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pertaining to a son or daughter
11
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frugality
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thrift; economy
12
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grueling
A
exhausting
13
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imminent
A
near at hand; impending
14
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imputation
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accusation; charge; reproach
15
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inert
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inactive
16
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interminable
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endless
17
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lackadaisical
A
lacking energy
18
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luminous
A
shining
19
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muster
A
gather; assemble
20
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placebo
A
harmless susbtance
21
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prelude
A
introduction; forerunner
22
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prosaic
A
dull and unimaginative
23
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rail
A
scold; rant
24
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rehabilitate
A
restore to proper condition
25
restive
restlessly impatient
26
sardonic
sarcastic
27
stem from
arise from
28
supersede
replace; make obsolete
29
tether
tie with a rope
30
truism
self-evident truth
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unwarranted
unjustified; groundless
32
voluble
fluent; talkative
33
acclaim
applaud
34
amenable
readily managed; willing to be led
35
ascribe
refer; assign
36
circuitous
roundabout
37
conflagration
great fire
38
decry
express strong disapproval of
39
deviate
turn away from; depart, diverge
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equitable
fair
