26-50 Flashcards

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Unkempt

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Sloppy, messy, unclean

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Quip

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A remark or reply that is witty or sarcastic

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Cadaver

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A dead body, esp. A human body to be dissected

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Shade

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A small variation, a nuance a, a small amount

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Warren

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An enclosed space in which rabbits breed or are numerous, any place that is crowded like a rabbit warren

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Precede

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To go before

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Coalesce

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To grow together, to merge into a single body.

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Furrow

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A trench in the earth made by a plow, a wrinkle

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Recede

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To go back, to withdraw

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Flower

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To reach the best or most vigorous stage

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Lore

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Knowledge about a particular subject

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Recur

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To repeat, to occur again, recursive

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Grotesque

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Strangely or absurdly distorted

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Reluctant

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Unwilling, disinclined

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Repose

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Relaxation, a state of rest

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Sullen

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Showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people

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Consul

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Official residing in a foreign country

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Baffle

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To frustrate, as by confusing

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Candor

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Frankness or sincerity of expression, candid

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Slovenly

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Careless about one’s own appearance

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Affluence

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Wealth

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Fluctuate

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To move back and forth or up and down, eps. Unpredictably

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Voluble

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Talkative

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Quixotic

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Foolishly idealistic, extravagantly chivalrous

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Remonstrate

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To make objections

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Insinuate

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To hint

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Archaic

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Of a much earlier, often more primitive period

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Flagrant

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Conspicuously bad or offensive

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Rapacious

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Excessively greedy, taking by force

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Adapt

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To adjust to a new situation or environment, to change

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Labyrinthine

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Complicated, puzzling

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Debut

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A first appearance before the public

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Consecrate

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To make or set apart as sacred

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Stratum

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A level or layer, strata, stratify

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Morass

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An area of swampy ground, something that hinders

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Prolific

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Producing alot

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Boycott

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To refuse to buy, sell, or use

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Ostentatious

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Showy, pretentious

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Domain

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A territory or range of rule or control

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Reek

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To give off a strong, unpleasant odor, to be pervaded with something unpleasant

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Nefarious

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Very wicked, villainous

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Deference

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Yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect

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Innocuous

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Harmless

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Vapid

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Lacking interest, animation or flavor

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Resent

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To feel hostility because of a perceived insult or injury

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Egalitarian

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Of the belief that all people should have equal rights

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Harangue

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A long pompous speech, a speech or piece of writing expressing strong emotion a tirade

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Agrarian

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Related to farming

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Regale

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To delight or entertain

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Pulpit

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A podium used for preaching