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GreWords7 Flashcards

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cant

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insincere statement

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fitful

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irregular

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fractious

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irritable, stubborn

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emulous

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jealous, envious

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jocose

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joking

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facetious

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joking, sarcastic

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mirth

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joy, amusement, laughter

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conflagration

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large destructive fire

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licentious

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lawless, immoral

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indolent

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lazy

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dregs

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leftover

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extenuating

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less serious

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missive

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letter

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goassamer

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light, flimsy

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dialectic

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logical discussion

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harangue

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long speech

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menial

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low, degrading

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nadir

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lowest point

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fealty

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loyalty, devotionfebrile

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lascivious

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lustful or lewd

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mendacious

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lying, false

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gait

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manner of walking

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mien

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manner, bearing

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hogwash

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meaningless or insincere talk

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confluent

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merging, flowing together

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miscegnation

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mixture of races, especially through marriage

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meteoric

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momentarily dazzling, swift

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decadence

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moral deterioration

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dolorous

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mournful, sad

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orifice

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mouth, opening

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centrifugal

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moving away from center

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enigmatic

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mysterious, muzzling

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myopic

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nearsighted, having a limited point of view

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dither

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nervously eccited or confused

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folderol

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nonsense

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ineffable

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not able to be descrived

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deciduous

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not permanent

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docile

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obedient

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extemporaneous

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offhand, done without preparation

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fiat

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official order

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emissary

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one sent on a special mission

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malcontent

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one who is dissatisfied

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libertine

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one who leads an immoral life

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malingerer

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one who pretends to be sick to avoid work

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firebrand

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one who stirs up a revolution

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interlocutor

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one who takes part in a conversation

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denouement

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outcome, result

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enormity

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outragous and immoral act

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cadaverous

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pale. Ghastly. Corpselike

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forbearance

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patience, restraint

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caesura

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Pause

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obscurant

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person who tries to prevent the spread of knowledge

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connubial

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pertaining to marriage

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estival

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pertaining to summer

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corporeal

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pertaining to the body

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fugacious

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pertaining to the passing of time

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jaundiced

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pertaining to yellow skin OR prejudiced

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dais

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platform

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debonair

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pleasant, courteous

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gallant

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polite, noble

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insincere statement

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cant

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irregular

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fitful

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irritable, stubborn

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fractious

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jealous, envious

A

emulous

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joking

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jocose

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joking, sarcastic

A

facetious

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joy, amusement, laughter

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mirth

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large destructive fire

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conflagration

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lawless, immoral

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licentious

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lazy

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indolent

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leftover

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dregs

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less serious

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extenuating

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letter

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missive

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light, flimsy

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goassamer

76
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logical discussion

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dialectic

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long speech

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harangue

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low, degrading

A

menial

79
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lowest point

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nadir

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loyalty, devotionfebrile

A

fealty

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lustful or lewd

A

lascivious

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lying, false

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mendacious

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manner of walking

A

gait

84
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manner, bearing

A

mien

85
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meaningless or insincere talk

A

hogwash

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merging, flowing together

A

confluent

87
Q

mixture of races, especially through marriage

A

miscegnation

88
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momentarily dazzling, swift

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meteoric

89
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moral deterioration

A

decadence

90
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mournful, sad

A

dolorous

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mouth, opening

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orifice

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moving away from center

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centrifugal

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mysterious, muzzling

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enigmatic

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nearsighted, having a limited point of view

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myopic

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nervously eccited or confused

A

dither

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nonsense

A

folderol

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not able to be descrived

A

ineffable

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not permanent

A

deciduous

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obedient

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docile

100
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offhand, done without preparation

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extemporaneous

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official order

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fiat

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one sent on a special mission

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emissary

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one who is dissatisfied

A

malcontent

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one who leads an immoral life

A

libertine

105
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one who pretends to be sick to avoid work

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malingerer

106
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one who stirs up a revolution

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firebrand

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one who takes part in a conversation

A

interlocutor

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outcome, result

A

denouement

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outragous and immoral act

A

enormity

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pale. Ghastly. Corpselike

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cadaverous

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patience, restraint

A

forbearance

112
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Pause

A

caesura

113
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person who tries to prevent the spread of knowledge

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obscurant

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pertaining to marriage

A

connubial

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pertaining to summer

A

estival

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pertaining to the body

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corporeal

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pertaining to the passing of time

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fugacious

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pertaining to yellow skin OR prejudiced

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jaundiced

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platform

A

dais

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pleasant, courteous

A

debonair

121
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polite, noble

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gallant

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