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Advanced Word List # 13 Flashcards

1
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Alleviated

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made less severe [alleviation (n); alleviate (v)]

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Apostrophe

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  1. punctuation mark

2. appeal to someone not present (a figure of speech)

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Centurion

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roman soldier (commander of a company of 100 soldiers)

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Emollient

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softening (a); something which softens (n)

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Fusillade

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long burst of gunfire

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Inerrancy

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infallibility; inability to make mistakes [inerrant (a)]

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Mince

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  1. chop into small pieces
  2. walk with tiny steps
  3. speak in an affected manner
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Palpate

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medical term meaning to examine with the hands

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Platitude

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unoriginal, obvious saying

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Quibble

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  1. (v) to argue about minor matters; to play on worlds when finding fault
  2. (n) a minor verbal point in an argument
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Apprehension

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slight fear; sense of something unfavorable

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Conniving

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cunning; scheming [connive(v)]

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13
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Derision

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mockery [deride (v)]

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14
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Epigram

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short, witty saying

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15
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Lassitude

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lack of energy; weariness

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16
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Pedantic

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over-insistent on matters of book-learning [pedant (n)]

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17
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Phenomenology

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branch of science concerned with things as the are perceived; not directly from theory

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18
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Precipitate

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  1. hurried (a)
  2. insoluble product of a reaction in chemistry (n)
  3. to instigate or speed up an action (v)
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19
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Renege

A

go back on promise or retract statement

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Apprehension

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slight fear; sense of something unfavorable

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21
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Armada

A

fleet of ships

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22
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Dawdler

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slow person who falls behind others [dawdle (v)]

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23
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Dross

A

something worthiness; impurities left after refining

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24
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Explate

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atone; make amends for

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25
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Hack

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  1. chop roughly
  2. person who writes to earn money
  3. hired horse
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Prone

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  1. vulnerable to

2. horizontal

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27
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Propensity

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tendency; inclination

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28
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Scabbard

A

cover for a sword

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29
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Skiff

A

small boat

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30
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Umbrage

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  1. shadow

2. offense; sense of injury

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31
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Dilettantism

A

dabbling esp. in the arts [ dilettante (n) = person who dabbles]

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32
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Enervate

A

weaken

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33
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Malevolent

A

having evil intentions [malevolence (n)]

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34
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Neophyte

A

new convert; tyro

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35
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Panegyric

A

speech praising someone; laudatory words

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36
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Presage

A

forewarn of; indicate

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37
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Serration

A

jagged edge

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38
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Slight

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  1. minor (a)

2. perceived insult (v) and (n)

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Tare

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  1. weed

2. allowance made for container when weighing

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40
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Unprepossessing

A

unattractive

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41
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Aberration

A

deviation from the normal

42
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Cant

A

insincere talk

43
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Disinter

A

dig up [opposite inter = bury]

44
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Facade

A
  1. front elevation of building

2. false appearance or demeanor

45
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Impeding

A

hindering [impede (v); impediment (n)]

46
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Lacuna

A

gap; missing part [plural = lacunae]

47
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Monolithic

A

united in purpose; forming a single unit

48
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Pied

A

multicolored

49
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Roster

A

list of names

50
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Seemly

A

appropriate (of behavior); decorous

51
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Analogue

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  1. something similar

2. output proportional to input (engineering)

52
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Coda

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piece of music at the end of a musical work; finale; final part of document

53
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Commingle

A

mix

54
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Equivocal

A

ambiguous; open to interpretation [equivocate (v), equivocation (n)]

55
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Fallible

A

capable of making mistakes [fallibility (n)]

56
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Hallow

A

respect; worship

57
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Indigence

A

poverty

58
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Papyrus

A

material used for writing on before paper was invented

59
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Pique

A
  1. annoyance (n)

2. to stimulate interest; to annoy (v)

60
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Sap

A
  1. liquid inside plants (n)
  2. to drain; to undermine (v)
  3. a fool (n)
61
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Arbitrator

A

mediator; person appointed to judge a dispute [arbitrate (v)]

62
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Descry

A

to see (esp. at a distance); catch sight of

63
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Facetious

A

not intended to be taken seriously

64
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Indecorous

A

unseemly; inappropriate (of behavior)

65
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Proliferate

A

grow and spread [proliferation (n)]

66
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Scotch (v)

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to prevent; stop; disable

67
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Strut

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  1. supporting rod (n)

2. to walk in an arrogant manner; show off (v)

68
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Toy (v)

A

to play with

69
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Usury

A

lending money at high interest rates

70
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Wag (n)

A

a witty person

71
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Atavism

A

reappearance of ancestral traits; regression [atavistic (a)]

72
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Filibuster

A

delaying tactics

73
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Gambit

A

opening move; transaction

74
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Mitigation

A

making less severe [mitigate (v)]

75
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Obligate

A

compulsory

76
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Predilection

A

leaning; interest; talent

77
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Propitiate

A

appease; try to gain favor [propitiation (n)]

78
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Stanch

A

to stop

79
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Travesty

A

parody; ridiculous error

80
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Waft

A

drift smoothly (v); whiff; smell (n)

81
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Forage

A

search for food

82
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Lumber

A
  1. walk in an ungainly way

2. timber (wood)

83
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Muse

A
  1. think, meditate (v)

2. a source of inspiration (n) [ in mythology, a goddess who gives inspiration]

84
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Prescience

A

foreknowledge

85
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Prune

A
  1. to prim

2. a dried plum

86
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Ready

A

(used of wit) quick

87
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Resolve

A

firmness (n)

88
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Squalid

A

dirty and demeaning

89
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Sullied

A

made dirty or impure [opposite unsullied; sully (v)]

90
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Veneration

A

worship; respect [venerable (a), venerate (v)]

91
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Demur

A

object; hesitate to accept

92
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Duplicity

A

cunning; deception; double dealing

93
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Exigency

A

urgent matter; pressing need

94
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Expostulate

A

offer strong objections; remonstrate

95
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Gossamer

A

delicate; filmy; like gauze

96
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Inefficacious

A

ineffective

97
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Pine

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  1. type of evergreen tree

2. grieve

98
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Prudish

A

narrow-minded; excessively concerned with morals [prudery (n), prude (n)]

99
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Quixotic

A

impractically idealistic

100
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Stipple

A

cover with dots of paint etc.

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