All vocab Flashcards
(154 cards)
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Indignation
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anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean
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Bristled
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react angrily or defensively
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catatonic
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a state of unresponsiveness
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gaunt
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extremely thin and bony
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cobbled
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roughly assemble or put together from available parts
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waning
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to become smaller
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milling around
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moving around in a confused mess
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manically
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showing wild, apparently deranged, excitement and energy
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diminutive
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extremely or unusually small
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squalid
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filthy and repulsive
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solemnly
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in a grave and serious manner
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gawking
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to stare foolishly in amazement
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throng
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a large, densely packed crows of people of animals
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ominous
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giving the impression that something bad or unpleasant is going to happen; threatening
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sluicing
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wash or rinse freely with a stream of water
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curt
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rudely brief
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pandemonium
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wild uproar
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respite
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a period of rest or relief
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behemoth
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a huge or monstrous creature
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berating
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scold or criticize
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propitiate
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win or regain the good will of; appease; pacify
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impudence
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shameful boldness; disrespect
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intractable
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hard to manage; unruly; stubborn
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ignominous
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humiliating; degrading
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derision
contempt; ridicule
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stolidity
lack of emotion or sensitivity; impassively
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compunction
sharp feeling of uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; remorse
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peremptorily
in an overbearing, arrogant manner
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paroxysm
sudden outburst; fit; spasm
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kirk
church
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sanguine
confident; optimistic
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obviate
do away with; prevent
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slattern
women careless and sloppy in habits and appearance
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importuned
urged repeatedly; asked for urgently
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alacrity
eager willingness
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perspicacity
keen judgement; shrewdness
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abject
miserable; wretched; of the lowest degree
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iteration
repetition
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heterodox
departing from usual beliefs; unorthodox
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allayed
relieved; lessened
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usurped
took or assumed, by force or without right
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recapitulation
brief repetition; summary
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inveterate
of long standing; established over long period
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wisht
hush; shush
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innuendoes
indirect remarks, usually implying something derogatory; insinuations
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antipathy
strong dislike
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avarice
greed for riches
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averred
declared (something) to be true
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catechism
formal series of questions
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consternation
great fear or shock that makes one feel bewildered or helpless
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consumption
disease that causes a wasting away of the body specifically tuberculosis of the lungs
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covetousness
greed
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culpable
blameworthy
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dilatory
slow; inclined to delay
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doggedly
stubbornly
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dour
in a sullen or gloomy manner
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equanimity
composure; evenness of temper
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evincing
indicating; showing plainly
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execrations
curses
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expostulating
arguing or objecting to another's actions or views
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fastidiousness
tendency to be refined in a too dainty or oversensitive way, so as to be easily disgusted
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hector
bully
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imperiously
in an overbearing manner; arrogantly
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injudicious
showing poor judgement
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mawkish
sentimental in a weak, dull way
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mitigating
making milder; moderating
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munificent
very generous, lavish
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negus
beverage of hot water, wine, lemon juice, sweetener, and spices
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petulantly
irritably
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presentiment
feeling that something unfortunate is about to occur; foreboding
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incipient
just beginning
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cogitations
meditations; serious thoughts
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ague
fit of shivering; fever
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puling
whimpering; whining
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accede
agree to; give in
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salubrious
healthful; wholesome
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contrariety
disagreement
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incorporeal
without material body of substance
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diurnal
daily
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credulity
tendency to believe too readily; lack of doubt
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elysium
complete happiness; paradise
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odious
disgusting; hateful
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interdict
prohibition
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enigmatical
baffling; perplexing
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attenuated
thin and weak
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supplications
earnest request; prayers
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adroitly
cleverly, expertly
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emulous
desiring to equal
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appropriate
take for one's own use, especially without permission
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saturnine
gloomy and silent
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indolence
laziness; idleness
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obdurate
hardhearted; stubborn
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sidled
moved sideways
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protracted
prolonged
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assiduity
careful, constant attention
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corrugated
wrinkled; furrowed
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egress
the act of going out
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ejaculation
sudden forceful exclamation
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essay
to attempt
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indigenae
natives; those born in a region
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laconic
using few words; brief
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loath
unwilling, reluctant
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malignity
desire to do harm to to others; intense ill will
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misanthropist
person who hates or distrusts all other people
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morose
gloomy. ill-tempered
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penetralium
the innermost part; as of a temple, usually kept hidden
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reprobate
a corrupt person, one who is rejected by God as beyond salvation
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prudential
resulting from sound judgment, especially in practical matters
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sagacity
sound judgement, keen perception
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slovenly
untidy; careless in appearance
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tacit
silent; unspoken
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vapid
dull; boring
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vexations
annoying; troublesome
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virulency
spitefulness; malice
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atone
to make up for; to ask forgiveness
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base
shameful; immoral
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indivisible
not capable of being divided or split
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transgression
a sin or crime
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deigned
lowered oneself, stooped
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eugenics
the belief that selective breeding can result in the improvement of the human race
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lassitude
exhaustion; lack of energy
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pyre
a pile of wood upon which a body is burned
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taut
tense; pulled tight
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tarried
lagged behind
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bidding
desire, wish, command
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reeling
spinning, whirling
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decreed
commanded, ordered
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infamy
a state of disgrace or dishonor
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torrent
a violent flow
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unanimity
complete agreement among every one in a given situation
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reverence
respect
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depraved
immoral, wicked
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sanction
permission, approval
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raze
to destroy
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trite
lacking originality or flair
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opulent
showing great wealth and luxury
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nullify
to make of no use
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labyrinth
a complicated, irregular network of passages
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blatant
completely lacking in subtlety
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Pathetic fallacy
like personification, but only focuses on emotions
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plausible
seeming reasonable or probable
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reprieve
cancellation or delay of a punishment
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enshroud
to cover completely
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tedium
the state of being long, slow or dull
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plethora
a large number of something, almost to excess
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blithe
showing a casual or cheerful indifference
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lackluster
lacking in vitality, force, or conviction
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vindicate
remove blame or suspicion
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bolster
support or prop up
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lament
complain
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curtail
to reduce in quantity or to put a restriction on
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boorish
rude or unmannerly
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tenuous
insubstantial; in need of strengthening
