barons Flashcards
(133 cards)
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aberrant
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adj. deviating from what is normal
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abeyance
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n. temporary suppression or suspension
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abstemious
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adj. moderate in appetite
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admonish
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v. to caution or reprimand
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aesthetic
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adj. relating to beauty or art
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aggregate
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adj. amounting to a whole; total
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anachronism
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n. something out of proper time
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anomalous
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adj. irregular; deviating from the norm
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apprise
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v. to inform
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approbation
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n. praise; approval
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artless
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adj. guileless; natural
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ascetic
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n. one who practices self denial
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aver
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v. to affirm; declare to be true
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belie
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v. to contradict; misrepresent; give a false impression
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boorish
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adj. rude; insensitive
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chicanery
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n. trickery; fraud
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coda
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n. concluding part of a literary or musical composition; something that summarizes or concludes
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commensurate
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adj. proportional
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compendium
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n. brief, comprehensive summary
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complaisant
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adj. overly polite; willing to please; obliging
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conciliatory
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adj. overcoming distrust or hostility
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contention
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n. assertion
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contentious
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adj. quarrelsome; causing quarrels
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craven
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adj. cowardly
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decorum
n. proper behavior
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delineate
v. to represent or depict
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denigrate
v. to slur someones reputation
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desultory
adj. random; disconnected; rambling
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dichotomy
n. division into two usually contradictory parts
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diffidence
n. shyness; lack of confidence
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diffuse
v. to spread out
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dirge
n. funeral hymn
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disabuse
v. to free from a misconception
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discerning
adj. perceptive; exhibiting keen insight and good judgement
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discredit
v. to dishonor; disgrace; cause to be doubted
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disingenuous
adj. not candid; crafty
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disinterested
adj. unprejudiced; objective
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disparage
v. to belittle
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dissemble
v.to pretend; disguise ones motive
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dissolution
n. disintegration; debauchery
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doctrinaire
adj. relating to a person who cannot compromise about points of a theory or doctrine; dogmatic; unyielding
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dogmatic
adj. stating opinions without proof
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ebullient
adj. exhilarated; enthusiastic
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effrontery
n. shameless boldness; presumptuousness
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elegy
n. a poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
v. to provoke; draw out
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equanimity
n. composure; calmness
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eulogy
n. a high praise, especially of a person who has recently died
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exigency
n. crisis; urgent requirements
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facetious
adj. humorous
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fallacious
adj. based on a false idea or fact; misleading
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fatuous
adj. foolishly self-satisfied
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fawning
adj. seeking favor by flattery
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felicitous
adj. suitably expressed; appropriate; well-chosen
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flag
v. to droop; grow weak
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fledgling
n. beginner; novice
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flout
v. to treat scornfully
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foment
v. to incite; arouse
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forestall
v. to prevent; delay
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gainsay
v. to deny; dispute; oppose
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goad
v. to prod; urge on
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gouge
v. to tear out; scoop out; overcharge
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grandiloquent
adj. pompous; bombastic
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gregarious
adj. sociable
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harangue
n. long pompous speech; tirade
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guileless
adj. free of cunning or deceit; artless
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idolatry
n. idol worship; blind or excessive devotion
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immutable
adj. unchangeable
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impair
v. to damage; injure
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impassive
adj. showing no emotion
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imperturbable
adj. not easily disturbed
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implacable
adj. inflexible; incapable of being pleased
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incorporate
v. to introduce something into another thing already in existence; combine
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indigence
n. poverty
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indolent
adj. habitually lazy; idle
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ingenuous
adj. naive and trusting; lacking sophistication
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insensible
adj. unconscious; unresponsive
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insularity
n. narrow-mindedness; isolation
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intractable
adj. not easily managed
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intransigence
n. stubbornness; refusal to compromise
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invective
n. verbal abuse
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irresolute
adj. unsure of how to act; weak
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laconic
adj. using few words
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lassitude
n. lethargy; sluggishness
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magnanimity
n. generosity; nobility
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maverick
n. dissenter
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mendacious
adj. dishonest
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mollify
v. soothe
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morose
adj. ill-humored; sullen
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neophyte
n. novice; beginner
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obdurate
adj. stubborn
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obsequious
adj. overly submissive
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officious
adj. too helpful; meddlesome
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opprobrium
n. disgrace; contempt
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paucity
n. scarcity
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perfidious
adj. faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
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phlegmatic
calm in temperament; sluggish
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piety
n. devoutness
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prevaricate
v. to quibble, evade the truth
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probity
n. honesty; high-mindedness
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propitiate
v. to win over; appease
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proscribe
v. to condemn; forbid; outlaw
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qualified
adj. limited; restricted
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quiescent
adj. inactive; still
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rarefied
adj. refined
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recalcitrant
adj. resisting authority or control
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recondite
adj. abstruse; profound
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refractory
adj. stubborn; unmanageable;resisting ordinary methods of treatment
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relegate
v. to confine to an inferior position
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reproach
v. to find fault with; to blame
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reprobate
n. morally unprincipled person
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repudiate
v. reject as having no authority
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salubrious
adj. healthful
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reverent
adj. expressing deep respect; worshipful
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sanction
v. to approve; ratify; permit
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solicitous
adj. attentive; eager; concerned
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soporific
adj. sleep producing
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specious
adj. seeming to be logical and sound, but not really so
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stint
v. to be sparing n. period of time spent doing something
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stipulate
v. to specify as an essential condition
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stolid
adj. having or showing little emotion
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subpoena
n. notice ordering someone to appear in court
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substantiate
v. to support with proof or evidence
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supersede
v. to replace, especially to displace as inferior or antiquated
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supposition
n. the act of assuming to be true or real
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transgression
n. act of of trespassing or violating a law or rule
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tractable
adj. obedient; yielding
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truculence
n. aggressiveness; ferocity
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venerate
v. to adore; honor; respect
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veracious
adj. truthful; accurate
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vituperative
adj. using or containing harsh, abusive censure v. vituberate
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wary
adj. careful; cautious
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welter
v. to wallow or roll; toss about; be in turmoil
