Book 1 Flashcards

(110 cards)

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Licentious

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Morally unrestrained

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Numismatist

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A coin collecter

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Paucity

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A scarcity or a lack

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Fatalistic

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Believing that all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate

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Obtrude

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To force oneself into a situation

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Pensive

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Dreamily thoughtful

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Lackadaisical

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Uninterested or listless

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Alienate

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To turn away feelings or affections

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Elated

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In high spirits or exultantly proud and joyful

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Epigram

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A witty saying expressed a single thought or observation

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Amalgamate

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To combine

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Demented

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Mentally ill or insane

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Hone

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To sharpen

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Beleaguer

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To besiege by encircling to harass

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Gorge

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To eat or swallow greedily

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Antiquanted

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No longer used to useful or very old

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Opiate

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A narcotic used to cause sleep or being relief from pain

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Caricature

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An exaggerated portrayal of ones figures

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Dally

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To waste time or to dawdle

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Felonious

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Pertaining to or constituting a major crime

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Edifice

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A large, elaborate structure; am imposing building

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Ambidextrous

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Equally skillful with either hand

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Belated

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Delayed

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Animate

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To give life or motion

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Knead
To work dough or clay into a uniform mixture
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Chauvinist
One having a fanatical devotion to a country, gender, or religion, and displaying contempt for other countries, the opposite sex, or other beliefs
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Egalitarian
Promoting equal rights for all people
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Berserk
In a state of violent or destructive rage
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Ostentatious
Marked by a conspicuous, showy, or pretentious
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Delude
To mislead or to fool
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Elude
To escape notice or to get away from
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Fallow
Inactive or unproductive
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Blight
Anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causing devaluation
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Obsequy
A funeral rite or ceremony
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Denizen
An occupant or an inhabitant
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Fealty
Obligated
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Entice
To attract by offering reward or pleasure
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Gratify
To please
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Laggard
A slow person
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Gambit
A maneuver or action used to gain an advantage
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Jaded
Worn out
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Gist
The main point
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Advocate
To recommend
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Efface
To obliterate
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Chrisma
Personal appeal or attraction
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Ogre
A brute or a large monster
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Mesmerize
To hypnotize
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Entity
Anything having existence
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Bandy
To exchange words
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Dastardly
Cowardly and treacherous
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Nepotism
Favoritism shown to family or friends by those in power
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Begrudge
To resent another's success
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Mandarin
An influential person
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Glutinous
Gluey
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Enmity
Deep-seated hostility
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Declaim
To speak in a dramatic
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Imbue
To inspire or influence
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Gaff
A pole with a large hook on one end
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Quaff
To drink in large quantities
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Bibliophile
A lover of books
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Gird
To prepare for an event or an action
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Daunt
To make afraid or to discourage
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Flux
A state of continual change or movement
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Hovel
A wretched living place or an open shed
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Cadaverous
Of or like a corpse, pale, gaunt, or even thin
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Gothic
Of the Middle Ages or of relating to a mysterious, grotesque, and desolate style of fiction
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Penury
Extreme poverty
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Egress
An exit or a means of going out
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Felicity
Happiness or bliss
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Despot
A dictator with absolute power
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Beget
To produce
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Educe
To draw
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Glean
To collect
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Chafe
To wear
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Effrontery
Shameless
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Imbibe
To drink
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Feign
To pretend
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Desist
To stop
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Allude
To hint at
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Elite
Best of a group
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Bilk
To cheat
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Homily
A sermon
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Demise
Death
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Emit
To send out
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Decadence
Moral deterioration
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Aghast
Horror
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Granary
A storehouse for grain
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Choleric
Easily andered
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Impede
To obstruct
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Qualm
A feeling of uneasiness
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Lampoon
Attack someone
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Narcissistic
Conceited
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Eradicate
To wipe out
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Fabricate
Concoct
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Ghastly
Horrible
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Fallible
Capable of error
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Blatant
Obvious
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Dawdle
To waste time
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Affiliate
Partner
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Fawn
To act slavishly submissive
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Calummy
A false and malicious accusation
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Berate
To scold or rebuke severely
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Minion
Fawning
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Desolate
Lonely
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Bane
Death
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Pacify
Calm down
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Garble
Mix up
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Prevaricate
Lie
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Filch
Steal
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Neophyte
Beginner