Box3-1 Flashcards
(120 cards)
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coax
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to persuade or obtain by pleading or flattery
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abide
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to tolerate
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invoke
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to call upon; to appeal to, as tor comfirmation
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lummox
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a clumsy person
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fermont
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excitement; agitation
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nuance
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variation of meaning
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allegory
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a literary work in which the characters represent abstract ideas; a symbolic representation
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cavil
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to argue in a petty fashion; to make trifling objections
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tract
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an area of land or water; a brief written work, usually on a religious or political topic
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emphatic
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done or expressed with force
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indifferent
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uncaring; showing no bias or preference
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primordial
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living or existing at the very biginning
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sanguine
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optimistic, cheerful
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moratorium
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suspension of activity; authorized delay
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squander
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to spend wastefully
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implicit
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not plainly stated
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antipathy
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a feeling of strong repulsion or aversion
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bondage
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slavery; servitude
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camaraderie
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loyalty; a warm, friendly feeling among members of a group
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choleric
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easily angered
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quarry
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a hunted bird or animal; prey
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aural
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perceived by the ear
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tout
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to solicit customers; to praise or recommend highly
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rural
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relating to the country or farming
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assail
to attack; to assault
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congenial
suited to one's needs or nature; friendly; sympathetic
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mangle
to mutilate; to disfigure something by cutting or crushing
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lugubrious
sad or mournful, esp. in a way that seems exaggerated or ridiculous
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rebuke
to criticize sharply
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terse
without unnecessary words
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gangly
awkwardly tall
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impoverished
without money
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reprehensible
deserving to be severely criticized
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precarious
dangerously insecure or unstable
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extricate
to remove from an entanglement or difficulty
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mayhem
deliberate injury of someone, esp. maiming; a state of violent chaos
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acoustics
science of sound
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fluke
an accidental stroke of good luck
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ascertain
to discover with certainty, as through examination
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contrite
feeling sorry for what one has done
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doctrine
a set of principles
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jilt
to reject or cast off
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downtrodden
badly and unfairly treated
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arable
suitable for growing crops (of land)
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forensic
related to the law or debate
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diffident
lacking self-confidence
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tandem
a relationship between two people or things involving cooperative action
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acrimony
bitter, sharp hostility in speech or behavior
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moribund
approaching death; nearly obsolete
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hubris
excessive pride
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allege
to assert to be true, esp. without or before proof
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reticence
the quality or state of being silent or uncommunicative
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dote
to show excessive love or fondness
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explicit
fully revealed or made clear
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banish
to drive away
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repose
relaxation; a state of rest
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abrade
to wear down a surface by or as if by scraping
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scour
to wash by scrubbing vigorously
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disconsolate
extremely unhappy
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grimace
a facial expression that shows disapproval or pain; to make a such an expression
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unkempt
sloppy; messy
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quintessence
a pure substance or essence of something
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ubiquitous
present everywhere
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fawn
to exhibit affection like a dog
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emulate
to copy someone
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sinecure
a paid position that requires little or no work
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palpable
capable of being handled, touched, or felt
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mar
to damage
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sullen
showing silent anger and unwillingness to be pleasant to people
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redress
to set right; to remedy
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berate
to scold severely and at length
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wary
cautious
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notorious
having a bad reputation
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provenance
place or source of origin
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equivocal
capable of multiple interpretations; unclear
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germane
fitting and appropriate
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opportunist
one who takes advantages of every opportunity, whether or not it is moral to do so
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solicitous
showing great concern for or attention to another
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panacea
a cure-all or an all-purpose solution
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blight
a plant disease; something that impairs growth, progress, or prospeerity
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affluence
wealth
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succumb
to give in or yield
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mnemonic
pertaining to or assisting the memory
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austere
stern or severe in appearance; without luxury
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halcyon
calm; peaceful
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crevice
a crack or narrow fissure
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burgeon
to sprout or grow rapidly
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robust
strong and full of health
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catharsis
purging of the emotions
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sully
to dirty or tarnish, esp. by disgracing
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apogee
the highest point
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inordinate
excessive, unrestrained
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premonition
a sense of a future event; a warning in advance
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recede
to go back; to withdraw
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elaborate
detailed; carefully thorough; to develop with care or at greater length
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collateral
parallel; serving to support; of a secondary nature
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defer
to delay
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xenophobia
fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
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respite
temporary relief
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insatiable
incapable of being satisfied
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haggard
appearing tired and thin, as from anxiety, disease, hunger, etc
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sedate
calm; quiet
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docile
easy to teach
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dismay
to destroy courage or resolution; to cause to lose enthusiasm, to disillusion
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assimilate
to take in as one's own; to absorb; to adapt or adjust to the customs, etc. of a group
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transient
passing with time; remaining only briefly
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abdicate
to willingly give up the position of king, queen, etc.
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epitome
a representative example of a type
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magnanimous
generous; noble in mind
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posterity
future generations
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inculcate
to teach or impress by frequent repetition
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ensue
to happen subesquently
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ulterior
lying beyond what is evident, revealed, or claimed
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phlegmatic
having a calm, sluggish temperament; unemotional
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dogmatic
arrogantly asserting unproved principles
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advocate
to speak in support of something
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rectituce
conduct according to moral principles
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pandemonium
a situation of great confusion, esp. because of fear or anger
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etymology
the study of origins of words
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predominant
surpassing all others; most common
