Box3_2 Flashcards by Lucy K.

fracas

a noisy fight

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excruciating

severely painful

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nirvana

a place of ideal peace and harmony

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edifice

a building; architectural monument

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cacophony

a harsh, jarring sound

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amiable

friendly and agreeable

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ambiance

environment

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nondescript

lacking distinction or individual character

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mountebank

someone who sells quack medicines

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hemorrhage

to bleed profusely; to lose rapidly and in great quantity; excessive bleeding or loss of something valuable

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regime

a government or form of government; the time when a particular government is in power

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manifest

obvious

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voracious

devouring; extremely hungry

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laudable

worthy praise

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resonate

to echo

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inception

commencement; beginning; origin

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urban

relating to a city

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quotidian

daily; customary

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subvert

to corrupt; to overthrow completely

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surmise

to infer something by intuition or with slender evidence

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trek

to travel or migrate, esp. slowly or with great difficulty

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pedantic

putting unnecessary stress on minor or purely academic knowledge

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abject

of the lowest degree

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occult

relating to the supernatural

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putrid

in a foul state, as of decaying flesh; rotten

vernacular

informal speech; native language

cavalcade

an order of events; a procession

tenor

the general character or meaning of something

deplete

to gradually use up (resources, strength, etc.)

antiseptic

free from germs; thoroughly clean

melancholy

sad, esp. a lingering or habitual state of mind

parvenu

someone recently risen to a higher social class and not yet accepted by others in that class, often because of a lack of manners

commence

to begin

cordial

warm and friendly

concur

to agreee

effrontery

bold and insulting behavior

itinerant

traveling from place to place, esp. for work

dire

warning of or having terrible consequences

malady

a disease

amorphous

without definite shape

venerable

worthy of honor and respect by reason of dignity, age, etc.

recur

to repeat

antithesis

direct contrast

improvise

to do without preparation

pervade

to spread through or be present throughout

improvident

not preparing for the future

fastidious

showing or acting with careful attention to detail

abound

to be plentiful

stamina

resistance to fatigue or hardship; endurance

spit

a narrow piece of land that extends into water; a thin rod used to impale meat for roasting

mendicant

a beggar

disingenuous

not straightforward or candid

aggrandize

to enlarge

nemesis

one who inflicts justified or great punishment; a source of harm or ruin

stoic

apparently indifferent to joy, grief, pleasure, or pain

explicate

to give a detailed, usually learned explanation or analysis

alienate

to make unfriendly or hostile

regimen

a set of rules, usually followed for therapeutic effect

purport

to claim, esp. falsely

mogul

a rich or powerful person

animosity

bitter hostility, esp. that which provokes punitive action

misanthrope

one who hates or mistrusts mankind

myopic

near-sighted

parsimony

excessive care in spending; stinginess

manumit

to grant freedom to slaves

lax

careless; lacking firmness

sequester

to move or set apart

florid

flushed with rosy color; overdecorated

bravura

a showy display

quaint

odd, esp. in an old-fashioned way

eon

a long period of time

adage

a familiar saying; a proverb

arcane

understood only by a few

nocturnal

occurring at night

indignation

anger aroused by something unjust or evil

temperate

consistent; moderate; without extremes

tractable

easily managed or controlled

malefactor

one who does wrong

obstreperous

noisily and stubbornly defiant

nonplus

to put at a loss as to what to do or think

surly

sullen and rude

incongruous

lacking agreement

civil

observing accepted social customs; not rude

avocation

a hobby

repel

to drive or force back; to drive off

impinge

to have an effect on something, esp. a negative one

vantage

a position that gives a wide view

hoodwink

to deceive; to mislead

delve

to look for; to search; to investigate

affable

friendly

claustophobia

fear of confined spaces

indefatigable

tireless, unceasing

maim

to cripple; to disable

wince

to flinch in pain or fear

cynical

distrusting others from a sense that everyone's motives are selfish

wax

to become larger

fiasco

a major disaster

emigration

departure from one country for another

abolish

to put to an end to

agitate

to move violently

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