Box3_4 Flashcards

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intuition

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instinctive knowledge, acquired without conscious reason

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apathy

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lack of emotion

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egalitarian

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of the belief that all people should have equal rights

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abstemious

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moderate, esp. in eating and drinking

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abhor

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to detest; to shrink from in disgust

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become

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to be appropriate or suitable to

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deter

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to prevent or discourage from acting by means of fear or doubt

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coiffure

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a hairstyle

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adversary

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an enemy or opponent

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warrant

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to justify or deserve

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disheveled

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disarranged; untidy; rumpled

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comprise

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to include; to contain; to be composed of

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belated

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delayed

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gadfly

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a persistent critic

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poise

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self-assurance; composure; equilibrium

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pauper

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one who is extremely poor, esp. one living on public charity

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forgo

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to abstain from or relinquish; to do without

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depreciate

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to reduce in price or value

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distraction

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mental distress; that which amuses or entertains

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sustenance

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the support of life or health

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fissure

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a split; an opening

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lambaste

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to scold or criticize harshly

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martinet

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one who is strict in discipline, and enjoys authority too much

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subsidize

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to assist financially or pay for, esp. by the government

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municipal
relating to a city
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deference
yielding an opinion, desire, or position to another out of respect
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unmitigated
absolute; positive; severe
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decry
to speak out against strongly and openly
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bridle
to restrain
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whimsical
not able to be predicted; constantly changing
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escapade
a reckless adventure
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modicum
a small quantity
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paradox
a statement or situation that appears contradictory
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vestige
a trace of something that once existed but has disappeared
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rapacious
excessively greedy
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pedagogy
the art or profession of teaching
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arrogate
to claim for one's self unjustly
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predicament
a troublesome or embarrassing situation
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compulsion
irresistible impulse; force
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forge
to give form or shape to; to advance gradually
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traverse
to travel over or through
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implode
to violently collapse inward
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caveat
a warning
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attrition
gradual reduction
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ilk
kind; sort; class
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allocate
to set apart for a special purpose; designate
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accede
to agree to something
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calumny
a false and malicious statement; slander
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reproach
to express disapproval for a fault, usually out of a sense of disappointment
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captious
tending to notice and point out trivial mistakes or faults
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querulous
inclined to find fault; complaining
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tangent
an abrupt digression or change of course
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horde
a group of people; a large crowd
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detest
to hate
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dislodge
to force out of a concealed position
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uproarious
extremely funny
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malfearsance
wrongdoing, esp. by a public official
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groggy
confused, sluggish, or dizzy, as from lack of sleep or drunkenness
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awry
away from the correct course; wrong; deviant
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denizen
an inhabitant; one who is often found in a particular place
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truncate
to cut short
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exorbiant
excessive
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plight
sad situation
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incursion
an attack or raid
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cache
a hiding place for storage of provisions or valuables
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colloquy
conversation, esp. a formal one
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banter
good-humored teasing
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commend
to express approval of
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pundit
a person who gives opinions or commentary
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inscrutable
hard to understand; enigmatic
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presage
to indicate or warn in advance
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fractious
disruptive or irritable
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panoply
a splendid array; ceremonial dress with all acessories
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shambles
utter disorder
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gratis
free of charge
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debunk
to express the falsehood of
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adjunct
something attached to another but not essential to it
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lavish
generous; extravagant
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cataclysm
a disastrous event, usually one that brings about great change
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avarice
excessive desire for wealth
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excise
to remove by or as if by cutting
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obdurate
not easily moved to pity or sympathy
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impel
to push something into motion
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opulence
extreme wealth
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appall
to horrify
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construe
to interpret
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distend
to stretch out; to expand
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connive
to cooperate secretly in wrongful action; to scheme
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salient
important, prominent, most noticeable
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compliciy
association or participation in a wrongful act
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travail
painfully difficult work
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defile
to corrupt
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mores
accepted rules of behavior
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strident
loud, shrill, or harshly grating; forcefully assertive or harshly critical
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oblique
not straight to the point; indirect
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heed
to pay attention to
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dilate
to make wider; to expand
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earnest
showing deep sincerity; serious
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inclined
disposed; willing
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prevail
to triumph over; to be or become most common
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contiguous
sharing a common boundary; adjoining
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tortuous
winding, twisted
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rife
prevalent, abundant