Flashcards in Chapter 5 Deck (21):
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Cursive (adj.)
(of handwriting) in flowing strokes with the letters joined together.
Printing. in flowing strokes resembling handwriting.
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Contumacious (adj.)
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
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Connotation (n.)
the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”
the suggesting of additional meanings by a word or expression, apart from its literal meaning; the act of connoting.
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Curmudgeon (n.)
a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.
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Despoil (v.)
to strip of possessions, things of value, etc.; rob; plunder; pillage.
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Equipoise (n.)
an equal distribution of weight; even balance; equilibrium.
a counterpoise.
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Ennui (n.)
a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom: The endless lecture produced an unbearable ennui.
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Factious (adj.)
given to faction; dissentious: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.
pertaining to or proceeding from faction: factious quarrels.
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Facetious (adj.)
not meant to be taken seriously or literally: a facetious remark.
amusing; humorous.
lacking serious intent; concerned with something nonessential, amusing, or frivolous: a facetious person.
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Equitable (adj.)
characterized by equity or fairness; just and right; fair; reasonable: equitable treatment of all citizens.
Law.
pertaining to or valid in equity.
pertaining to the system of equity, as distinguished from the common law.
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Expiate (v.)
to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate one's crimes.
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Factitious (adj.)
not spontaneous or natural; artificial; contrived: factitious laughter; factitious enthusiasm.
made; manufactured: a decoration of factitious flowers and leaves.
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Effectual (adj.)
producing or capable of producing an intended effect; adequate.
valid or binding, as an agreement or document.
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Distrait (adj.)
inattentive because of distracting worries, fears, etc.; absent-minded.
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Dowdy (adj.)
not stylish; drab; old-fashioned: Why do you always wear those dowdy old dresses?
not neat or tidy; shabby.
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Expository (adj.)
of the nature of exposition; serving to expound, set forth, or explain: an expository essay; expository writing.
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Fancier (n.)
a person having a liking for or interest in something; enthusiast: a fancier of sports cars.
a person who breeds animals, plants, etc., especially in order to improve the strain: a horse fancier.
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Entrance (v.)
to fill with delight or wonder; enrapture.
to put into a trance: to be hypnotically entranced.
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Execrable (adj.)
utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent.
very bad: an execrable stage performance.
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Dulcet (adj.)
pleasant to the ear; melodious: the dulcet tones of the cello.
pleasant or agreeable to the eye or the feelings; soothing.
Archaic. sweet to the taste or smell.
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