Chapter one Flashcards
(33 cards)
1
Q
Ephemeral
A
Short lived
2
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Edible
A
Digestible
3
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Incoherent
A
Unintelligible
4
Q
Acute
A
Sharp
5
Q
Raffish
A
Tawdry
6
Q
Mulct
A
Defraud
7
Q
Kvetch
A
Complain
8
Q
Philomath
A
Scholars
9
Q
Debouching
A
Emerge
10
Q
Benison
A
Curse
11
Q
Subsume
A
Include
12
Q
Consensus
A
Accord
13
Q
Altercation
A
Quarrel like disagreement
14
Q
Irresolute
A
Wavering/ hesitate between choices
15
Q
Laconic
A
Concise / express in few words
16
Q
Conciliatory
A
To preserve or obtain peace
17
Q
Precedent
A
Like example
18
Q
Diaphanous
A
Transparent
19
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Indolent
A
Lazy
20
Q
Incidental
A
Casual
21
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Succumb
A
Cease/ to resist
22
Q
Notorious
A
Like infamous
23
Q
Unanimity
A
Like concurrence
24
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Pert
A
Saucy
25
Aesthetic
Good taste / beautiful
26
Decimation
To kill
27
Indignant
Angry
28
Cliche
Platitude
29
Harmony
Agreement/ among people, thoughts, ideas
30
Feasible
Practicable
31
Versatile
Many-sided
32
Imperturbability
Calmness / serenity
33
Strident
Irritating / unpleasantness
