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Flashcards in Chunks 5 & 6 Deck (24)
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1
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Edacious

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Adj. Voracious; devouring

2
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Expostulate

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Verb.

Argue earnestly to dissuade, correct, or protest.

3
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Auspice

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Noun.

Protection or support, patronage

4
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Auspicious

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Adj.

Favorable; successful; prosperous

5
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Punctilious

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Adj.

Precise; paying attention to trivialities, especially in regard to etiquette.

6
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Salutary

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Adj.

Remedial; wholesome; causing improvement

7
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Imbroglio

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Noun.

Difficult or embarrassing situation

8
Q

Wend

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Verb.

To go; proceed

9
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Nostrum

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Noun.

A quack remedy; an untested cure.

10
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Personable

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Adj.

Pleasing in appearance; attractive

11
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Salacious

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Adj.

Obscene

12
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Exscind

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Verb.

To cut out; cut away

13
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Sublime

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Adj.

Lofty; noble

14
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Quail

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Verb

Lose courage; turn frightened

15
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Urbane

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Adj.

Elegant; refined in manners

16
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Tyro

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Noun

Novice; amateur

17
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Boorish

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Adj.

Crude; offensive; rude

18
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Upbraid

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Verb.

Reprove; reproach

19
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Effete

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Adj.

Infertile; worn out; weak.

20
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Obdurate

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Adj.

Stubborn; inflexible; adamant

21
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Mince

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Verb.
Pronounce or speak affectedly; euphemize; speak too carefully;

Take tiny steps; tiptoe

22
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Inimitable

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Adj.

Defying imitation

23
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Inveterate

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Adj.

Deep rooted; ingrained; habitual

24
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Provident

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Adj.

Looking to the future; frugal