Cumulative@04-19 Flashcards
(113 cards)
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emphatic/emphatically
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Adj
assertive; expressing firmly / forcefully
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tremulously
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Adv
shakily or timidly, nervously
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errant
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Adj
guilty / delinquent OR
wandering / stray
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festoon
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Verb - to decorate / adorn
Noun - a garland
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apex
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Noun
The highest part of something; peak; pinnacle
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Wry
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Adj
- Mocking / sarcastic
- twisted in a expresion of digust, disappointment or annoyance
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Precarious
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Adj
- Uncertain ; riskly
- Not securely held in position; likely to collapse
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palliate
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V
To soothe / ease
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Peremptory
A
Adj
- Insisting on immediate attention or obedience; commanding
- Not open to appeal ; final
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tiff
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(n.)
argument, disagreement
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privy
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Adj
Sharing in the knowledge of
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deftness/deft
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(n) skill/agility
(adj) skillful/agile, adept
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exile
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Verb
To banish; throw out
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laudable
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(adj) praiseworthy, commendable
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laden
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Adj
Loaded; weighed down
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Scrupulously
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Adv
Done in a manner with extreme attention to detail; carefully
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disingenuous
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Adj
insincere ; dishonest
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eloquence
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Noun
Speech that is graceful and persuasive
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wistful
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(adj) showing a feeling of longing; nostalgic
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derisive
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Adj
Mocking / expressing ridicule / contempt
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innumerable
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(adj.)
countless
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culpability
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(n) guilt, blame
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scourge
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Verb
To whip ; to beat
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contempt/contemptuously
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Noun
Disdain / disrespect / disregard
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intercession
Noun
the action of intervention on behalf of another;
petition
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coy
Adj
Making a pretense of shyness or modesty OR
reluctant to give details
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diffidently
Adv
shyly because of a lack of self-confidence. Timidly
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enjoin
Verb
demand or encourage
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obduracy
Noun
Stubbornness
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oblique
Adj
Indirect
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Squander
Verb
1. To waste in a reckless and foolish manner
2. To allow an opportunity to be lost
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innocuous
(adj) harmless
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sallow
Adj
yellowish ; pale
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procure
Verb
To get ; to obtain
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festooned
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curtly
Adv
Bluntly; rudely; briefly
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nonchalant
(adj.)
casual, laid back
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morosely
Adv
Gloomily; depressingly
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incredulous/incredulity
Adj.
Skeptical
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Aphorism
Noun
A saying with a general truth; a maxim
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Sequester
Verb
To isolate or hide away
To take legal possessions of assets until debt is paid
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vex
Verb
To annoy ; irritate
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reciprocal
(adj.)
given, felt, or done in return; mutual
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Adept
Adj
Skillful ; talented
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pedagogical
(adj.)
related to teaching, instructional
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florid
(adj) red or flushed complexion
(adj) elaborate or fancy
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floundering
Verb
To struggle; to stumble
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ruefully
Adv
Sadly , regretfully
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myriad
Noun - multitude
Adj - countless
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lamentable
Adj
distressing ; sad
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transgression
Noun
Wrongdoing ; sin
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suave
(adj.)
charming; confident; refined
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rebuff
V
reject; decline
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ambiguities
Noun
Vagueness ; uncertainty
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plaintive
(adj) sad, mournful
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Surreptitiously
Adverb
Done in secret because it would likely be disapproved of
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sadistic
(adj.)
getting pleasure from causing pain
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suffuse
Verb
to spread throughout
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haughty
Adj
Arrogant ; conceited
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tumult
Noun
Commotion / disorder
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tactful
(adj) showing a keen sense of what is appropriate/tasteful; showing discretion
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guffaw
V
to laugh boisterously
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sidle
(v) to creep or sneak
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louse
(n.)
good for nothing person
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wayward
Adj
Stubborn ; headstrong
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dismal
Adj
Gloomy ; melancholy
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Unabashed
Adj
Shameless ; bold
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loathsome
Adj
hideous ; disgusting; deserving of hate
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obstinate
(adj) stubborn, inflexible
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remnants
Noun
what remains ; fragments
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exhibitionist
(n.)
a person who behaves in ways intended to attract attention or show-off
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cower
V
to crouch down in fear
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grievance
Noun
Injustice ; complaint
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digression
(n.)
movement away from the central or main point
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immaterial
(adj.)
of little importance, insignificant
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furtive/furtively
Adj.
Secretive
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bellicosely
Adv
aggressively ; hostilely
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coax
Verb
to persuade gradually or by flattery
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unscrupulous
(adj.)
unaffected by principles of right and wrong, immoral
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qualms
(n.)
worries, doubts
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palpable
(adj) able to be touched, noticeable, unmistaken
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impervious
Adj
Incapable of being affected by;
impenetrable
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inane
(adj.)
foolish; pointless; asinine
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Docile
Adj
Submissive / obedient
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fiend
(n.)
a person who is extremely interested in or obsessed with something, an evil spirit
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valorous
Adj
courageous; brave
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boisterous
(adj.)
noisily, jolly, or rowdy
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compulsory
(adj.)
required, mandatory, obligatory
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Evasive
Adj
Tending to avoid or escape
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Loll
Verb
To lounge
To hang loosely / droop
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rebuke
Verb
To scold / reprimand
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phony
(adj.)
fake, not genuine, not honest
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putrid
(adj.)
rotten, sticking
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fickle
Adj
Changeable
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gallant
Adj
brave ; noble
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ostracize
(v.)
to exclude, to make an outcast
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umbrage
(n) offense, annoyance
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penury
Noun
extreme poverty
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ruminate
(v) to think deeply about something, to contemplate
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fray
Noun
fight or brawl
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pacifist
(n.)
peace-lover, someone opposed to violence
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awash
(adj) flooded/covered witrh water
(adj) containing large numbers of something
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indignant/indignantly
Adj
angry / offended
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Lithe
Adj
Thin and graceful ; flexible
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pensive
Adj
Deep in thought
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augment
Verb
To increase ; to enlarge
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harrowing
(adj.)
extremely disturbing or distressing
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sacrilegious
(adj.)
in violation of anything sacred, showing distrespect toward something considered holy
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sullen
(adj) bad-tempered, sulky, gloomy
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conscientious
(adj.)
wishing to do what is right, careful and hardworking
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Volubility
Noun
The quality of talking flently, readily or incenssantly
Talkativeness
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Contrite
Adj
Repentant
Apologetic
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blase
(adj.)
indifferent or bored, unimpressed
