Day 14 Flashcards
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comprehensive *
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broad; including a lot or everything; thorough; inclusive
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apiary
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a place where beed are kept
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refulgent
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effulgent; brilliant; brightly shining; gleaming
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unfathomable
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incomprehensible; impenetrable
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brawny
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strong, powerful
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exceed
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to go beyond, transcend
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crevasse
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deep fissure or crack
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toady
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servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant
(v.) be a toady to; fawn
7
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rubric
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title or heading (in red print); direction for religious ceremony; protocol
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catacomb
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an underground graveyard
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chronos
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time
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dogged
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stubborn, determined
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psychopathic
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pertaining to mental dearrangement
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concave
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hollow; curved inwards
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whet
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sharpen; stimulate
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termagant
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a nagging woman, shrew
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predominant
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most important
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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haughty
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arrogant
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exacerbates
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makes worse
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charlatan *
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trickster, conman
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entrance
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put under a spell (condition caused by magical power)
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multiform
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having many forms
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monolithic
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massively solid, unyielding
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imbecility
weakness of mind; state of being an imbecile
(n.) imbecile = stupid person; fool
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bilk
to cheat, swindle
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naivete
quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity; artlessness; gullibility
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verity
quality of being true; lasting truth or principle
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intricate
complicated
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mandated
ordered
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enchantment
fascination
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gargoyle
waterspout carved in grotesque figures on a building
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obstreperous
boisterous; noisy and uncontrollable
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incarcerate
to jail, to imprison
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sonic
of sound or its speed in air
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chilling
shocking, frightening
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manipulate
operate with one's hands; control or play upon (people, forces, etc.) artfully; maneuver
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accouterment
decoration, ornament
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remunerate
to compensate
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melodramas
unrealistic, overacted plays
25
callous
cruel and unfeeling
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complaisant
amiable; agreeable (willing to please others); 겸손한
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insolent
rudely disrespectful, impudent
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finite
having a limit or end
27
motility
spontaneous movement
28
gibber
to speak rapidly, inarticulately, and often foolishly
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testy
irritable; impatient and bad-tempered; short-tempered
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upbraid
reprimand; severely scold
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concomitant
that which accompanies
something that accompanies or is collaterally connected with something else 수반하는...?
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waver
move or swing back and forth; be uncertain or unsteady in decision or movement
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dichotomy
division into two opposite parts; split; branching into two parts
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nutrition
process of nourishing or being nourished
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taunted
teased; mocked
32
exodus
departure (usually of many people)
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limerick
humorous short verse
34
alchemy
medieval chemistry
35
disparity *
difference; condition of inequality
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cognizant
observant, aware
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conglomeration
mass of material sticking together
37
authenticate
prove genuine
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anoint
consecrate; put oil on (in a religious ceremony)
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expatiate
talk at length; speak or write in detail
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dolorous
lachrymose, depressed
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artifice
trickery, hoax, guile
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abysmal
bottomless
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vertical
going up and down
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rejoinder
a clever retort or answer back
43
gyroscope
apparatus used to maintain balance, ascertain direction
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appreciate
be thankful for; increase in worth; be thoroughly conscious of
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sangfroid
coolness, composure
44
rendition
interpretation, different version
45
junket
trip especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
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invincible
unconquerable
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distant
reserved or aloof; cold in manner
47
discredit
to harm the reputation of
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vacate
to empty
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abnegation
renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation
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machination
crafty or sneaky trick or strategy
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confide
to have trust in someone (usually bu entrusting with secrets)
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marginal
of a margin; barely within a limit
51
cartographer
map-maker
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minutiae
petty or trivial details
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askew
crookedly; slanted; at an angle
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telepathy
ability to read thoughts
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devise *
think up; invent; plan; bequeath
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jibe
agree; be in harmony with; gibe
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awful
terrible; very bad
55
pecuniary
relating to money
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dabble
work at in a nonseriouse fashion; splash around; move noisily in a liquid
57
clasp
hold firmly within arms
58
graduated
arranged by degrees (of height, difficulty, etc.)
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whiff
puff or gust (of air, scent, etc.); short-lasting smell; hint
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jabber
chatter rapidly or unintelligibly
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solicit
entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain
59
deity
god, higher power
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complacent
self satisfied, overly content
60
prowl
to stalk, to creep around
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epicurean
believing that pleasure is good and suffering is bad and should be avoided
62
ragamuffin
dirty child in torn clothes; person wearing tattered clothes
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holster
leather pistol case (that hangs on a belt around the waist
