Day 16-18 Flashcards by Stephen Kim

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adumbrate

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to sketch, outline in a shadow way

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distend

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to expand by stretching

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eccentrics

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weird, peculiar

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erudite

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learned, scholarly

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altruism

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unselfish concern for other’s welfare

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obsequious

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overly submissive, today, flatter

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lackadaisical

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lazy, apathetic, indifferent

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husband

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to farm, to manage carefully or thriftily

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extirpate

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to pull apart, to root up

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rescind

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to repeal, to cancel

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carnal

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not spiritual, merely human, temperal

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raze

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to tear down, to demolish

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indignant

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angry, incensed, offended

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contravene

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violate, infringe, transgress

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probity

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honesty, highly mindedness

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presumptuous

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rude, improperly bold

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jocular

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joyful, playful, humorous

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mirth

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frivolity, gaiety

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paroxysm

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any sudden, violent outburst

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gait

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a manner of walking, stepping

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aloof

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detached, indifferent

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exhort

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to urge or incite by strong appeals

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stratify

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to arrange into layers

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fitful

Study These Flashcards

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intermittent, irregular

vicarious

indirect experience

insipid

flavorless, uninteresting

droll

amusing in a wry, or subtle way, waggish

ruminate

to contemplate, to reflect upon

soporific

tending to induce drowsiness or sleep

odious

hateful, contemptible

adroit

skillful, accomplished

rectitude

moral uprightness

prospectus

a document describing the major feature

protean

readily assuming different form or characters

mandate

accreditation, authorization

consortium

a combination of financial institutions

serendipity

habit of making fortunate discoveries by chance

nebulous

hazy, vague, indistinct

nefarious

very wicked

chasten

to restrain to subdue, to punish

itinerant

wandering from place to place

contentious

quarrelsome, disagreeable, belligerent

sanguine

ruddy, cheerfully optimistic

natal

relating to birth

altruistic

unselfishly generous, concerned for others

gauche

lacking social grave, sensitivity

sublime

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe

erudite

learned, scholarly

cognate

mental process by which knowledge is acquired

monastic

extremely plain or secluded

corroborate

to confirm to verify

corrugated

to mold in a shape with parallel grooves and ridges

pertinent

applicable, appropriate

pernicious

very destructive, harmful

perpetuate

to make something last, preservew

winsome

charming, happily engaing

abstruse

obscure, profound, difficult to understand

germane

pertinent

sophistry

deceptive, reasoning, argumentation