Day 25 Flashcards by Kristen Sohn

yen

longing, yearning

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chronometer

something which measures time

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regal

king or queen like, noble, majestic

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magistrate

official with power to administer the law

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loath

unwilling

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grimace

facial distortion to show feeling such as pain, disgust, etc.

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buffoon

clown or a fool

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flabbergasted

shocked, stunned

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outskirts

fringes, outer borders as of a city

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unfeigned

genuine, real

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voracious

greedy, rapacious

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compilation

listing of information in tabular or book form

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billowing

swelling out in waves, surging

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lode

metal-bearing vein

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casual

expressing a cause

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dictate

to order around

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coincidence

the chance occurrence, at the same time, of two or more seemingly connected events

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ligneous

wood like

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hoax

trick which makes someone take action, practical joke

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dispassionate

indifferent, uncaring

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alienate

make unfriendly or hostile, estrange, separate, change the ownership of

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shrew

scolding woman, very small mouselike animal

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kudos

honor, glory, acclaim or praise for exceptional achievement

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complicity

participation, involvement

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ambidextrous

capable of using either hand with equal ease

infusion

influx 유입

ratiocination

reasoning, act of drawing conclusions from premises

prostrate

stretch out full on ground, make prostrate

obnoxious

offensive, disagreeable

super

above, beyond

suborn

persuade to act unlawfully, bribe

rebuff

to reject

hydrophobia

fear of water

impudence *

impertinence, insolence; 뻔뻔스러움

rivulet

small stream

composure *

emotional control, equilibrium

stout

strong looking, heavy

restitutions

the act of making good or compensating for a loss, damage or injury

divert

to amuse or entertain

epigram

a brief and usually witty saying

exultation

joy, bliss, delight

anachronism

an error involving time in a story, something or someone misplaced in time

rotund

round

intention

resolve, determination

aural

through the sense of hearing

merger

combination, act of merging

mite

very small object or insect-like creature, small coin

provident

providing for future needs, displaying foresight, preparing for emergencies

glaze

cover with a thin and shiny surface

tensile

stretchable, elastic

subside *

sink to a lower level, settle down, sink to the bottom, descend

tenaciously

holding on tight to an idea or purpose

circumnavigate

to go around or travel

gentle

kindly, soft, mild

lope

gallop slowly

debark

to get off a ship

frivolous *

silly, unimportant

decorously

done in a way consistent with good, correct behavior

inauspicious

not favorable

physiological

pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms

nonchalantly

in an unconcerned manner

chastise

to scold, to lecture

regimen

diet, exercise and fitness

synoptic

providing a general overview, summary

concord

agreement

virtual

in essence, existing in essence thought not in actual form, for practical purposes

commemorative

remembering, honoring the memory of

scuttled

sunk

conversion

change from one state to another

negligence

neglect, failure to take reasonable care

harbored

held, hide

archaic *

outdated, old, ancient

quibble

minor objection or complaint (v.) raise minor objections

buoy

to float

potpourri

miscellaneous collection, mixed bag

infirm

bedridden, ill

ambush

act of lying in wait to attack by surprise, sudden attack made from a concealed position

obfuscate

to make obscure or deliberately unclear

insurgency

rebellion, revolt, riot

vivid

very descriptive, almost life like

vertex

summit, highest point

reparation

repayment

feed (n)

food given to farm animals

bound

leap or spring, limit or confine, constitute the limit of

cavalcade

procession of riders or horse-drawn carriages, parage

anarchist *

person who seeks to overturn the established government

dyspeptic

suffering from indigestion

blandishment

flattery

quench

assuage or satisfy (thrust)

problematic

causing a problem, open to doubt

optional

not compulsory

debar

bar, forbid, exclude

archaeology

study of artifacts and relics of early mankind

sullied

made dirty

reiterate

repeat

swarthy

having a dark or tanned complexion

enumerate

count out, list

endue

provide with some quality

consanguineous

having a common ancestor

fallow *

infertile, sterile, incapable of bearing fruit or growing anything

Day 25 Flashcards

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