Day 29 Flashcards by Kristen Sohn

stevedores

dock workers

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query

to question, to inquire

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gaffe

social blunder

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unguent

ointment

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amity

friendship, friendliness

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sibylline

prophetic, oracular

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anemia

lack of blood, weakness

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incongruity

lack of harmony

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forge

counterfeit, reproduce fraudulently, form by heating in a forge and hammering into shape
make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it
build up

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breed

produce young, rear, bring up, produce an undesirable condition

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relish

enjoy, savor
n. enjoyment

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calumny

insult, malignation

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bate

let down, lessen the force of, moderate, restrain

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martinet

one who insists on sticking to the rules, stickler

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sober

serious, solemn, not drunken, abstemious or temperate
v. make or become sober

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sprout

begin to grow, give off shoots or buds
n. new growth on a plant, shoot

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platitude

trite remark, commonplace statement

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vicinity

nearby, proximity

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liquidation

cashing all assets

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debacle

sudden disastrous downfall or defeat, complete disaster

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topography

physical features or a region such as the shape and height

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amok

in a state or rage

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intrigued

interested and curious

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biennial

every two years

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bump

hit or knock against with force

pitfall *

hidden danger, concealed trap

solon

wise law maker

pathetic

causing sadness, compassion, pity, touching

imminent

impending, near at hand

abet

assist usually in doing something wrong, encourage

embezzle

to steal money by cheating

skulduggery

dishonest behavior or action

projectile

missile, fired or thrown object

comestible

edible, able to be eaten

nomenclature

name

negate *

wipe out

expedient *

suitable for a particular purpose although not necessarily morally correct, practical

pesky

annoying

circlet

small ring, band of gold, silver, jewel

muddle

confuse, mix up confusedly n. state of confusion

onset

beginning, attack

component

element, ingredient

prognosticate

to foretell, to predict the future

aegis

shield, protection, defense

listless *

lacking in spirit or energy, languid

juridical

of the law and its administration

vulnerable

weak to, fragile

intoxicate

make drunk, stimulate or excite

dilatory *

late, tending to delay

ford

place where a river can be crossed on foot

infantile

childish, infantlike

ursine

bearlike, pertaining to a bear

dehydrate *

to dry up, to remove water from

indissoluble

permanent, impossible to dissolve or disintegrate

circulate

to move around, to flow freely

asperity

harshness, quick temper

discreditable

not worthy of being believed

anti-semitic

hating or discriminating against Jews

saline

salty

arrears

being in debt, work that should have been done

diffuse *

wordy, verbose, rambling, spread out like a gas

anonymity

state of being nameless, anonymousness

memento

souvenir

resurge

rise again, flow to and from

flawed

containing errors

rustic

relating to the country

primordial

existing at the beginning of time, rudimentary

nautical

relating to sailing or the ocean

criterion *

standard for judging

synchronous

similarly times, simultaneous with, occurring at the same time, synchronize

morpheme

the smallest element of speech or writing

legislate

to make laws

demography

study of a population or certain set of statistics

gentry

people of standing rank or position, people of good family or high social position

desperado

reckless, desperate outlaw

strive

to attempt, to try

sylvan

relating to the woods or forest

concordance

agreement

disputatious *

argumentative, fond of argument

valise

a small luggage which can be carried

novelty *

something new and entertaining, fad

coronation

ceremony of crowning a queen or king

distension

swelling

embellished

decorated

scathing

harsh, hurtful, critical

misdemeanor

minor crime, misdeed, wrongdoing

lithe *

graceful, flexible

animosity *

hatred

adjudge

to judge according to the law

annihilate

destroy

mournful

sad

inter

between

exorbitant

excessive

metrical

metric, written in the form of poetry

virile

masculine, powerful

magniloquent

using bombastic or arrogant language

vector

carrier of disease or etc.

posture

assume an affected pose, act artificially

tenant

one who holds a lease, occupant

implausible *

not likely, not possible