Day 30 Flashcards by Kristen Sohn

deranged

crazy, lunatic

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ravenous *

extremely hungry, voracious

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sovereignty

complete independence and self-government of a country

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haggard

gaunt, skeletal

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impetuosity

impulsiveness

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intemperate

lacking self control, excessive

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historic

important in history

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indubitable

unable to be doubted, which cannot be doubted, unquestionable

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sagacious

wise, perceptive, shrewd, having insight

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spangle

small shiny metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation

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beholden

obligated, indebted, owing thanks, obliged or indebted from gratitude

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burlesque

give an imitation that ridicules, imitate mockingly

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aristocracy

hereditary nobility, privileged class, government by nobility

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impoverish

make poor, deprive of natural strength or something important

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die

metal block used for shaping metal or plastic, device for stamping or impressing, mold

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dichotomies

divisions into two parts

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oath

solemn promise, blasphemous use of sacred words to express strong feelings

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disseminate *

broadcast, publicize, circulate as in information

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tinged

slightly colored, nuanced

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febrile

feverish

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disquieting

disturbing

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bleak *

cold or cheerless, frigid, unlikely to be favorable, depressing

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remittance

remitting of money, amount of money remitted

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beguile *

to charm, to entrance

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ventilate

admit fresh air into to replace stale air

disarray

state of disorder, a disorderly or untidy state

overthrow

to take over

cacophonous *

very noisy, unpleasant sounding

traverse

go through or across

evanescent *

temporary, transient

asymmetric

not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

ferment

to develop or evolve something

liability

drawback, handicap, debts, obligation, responsibility, condition of being liable

didactic

instructive, informative, teaching

vitiate

to debase, to make something faulty

flout

reject, mock, show, contempt for, scorn

fructify

bear fruit, produce fruit

winsome

charming, attractive

vilified

spoken ill of, belittled

genealogy

list of ancestry

hinder

to prevent, to thwart

recoil

to draw back in disgust or fear

fete

party, festival

gloss over

explain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults

similitude

resemblance, like the real thing

roil

make liquids murky by stirring up sediments, disturb

masticate

chew

dearth

lack, scarcity, paucity

rotunda

circular building or hall covered with a dome

obstinate *

stubborn, hard to control or treat

reputable

respected, having a good reputation

reek

emit an unpleasant odor or smoke, give off an unpleasant odor, give out smoke

coy

shy flirtatiously, showing a pretended lack of self-confidence, modest, coquettish

ambulatory

able to move or walk around

tribunal

court of justice

verdant

green, covered with green plants or grass, lush in vegetation

amalgamation

mixture or joining of different components

congregation

a gathering, a crowd

incapacitate

disable n. incapacity = lack of capacity

panache

flair, manner of doing things without any difficulty causing admiration, flamboyance

rescind *

cancel, annul

on part

similar to, equal to

inamorata

woman whom a man loves

furtiveness

secretiveness

dappled

spotted

contrivance

something contrived, machine or apparatus, clever deceitful plan, scheme

con

together, with

inflated

exaggerated, pompous, enlarged with air or gas

ravine

narrow valley with steep sides, gorge

fertile

producing many young, fruits, or seeds

nurtured

fostered, encouraged

coquette

woman who tries to attract the admiration of men without sincere feelings

peruse

to read carefully

stamp

step on heavily so as to crush or extinguish, put an end to

vouch

give a personal guarantee

aggressor

attacker

livid

extremely bruised, discolored

distinctive

clearly different from others of the same kind

augment *

increase, add to

defuse

v. remove the fuse of a bomb, reduce or eliminate a threat

molten

melted

alcove

nook, recess

haunt

visit a place regularly, come to mind continually, frequent

foil for

person that shows another to advantage

flair

talent

embroil

to involve in a conflict

assert

state strongly or positively, demand recognition of rights, claims, etc.

catalyst

agent which brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged

avarice *

greed

comport

bear one's self, behave

lein

legal claim or right on property

extraneous *

not essential, irrelevant, superfluous, external, coming from the outside

dire

threatening, ominous

expendable

unimportant, able to be discarded

apocalypse

destruction a realization about the future

accentuate

emphasize, show off

carillon

a set of bells (often in a tower) capable of being played

inscription

words written as tribute in a book or monument

persist

to continue on despite adversity

prurient

unwholesome interest in sex, lascivious