Day 48 Flashcards
1
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trivialize
A
made to seem unimportant
2
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grave
A
serious
3
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recalcitrant
A
disobedient
4
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nocturnal
A
active at night
4
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riveting
A
holding one’s attention; absorbing; engrossing
4
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supplant *
A
to replace
5
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ingrained
A
deeply established; firmly rooted
6
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lookout
A
keeps watching
7
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profess
A
to confess
8
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self-effacing
A
humble
8
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repertory
A
story
9
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patriarch
A
male head of the family
10
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amphitheater
A
auditorium (usually outside)
10
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pedantic
A
bookish; showing off learning
11
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smear
A
spread or cover with a sticky substance
11
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tonsure
A
shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders
12
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fitful *
A
intermittent, infrequent
12
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ruddy
A
reddish
13
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dotage
A
senility
14
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cherubic
A
like an angel
15
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simplisitc
A
oversimplified
16
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handsome
A
large in quantity; generous
17
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spec/spect
A
watch, observe
18
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default
A
failure to act
18
chip
lose a small pice from the surface or edge
19
balmy
soft and mild of air; fragrant
19
sidetrack
switch to a siding
19
brimming
filled to the top; overflowing
20
ameliorate
to make better
21
paternal
fatherly
22
flimmer
shine erratically, twinkle
23
list
to lean over, to tilt to the side
23
sextant
navigation tool used to determine a ship's latitude and longitude
24
parley
conference
24
miscreants
wrong-doers
25
lagoon
shallow body of water or lake near a sea
26
institution
instituting; building for the organization
27
surmount
to overcome, to triumph over
28
somber
serious
29
foundered
sank
29
chassis
the framework of a care
30
assumption
something taken for granted
30
profundity
depth of ideas
31
auditory
pertaining to the sense of hearing
31
materialism *
love of material things
32
mettle
bravery
32
hummock
small hill
33
impetuous
active without thinking; reckless
34
knell
tolling of a bell especially to indicate a funeral
34
makeshift
temporary expedient or substitute in the case of urgent need
35
tantamount *
equal to
36
pied
piebald, variegated; multicolored
37
daunt
frighten
37
daunting
frightening, discouraging
38
decompose
to rot
39
condolence
expression of sorrow or sympathy
39
naïve
ignorant, inexperienced
40
extend
to lengthen
40
litigant
claimant in a law case
41
proliferated
increased, flourished
41
euphony
sweet sound
42
militate
work against
43
roseate
rosy; optimistic
44
caste
one of the hereditary classes in Hindu society; social stratification; prestige
45
bouillon
clear beef soup
46
expertise
specialized knowledge in a particular field; expert skill
46
sluggish *
slow moving, lazy
46
luminous
shiny
47
drudgery
menial or hard work
48
oatmeal
crushed oats used for making porridge
48
meditation
careful thinking over an idea
49
address
direct a speech to, speak to
49
scribe
a clerk or copier of documents
49
commission
to hire or order
50
thesis
opinion put forward and supported by reasoned arguments
50
inept
clumsy
50
jovial
jolly, cheerful
50
blueprints
plans to a building
50
impropreity
improperness, unsuitableness
50
imbibe
to drink
50
chapel
small church
50
pinion
restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs
50
orientation
act of finding one self in society
50
worldly
engrossed in matters of this earth, not spiritual
51
downcast
disheartened; dejected; sad
51
contradict
to oppose
51
prominence
fame, eminence
52
debauch
corrupt morally
52
elocution
the delivery of a speech
53
oracular
of an oracle
53
converse
opposite
53
reaffirm
to assert again
53
increment
increase
53
ancillary
supplementary, secondary
53
barb
sharp projection from fishhook, arrow, or other object; openly cutting remark
53
manifest
obvious, highly notiveable
53
sphinx-like
enigmatic, mysterious
53
oracle
a person considered to be a source of wise counsel or prophetic opinions
53
dissension
disagreement, conflict
53
equivocate
hesitate, to be unsure
