Day 53 Flashcards
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stupefy *
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stun; make numb (as with a drug); amaze
2
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surly
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cranky, easily irritated
2
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matrix
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the womb or a beginning place
3
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serene
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tranquil, peaceful
4
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sallow
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sickly, yellow in color
4
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inexorableness
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inescapability
5
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dismal
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gloomy, depressed
5
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introvert
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one who is introspective or inclined to think more about oneself
6
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studied
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carefully contrived; calculated; unspontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful
6
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migrant
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changing its habitat; wandering
6
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veritable
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being truly so; real or genuine; actual
7
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preposterous
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utterly ridiculous or silly
8
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prestine
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flawless, immaculate
9
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veiled
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hidden
9
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colossal
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huge
10
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craven
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cowardly
11
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perpetual
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everlasting
11
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glossary
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brief explanation of words used in the text
12
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carping *
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petty criticism; fault-finding; fretful complaining; quibble
13
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probity
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uprightness; honesty; incorruptibility
14
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scholarly
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full of learning; erudite; like a scholar
15
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emote
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to show emotion
15
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venue
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location; place (of a crime, trial, gathering, etc.)
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inborn
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innate, born with
16
pudding
hot sweet dish
16
fruition
bearing of fruit; fulfillment; realization
17
lunatic
insane, one who was touched by the light of the moon
18
breach
breaking of contract or duty; fissure or gap; opening
19
carouse
to drink and become noisy
20
venture
risk; expose to risk; dare; undertake a risk
21
prototype
first example, original model
22
clairvoyant
able to see into the future/another dimension
23
buoyant
able to float; cheerful and optimistic
24
nuptial
of marriage or the wedding ceremony
24
simper
smirk; smile in a silly way; smile affectedly
25
derivation
deriving; origin or source of somethin
25
sobriety
moderation (especially regarding indulgence in alcohol); seriousness
25
irreverence
lack of respect
25
desolate
deserted; unpopulated; lonely; joyless
26
filch
to steal
27
dowager
an elderly woman of elect social status
27
denunciation
act of speaking out against
28
epoch
period of time
28
desist
to stop
29
authenticate
v. confirm as genuine
30
cherished
cared for; firmly-held
31
loathing
hatred, animosity
32
impolitic
not wise; not expedient; not politic
33
hindsight
understanding the nature of an event after it has actually happened
34
vindictiveness
seeking revenge
35
ciliated
having minute hairs
36
intercede
to intervene in an argument or mediate
36
entreat
to beg
37
podiatrist
doctor who treats ailments of the feet
38
thematic
of a theme; relating to a unifying motif or idea
38
hovel
shack; small wretched house
38
hap
chance; luck
39
dystopia
a place of absolute terror
40
version
an adaptation, a changed form
41
eulogistic
praising; full of eulogy
41
hackneyed *
stale and over-used
42
resonance
echo
42
host
great number; person entertaining guests
43
writ
written command issued by a court (telling someone to do or not to do something)
44
perverse
stubborn, sticking to one idea even if it is a bad one
44
subsidy
money or funds (esp. from government)
45
accredit
to recognize, to give credit to
45
tract
propaganda pamphlet (esp. by a religious or political group); expanse of land
46
archipelago
group of closely located island
46
unstinting
giving generously; not holding back
46
knoll
little round hill; hillock
47
pseudology
lie
48
ruse
scheme, trick
48
olfactory
relating to smell
49
entrepreneur
industrialist, businessman
50
scope
to observe or investigate something
51
extraterrestrial
relating to outer space, not of earth
51
plaudits
praise
52
disembark
debark; go ashore (from a ship); unload cargo from a ship
53
queasy
experiencing nausea; nauseated; easily nauseated; squeamish
53
wrench
twist; pull; strain
53
handiness
cleverness, skill
54
efficacy
power to produce desired effect
55
hindmost
furthest behind; farthest to the rear
56
crabbed
sour; bad-tempered; peevish; difficult to read as handwriting
56
stricture
rule, restriction
57
pragmatism
practicality
58
censor
overseer of morals (also taking the census)
59
impunity
without fear of punishment or consequences
60
doff
take off
61
holocaust
destruction by fire
62
perquisite
any gain above stipulated salary
63
sinuous
twisting, having curves
64
dismissive
showing indifference or disregard
64
paramount
foremost in importance; supreme
65
personable
attractive (in personality or appearance)
66
braggart *
showoff, one who boasts
67
decibel
unit of sound measurement
68
interminable
seemingly unending
69
inconstant
unreliable, constantly changing
