Day 55 Flashcards by Kristen Sohn

comprise

include; consist of

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gadfly

animal-biting fly; irritating person

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resuscitate

to bring back to life

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punctilious

meticulous

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disgruntled

annoyed; dissatisfied

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recast

reconstruct (a sentence, story, statue, etc.) fashion again

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pilfer

steal

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mandate (n)

command or order

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fabrication

something made up; untrue

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feint

trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action

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macabre

gruesome; grisly; ghastly

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obsequy

funeral ceremony

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abase

to humiliate, degrade

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sate

to satisfy, fulfill

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masochist

person who enjoys his own pain

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run-down

dilapidated; in a bad condition; (of a person) weak or exhausted

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epitome

perfect example or embodiment

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abjure

to renounce or take back something said

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furrow

long shallow trench made by a plow; deep wrinkle in the skin

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aftermath

consequences; outcome; upshot

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flush

redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water

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lurid *

wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome; horrible

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omnibus

an anthology of an entire author’s works

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betray

be unfaithful; reveal (unconsciously or unwillingly)

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derailed

thrown off course

bereaved

deprived of (someone beloved through death)

trivia

trifles; unimportant matters

metaphorical

not literal; figurative

thwart

prevent, to hinder

pensive

quiet, thoughtful

jurisprudence

the science of law

apparent

evident; easily seen or understood; appearing as such

pretext

reason; justification

unintimating

unfrightening

gorge

to overeate

carat (karat)

unit of weight for precious stones; measure of the purity of gold

quietude

tranquility; calmness

scrip/script

to write

prate

talk idly; speak foolishly; boast idly

infamous

notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad

convey

to show, to carry

xenophobia

fear or hatred of foreigners

orthographical

concerned with writing and spelling

appraise

estimate value of

fleece

wool coat of a sheep v shear the fleece from; rob by a trick; swindle; plunder

inconspicuous

not easily seen

omit

to leave out

conformity

harmony; agreement with established rules or customs; similarity

abusive

coarsely insulting; physically harmful

slur

slander; insult to one's character or reputation

tenacity *

ability to do many things

expunge

cancel; remove a word or name (from a book or list); erase

tactic

clever method or approach

court

attempt to gain; seek; woo; risk; behave so as to invite

wrest

wrestle, tussle

millieu

environment; means of expression

fashion

give shape to; make

debris

rubble; wreckage; scattered remains of something broken or destroyed

immaculate

perfect, flawless

largess

generosity

catastrophic

disastrous

semaphore

system of signaling using flags

coin

make coins; invent or fabricate (a word or phrase)

prelate

church dignitary; priest of high position in the church

surveyor

land measurer

coafulate

congeal; thicken; clot

euthanasia

to give a kind death; 안락사

sparse

thin; not thick

reticence

reserve; uncommunicativeness; inclination to silence

potent

strong and effective

generate

cause; produce; create

apposite

appropriate; fitting

consume

to use, to eat up

opportunist *

one who takes advantage of others

embezzlement

taking for one's own use in violation of trust; stealing (of money placed in one's care)

lecherous

lustful; impure in thought and deed

recite

repeat aloud (something learned); describe

grove

group of trees (smaller than a forest); orchard

heterodox

against accepted opinion; unorthodox; unconventional

hidebound

intolerant of other opinions

prodigious

huge, immense

upshot

outcome; final result

devotee

loyal follower

tarry

linger; delay in tarting or going; dawdle

revolutionize

to change completely

condoning

tolerating

amenity

useful or attractive feature

agrarian

pertaining to land or its cultivation

antiquated *

old fashioned

gibberish

nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling

foible

weakness, flaw

prime

period of ideal or peak condition; earliest or beginning state

ante

before

endure

suffer, tolerate, carry on

buxom

full-bosomed; plump; jolly

iconoclast

person who goes against accepted authority

defiant

rebellious, disobedient

aficionado

fan, expert, connoisseur

enterprise

willingness to take new ventures; initiative; ;business organization

compound

combine; produce by combining; increase; make worse by adding to or increasing

Day 55 Flashcards

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