Day 56 Flashcards by Kristen Sohn

Heed

To obey

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Infiltrate

pass into or through; penetrate or enter (an organization) sneakily

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Revile

attack with abusive language; vilify(slander)

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Willful

Stubborn

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*Adversary

opponent; enemy

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Inure

To harden, to toughen, to get used to something

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Artless

Naïve, genuine, innocent

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Stockade

wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier

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*Penury

extreme poverty; stinginess; ADJ. penurious: very poor; stingy

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Conversant

To be familiar with

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Refurbish

renovate; make clean, bright, or fresh (make new) again; make bright by polishing

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Prosody

art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse

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Remedial

curative; corrective.

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Supererogatory

superfluous; more than needed or demanded

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Prelude

introduction; introductory performance or event; forerunner

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Verdict

Final decision or judgment

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Constituency

voters represented by an elected official; district so represented; group of supporters

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Quiver

case for arrows

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Indeterminate

uncertain; indefinite

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Plenitude

abundance; plenty; great amount; completeness; fullness

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Mystify

confuse

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Nicety

precision; accuracy

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Hypocrite

someone who does not practice what he preaches

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Whorl

ring of leaves around stem; ring; circular arrangement;

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Incline

slope; slant

Mausoleum

monumental tomb; large stately tomb;

Egregious

Atrocious, conspicuously bad

Replicate

reproduce; duplicate

Extremist

One who supports extreme views

Debase

To make worthless, to reduce value of

Pater/Patr

Father

Assurance

firm statement that something is certainly true; promise or pledge; certainty;

Forum

public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law

Plagiarize

steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own;

*Curtail

To shorten

Gibe

Mock, jeer

Dict

To speak

Concatenate

link as in a chain

*Unkempt

disheveled; uncared for in appearance; not combed;

Detonation

explosion

Excise

To cut out

Apparition

ghost; something that 'appears'

*Mosaic

picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles

Uni

One

Miscreant

wretch; wrongdoer; villain; Ex. kindness to the miscreant

Ghastly

horrible; terrifying; resembling ghosts; CF. aghast

Solecism

nonstandard grammatical construction

Quash

crush; suppress; squash; subdue; annul

*Hamper

obstruct; prevent the free movement of

Momentum

quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus; moving force

Harbor

give protection (by giving food and shelter); provide a refuge for; hide;

Gracious

kind in a generous way (to someone less important)

Adhere

stick fast; be a devotd follower; N. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality

Metaphor

comparison of two objects

Politic

Diplomatic, appropriate

Pathology

Study of cause of diseases

*Virulent

Poisonous, malignant

Repartee

quick clever reply

*Deleterious

Harmful

Swelter

suffer from oppressive heat; be oppressed by heat

Arid

dry; barren; unproductive

Distraught

upset; distracted by anxiety; very anxious and troubled almost to the point of madness,

Smart

intelligent; quick and energetic; fashionable; V: cause or feel a sharp pain; N: smarting

Covet

To want (when it is not yours)

Exclaim

cry out suddenly

Cauterize

Burn with a hot iron

Perception

Awareness, observation

*Dissent

disagreement

Lush

Rich, luxurious or dramatic

Corollary

consequence; inference

Inscrutable

difficult to understand; impenetrable; not readily understood; mysterious

Unpalatable

distasteful; disagreeable

Condescend

To patronize, to stoop to a lower level

Fretful

Worried

*Anachronistic

Not fitting within the time period

Admonish

To reprimand, to rebuke, scold

Desecrate

profane; violate the sanctity of

Auxiliary

offering or providing help; additional or subsidiary; N: helper; assistant

Postulate

self-evident truth; something assumed without proof;

Aggrandize

make greater; increase in power, wealth, rank, or honor; N. aggrandizement

Underscored

emphasized

Torque

twisting force; force producing rotation

*Retract

Deny, renounce

Sophomoric

Immature

Abrade

To wear away

Treachery

Betrayal in trust

Detritus

Junk, rubble

Presumptive

presumed

Interloper

intruder; one who interferes

Aromatic

fragrant; having a sweet smell

Scapegoat

someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF, escape+ goat

Subsequent

following in time or order; later

Brawl

noisy quarrel

Quirk

sudden sharp turn or twist; startling twist; caprice; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity of behavio

Chronological

Fitting one after the other, as in a time line

Inimical

Unfriendly, hostile

Discompose

disturb the composure of; confuse;

Inexplicable

Impossible to explain

Carrion

Dead and rotting flesh

Debilitating

weakening