Day 57 Flashcards by Kristen Sohn

Figurine

small ornamental statuette(very small statue)

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Fusillade

simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)

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Laity

laypersons; laymen; persons not connected with the clergy

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Horde

A crowd, a multitude of people

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Monarchy

Rule by one leader

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Aseptic

preventing infection; having a cleansing effect

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Desperate

having lost all hope; despairing

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Venality

corruption

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Persona

public personality or facade

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Enterprising

full of initiative; showing enterprise

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Antiquity

quality of being very old; ancient times

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Defalcate

To misuse someone else’s property or money

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Hackles

hairs on back and neck, especially of a dog

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Plagiarism

stealing someone’s ideas; taking credit for the work of another

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Disinter

To reveal, to dig up

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Vision

eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination

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Ambivalent

Undecided, hesitant

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Dictatorial

Authoritarian, bossy

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Unobtrusive

inconspicuous; not blatant

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Opting

choosing

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Blowhard

talkative boaster; braggart

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Urge

drive or force forward (by causing impulses); drive to take action

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Incoherent

jumbled, not understandable

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Miniature

small model; small painting;

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*Guile

deceit, duplicity, cunning

Disregard

to ignore

Persistent

Stubborn, refusing to give up

Perigee

point on moon's orbit when it is nearest the earth

Fiasco

disaster

*Incorrigible

unable to be changed

Objective

neutral, impassive

*Prevalent

existing in many places, predominant

Dismay

v. discourage; frighten

Aureole

sun's corona; halo; bright circle of light

Jollity

gaiety; cheerfulness

*Sedentary

requiring sitting; done while sitting; not moving from one place to another; settled

Snicker

half-stifled laugh

Expletive

meaningless word

Lineage

descent, ancestry

Withstand

stand up against; resist successfully

Jaunt

trip; short journey

Mongrel

plant or animal of mixed breed

Bandy

discuss lightly or glibly

Jubilation

rejoicing great joy

Beneficiary

one who receives gifts or benefits

Topical

on topic

Filigree

delicate ornamental lacelike metal work

Unbridled

unrestrained, uncontrolled

Dishonor

disgrace

Jaundice

medical condition in which the skin, the white part of the eyes, turn yellow

Panoramic

denoting an unobstructed and comprehensive view

Bamboozle

to trick, to fool

Dank

wet and unpleasant

lamentable

regrettable

constitution

constituting; system of laws

partisan *

one-sided; prejudiced; committed to a party

dys-

abnormal; impaired

integrity *

honesty

subsistence

existence; means of subsisting; means of support; livelihood

except

exclude

garner

to gather or collect

chaff

worthless products of an endeavor; husk separated from grain

husbandry

science of farming sensible management of resources

felon

convicted criminal

substantiates

gives supporting evidence

mammoth

immense, huge

functional

made for practical use only (without decoration); functioning

placebo

harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill

frisk

move about playfully

executor

person designated to execute the terms of a will

dyslexia

word blindness; learning disorder marked by impairment of the ability to read

gargantuan

huge; enormous

prosper

become successful

auspicious

fortunate; indicative of a successful outcome

flowery

full of flowers

prey

target of a hunt, victim

statutory

created by statute or legislative action; regulated by statute

assent

agreement

vereri

respect, love

boost

lift by pushing up from below; increase; raise

impale

pierce (with a sharp point)

wittingly

knowingly, deliberately

preclude *

prevent

ignominious

humiliating

sophisticated

cosmopolitan, knowledgeable

gelid

frigid, icelike

ecclesiastic

ecclesiastical, pertaining to the church

mutt

change

integral

crucial, essential

taut

tight, stretched out

provenance

place of origin

birthright

basic right from birth inheritance

attribute *

essential quality

recidivism

habitual return to crime

protégé

someone who is under the protection or guidance of a mentor

extirpation

destruction

scad

a great quantity

internecine

mutually destructive

effacement

wiping out

tally

to count, to enumerate