Day 6 Flashcards

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disillusion

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(n.) realizing the wrong belief

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avian

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(n.) relating to bird

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fundamental

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(adj.) essential

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4
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commodity

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(n.) something that can be sold or bought

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5
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hem

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(v.) surround tightly so that movement is impossible

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incriminate

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(v.) implicate in a crime

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preeminent

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(adj.) outstanding

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rhapsodize

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(v.) to write in enthusiastic manner

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adjunct

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(n.) something that is added on; extra

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machinations

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(n.) evil plots

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decamp

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(v.) to leave suddenly

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hoard

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(v.) to gather

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verisimilitude

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(n.) appearance of truth

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squat

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(adj.) short and thick

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jurisdiction

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(n.) area of power

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eulogize

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(v.) to praise in a speech

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stately

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(adj.) graceful

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18
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dictator

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(n.) absolute ruler

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19
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unconventional

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(adj.) not ordinary

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serrated

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(adj.) having a sawtoothed edge

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trepidation

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(n.) fear

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22
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lax

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(adj.) careless

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23
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incite

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(v.) to urge into action

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pendulous

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(adj.) suspended

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entomology
(n.) study of insect
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affiliation
(adj.) joining
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retrograde
(v.) to degenerate
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sublime
(adj.) heavenly
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subservient
(adj.) behaving like a slave
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skittish
(adj.) nervous
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repercussion
(n.) result
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reckon
(v.) calculate
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bout
(n.) match
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antecedents
(n.) preceding events that influence what comes later
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adverse
(adj.) going against
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piecemeal
(adv.) gradually
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limpid
(adj.) clear, transparent
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dribble
(v.) flow or fall in drops
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berate
(v.) to scold, to lecture
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smudge
(n.) dirty mark made by rubbing
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malapropos
(adj.) inappropriate
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shambles
(n.) mess
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slicit
(v.) to request earnestly
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ample
(adj.) large, sufficient
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eerie
(adj.) weird
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proximity
(n.) closeness
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sonnet
(n.) 14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern
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stygian
(adj.) unpleasantly dark
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bell
(n.) beauty
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indite
(v.) to write, to compose
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informal
(adj.) casual
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extroverted
(adj.) outgoing
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tremor
(adj.) trembling
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gaudy
(adj.) ostentatious 허세부리는
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patent
(adj.) obvious
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inordinate
(adj.) excessive
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shingle
(n.) tile
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hoary
(adj.) old gray
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simulated
(adj.) replicated
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evoke
(v.) to call to mind or memory
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curb
(n.) strap to restrain a horse
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scurvy
(adj.) contemptible; worthless
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unconscionable
(adj.) excessive
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luc
(n.) light
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pulchritude
(n.) beauty
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apprise
(v.) to inform
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protract
(v.) to expand
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arboretum
(n.) botanical garden
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invasive
(adj.) intrusive
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shear
(v.) to remove by cutting
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overwrought
(adj.) anxious
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premeditate
(v.) to plan in advance
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harbinger
(n.) forerunner which foreshadows what is to come
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turpitude
(n.) corruption
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dynamics
(n.) outside forces
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cantankerous
(adj.) irritated
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spry
(adj.) vigorously active
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engrave
(v.) to cut into the surface
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incisive
(adj.) clever
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potable
(adj.) drinkable
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vicissitude
(n.) change of fortune
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inalienable
(adj.) not to be taken away
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stingent
(adj.) strict
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wretch
(n.) miserable person
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insinuate
(v.) to hint slyly 스며들게 하다
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exhilarating
(adj.) exciting
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propriety
(n.) quality of being proper
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jocose
(adj.) humorous
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palpable
(v.) can be felt
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calamity
(n.) disaster
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tend
(v.) to have a tendency
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tint
(n.) slight degree of color
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august
(adj.) splendid
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fumble
(v.) to move fingers and hands awkwardly
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captivating
(adj.) fascinating
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innovative
(adj.) introducing a change
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parish
(n.) area in the care of a single priest
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succinct
(adj.) clear
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peregrination
(n.) journey
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tread
(v.) walk
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Allege
v. to declare without proof
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Arrogant
adj. having feelings of excessive pride and self-worth
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Benevolent
adj. kind
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Complacent
adj. contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions
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Corroborate
v. to confirm or support with evidence
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Digress
v. to wander away, especially from the main subject of writing or speaking
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Dubious
adj. doubtful, questionable
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Endure
v. to continue despite difficulty
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Extol
v. to praise highly
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Illuminate
v. to make clear; to supply light