Deck 10 Flashcards

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encumber

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v. burden

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2
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euphonious

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adj. pleasing in sound

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3
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facetious

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adj. joking (often inappropriately); humorous

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4
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flout

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v. reject; mock

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5
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gamut

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n. entire range

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6
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gruel

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v. liquid food made by boiling oatmeal, etc., in milk or water

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7
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hypochondriac

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n. person unduly worried about his health; worrier without cause about illness

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8
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improvident

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adj. thriftless

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9
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integral

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adj. complete; necessary for completeness

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10
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jettison

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v. throw overboard

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11
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liquidate

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v. settle accounts; clear up

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12
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material

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adj. made of physical matter; un-spiritual; important

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13
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mite

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n. very small object or creature; small coin

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14
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negligible

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adj. so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may be easily disregarded

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15
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omnipresent

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adj. universally present

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16
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paradigm

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n. model; example; pattern

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17
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perquisite

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n. any gain above stipulated salary

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18
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pontificial

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adj. pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious

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19
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prevaricate

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v. lie

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20
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ratiocination

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n. reasoning; act of drawing conclusions from premises

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21
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renege

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v. deny; go back on

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22
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reverie

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n. daydream; musing

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23
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scenario

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n. plot outline; screenplay; opera libretto

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24
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skirmish

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n. minor fight

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25
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staccato

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adj. played in an abrupt manner; marked by abrupt sharp sound

26
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summation

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n. act of finding the total; summary

27
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tepid

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adj. lukewarm

28
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truism

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n. self-evident truth

29
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vantage

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n. position giving an advantage

30
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waif

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n. homeless child or animal

31
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woe

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n. deep, inconsolable grief; affliction; suffering

32
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vigilance

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n. watchfulness

33
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uninhibited

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adj. unrepressed

34
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touchy

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adj. sensitive; irascible

35
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synoptic

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adj. providing a general overview; summary

36
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studied

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adj. not spontaneous; deliberate; thoughtful

37
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sequester

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v. isolate; retire from public life; segregate; seclude

38
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saccharine

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adj. cloyingly sweet

39
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resentment

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n. indignation; bitterness; displeasure

40
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redolent

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adj. fragrant; odorous; suggestive of an odor

41
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quench

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v. douse or extinguish; assuage or satisfy

42
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prompt

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v. cause; provoke; provide a cue for an actor

43
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precis

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n. concise summing up of main points

44
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pious

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adj. devout; religious

45
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patrician

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adj. noble; aristocratic

46
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oust

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v. expel; drive out

47
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obese

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adj. fat

48
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muddle

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v. confuse; mix up

49
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metamorphis

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n. change of form; major transformation

50
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magnitude

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n. greatness; extent

51
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languor

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n. lassitude; depression

52
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invincible

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adj. unconquerable

53
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ingratiate

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v. make an effort to become popular with

54
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heterodox

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adj. unorthodox; unconventional

55
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gloat

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v. express evil satisfaction; view malevolently

56
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frantic

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adj. wild

57
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festive

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adj. joyous; celebratory

58
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expatriate

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n. exile; someone who has withdrawn from his native land

59
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episodic

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adj. loosely connected

60
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docile

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adj. obedient; easily managed