Deck 5 Flashcards
(50 cards)
0
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Investiture
A
investing in a person
1
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Invective
A
a verbal assault
2
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Inveterate
A
confirmed
3
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Invidious
A
obnoxious
4
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Irascible
A
easily angered
5
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Itinerant
A
wandering
6
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Itinerary
A
plan or route
7
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Jingoism
A
warmongering
8
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Jubilee
A
celebration
9
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Juncture
A
meeting point
10
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Jurisprudence
A
philosophy of law
11
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Juxtaposition
A
next to
12
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Knoll
A
death bells
13
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Lachrymose
A
fearful
14
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Laconic
A
of few words
15
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Lampoon
A
to mock
16
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Lapidary
A
precious
17
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Libertine
A
have no morals
18
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Licentious
A
immoral
19
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Liniment
A
medicine or bandages
20
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Lissome
A
agile
21
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Litigation
A
lawsuit
22
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Loquacious
A
talkative
23
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Luscious
A
tasty
24
Machination
plan
25
Malapropism
misused word
26
Malinger
to fake illness
27
Manifold
diverse
28
Martinet
disciplinarian
29
Matriculate
to enter college
30
Mendacious
dishonest
31
Meretricious
gaudy
32
Militate
fight against
33
Misanthrope
one who hates humanity
34
Missive
a note
35
Moot
purely academic
36
Mores
morals
37
Moratorium
delay
38
Moribund
dying
39
Mottled
spotted
40
Munificent
generous
41
Myopic
nearsighted
42
Nadir
lowest point
43
Natal
birth related
44
Neonate
newborn
45
Nihilism
rejects principles
46
Nostalgia
love of the past
47
Novitiate
novice
48
Nuance
shade of meaning
49
Numismatic
related to coin collecting
