Deck 52 Flashcards

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accede

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v. agree

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2
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admonition

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n. warning

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3
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allure

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v. entice; attract

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4
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anonymity

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n. having no name

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5
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askew

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adj. crookedly; slanted; at an angle

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bereft

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adj. deprived of; lacking; desolate because of loss

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7
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bicker

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v. quarrel

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8
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browse

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v. graze; skim or glance at casually

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9
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chary

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adj. cautious; sparing or restrained about giving

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10
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centrifugal

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adj. radiating; departing from the center

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11
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conjure

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v. summon a devil; practice magic; imagine or invent

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12
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concentric

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adj. having a common center

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13
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contingent (adj)

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adj. dependent on; conditional

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14
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contingent (n)

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n. group that makes up part of a gathering

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15
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decapitate

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v. behead

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16
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disconsolate

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adj. sad

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17
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dingy

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adj. dull; not fresh; cheerless

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18
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drone (n)

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n. idle person; male bee

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19
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drone (v)

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v. talk dully; buzz or murmur like a bee

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20
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empathy

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n. ability to identify with another’s feelings, ideas, etc.

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21
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espionage

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n. spying

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22
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exempt

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adj. not subject to a duty, obligation

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23
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fickle

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adj. changeable; faithless

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24
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faze

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v. disconcert; dismay

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25
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frenzied

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adj. madly excited

26
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fluster

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v. confuse

27
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garish

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adj. over-bright in color; gaudy

28
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hazy

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adj. slightly obscure

29
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impending

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adj. nearing; approaching

30
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idiom

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n. expression whose meaning as a whole differs from the meanings of its individual words; distinctive style

31
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impunity

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n. freedom from punishment or harm

32
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inimitable

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adj. matchless; not able to be imitated

33
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irreverence

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n. lack of proper respect

34
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latitude

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n. freedom from narrow limitations

35
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liability

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n. drawbacks; debts

36
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loath

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adj. reluctant; disinclined

37
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loathe

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v. detest

38
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modicum

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n. limited quantity

39
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peremptory

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adj. demanding and leaving no choice

40
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plumb

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adj. checking perpendicularity; vertical(perpendicular)

41
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premonition

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n. forewarning

42
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portend

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v. foretell; presage

43
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projectile

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n. missile

44
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quietude

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n. tranquility

45
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remediable

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adj. reparable

46
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rent

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n. rip; split

47
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satellite

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n. small body revolving around a larger one

48
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scruple

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v. fret about; hesitate for ethical reasons

49
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spontaneity

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n. lack of premeditation; naturalness; freedom from constraint

50
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sojurn

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n. temporary stay

51
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stipend

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n. pay for services

52
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slapdash

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adj. haphazard; careless; sloppy

53
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secular

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adj. worldly; not pertaining to church matters; temporal

54
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simile

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n. comparison of one thing with another, using the word “like” or “as”

55
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rhetoric

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n. art of effective communication; insincere language

56
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temperate

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adj. restrained; self-controlled; moderate in respect to temperature

57
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turncoat

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n. traitor

58
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stanch

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v. check flow of blood

59
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stymie

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v. present an obstacle; stump

60
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palpitate

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v. throb; flutter