Deck 9 Flashcards

1
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caprice

A

a sudden, unpredictable, or whimsical change

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2
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biennial

A

occurring every two years

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3
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dank

A

damp and chilly

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4
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charlatan

A

a person who pretends to have knowledge

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5
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inimical

A

hostile; unfriendly

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6
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disputatious

A

argumentative; inclined to disputes

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7
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cavil

A

to bicker unnecessarily

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8
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beholden

A

indebted to

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9
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choleric

A

ill-tempered; easily angered

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10
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conjoin

A

to combine

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11
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discomfit

A

to frustrate the expectations of

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12
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cohort

A

a group; a band

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13
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comeliness

A

beauty, attractiveness in appearance or behavior

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14
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conclave

A

any private meeting or closed assembly

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15
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contentious

A

quarrelsome

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16
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fecund

A

productive

17
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troth

A

belief, faith, fidelity

18
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amortize

A

to liquidate (a debt) at fixed intervals

19
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mendacious

A

not truthful, lying

20
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adept

A

skilled, practiced

21
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dint

A

force, exertion

22
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wheedle

A

to influence or persuade by flattery

23
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abaft

A

on or toward the rear of a ship

24
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dais

A

a raised platform at one end of the room

25
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carte blanche

A

unlimited authority