Deck3 Flashcards
(119 cards)
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sedition
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the promotion of rebellion against the government
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adjacent
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adjoining, next to
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narcissistic
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excessively interested in one’s own apprearance
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incredulous
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disbelieving, skeptical
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overt
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open, not hidden
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accrue
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to come as a gain, to increase
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cascade
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a waterfall or series of small waterfalls
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artifact
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an object produced by human work, esp. one of historical or archaeological interest
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tedious
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boring, tiresome, monotonous
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illuminate
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to light up
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exploit
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a bold or daring act
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yoke
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to join together, to unite closely
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boisterous
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noisy and wild unruly
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voluntary
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willing, unforced
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rebut
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to refute, esp.by offering opposing arguments or evidence
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tutelage
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the capacity or activity of a guardian or tutor
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buffet
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to knock about, to push or force roughly
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culpable
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deserving blame or punishment
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connote
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to imply something beyond a literal meaning
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fester
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to rot, to decay, to putrefy
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valor
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marked courage or bravery
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coincide
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to occur at the same time or be at the same place, to agree exactly
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peevish
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irritable, querulous
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feign
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to pretend, to fake
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contemplate
to look at or think about carefully, to consider as a possibility
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encore
again, once more, a second performance
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polyglot
one who speaks many languages (n)(adj)
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station
social position
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binge
a period of uncontrolled self-indulgence
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humane
kind, compassionate
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qualify
to modify, limit, or restrict, as by giving exceptions
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loath
unwilling, reluctant
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matrix
a surrounding substance within which sthg else originates or is contained
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spartan
hardy, frugal and highly disciplined, not lavish or luxurious
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colt
a young male horse
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paramount
supreme, ranking higher than others in power or importance
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gala
characterized by festivity(adj)(n)
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waddle
to walk rocking from side to side
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skeptical
tending to question or doubt
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scion
an heir, a descendant
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gale
a strong wind
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heterogeneous
not similar, very different, mixed together
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bacchanalian
characterized by riotous, drunken partying
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perceptive
capable of quickly understanding
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sodden
thoroughly wet, drenched
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bewitch
to put a spell on, to charm
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counterintuitive
contrary to intuition or common sense
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efface
to rub out, as from a surface, to erase
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nostalgia
a general longing for the past or to return home
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aggregate
total
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loquacious
very talkative
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portray
to make a likeness of, to describe in words
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pedestrian
done on foot, ordinary, commonplace
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milestone
an important event
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myriad
an indefinitely large number
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enumerate
to count off or list
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incorrigible
unable to be corrected or reformed
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havoc
great destruction and devastation
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recumbent
lying down in a position of comfort
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chide
to scold
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satire
irony, sarcasm, or caustic wit used to attack human vice or folly, esp. in a literary work
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insight
the power to sense or understand something
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nebulous
unclear, vague
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succulent
full of juice, highly enjoyable
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empathy
ability to understand and identify with another's feelings and emotions
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gambol
to leap about playfully, to rolic
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refuge
a shelter or sanctuary
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exemplary
worthy to serve as a model
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ambiguous
having more than one possible interpretation
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liaison
a communication between different groups
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hallowed
made or set apart as holy
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negligible
of little value or importance
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diagnosis
the recognition of a disease or injury by symptoms, a critical analysis of the nature of something
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lull
to soothe or calm, to deceive into trustfulness
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byzantine
high complicated or intricate, characterized by devious plotting
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prominent
noticeable
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temper
to bring down in tone, to moderate
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belittle
to put down, to speak of contemptuously
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frolic
to behave playfully and without inhibition
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garnish
to decorate, adorn
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factious
causing dissension
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depict
to represent, to portray
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pittance
a small amount, esp. of money
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pecuniary
or or involving money
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gargantuan
of huge size or capacity
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seminal
original and inspiring further similar efforts
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expedite
to speed up
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disconcert
to make confused or uneasy
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incontrovertible
impossible to dispute
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languide
sluggish lacking energy
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converse
to engage in spoken exchange of ideas
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malign
to talk badly of something or someone, (adj)harmful
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Machiavellian
practicing deceit or cunning
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detriment
injury or damage
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circumscribe
to define the limits of
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ineffable
incapable of being expressed
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prodigy
one with exceptional talents
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intervene
to come between two things
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primeval
relating to the beginning of the first world ages
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impostor
a person using a false indentity
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suffrage
the right to vote
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counsel
advice or guidance (n)(v)
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subservient
subordinate in function, obsequious
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vacuous
lacking substance or intelligence
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mishap
an unlucky or unfortunate accident
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curator
a person in charge of a museum
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propagate
to multiply or reproduce, to transmit, to extend to a wider area
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grueling
exhausting
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quiescent
inactive, often suggesting a temporary state
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feisty
irritable, quarrelsome, full of spirit
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terrestrial
relating to the Earth
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ostensible
outwardly appearing as such
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token
performed only as an indication of intent
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dilemma
a situation in which one must choose between two equally bad alternatives
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flag
to slow down in pace
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lair
the dwelling of a wild animal
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rash
showing boldness or haste without judgement
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grapple
to struggle with something; to grip and hold
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inevitable
to obtain by flattery
