Deriv 2.17-2.20 Flashcards

(40 cards)

1
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Old fashioned, out of date, obsolete

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Antiquated

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2
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A summons to appear before a court of law, a formal statement honoring a person in public with an award

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Citation

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3
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Shamelessly bold or disrespectful, insolent, impertinent

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Impudent

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4
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To stir up, rouse, bring to action

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Incite

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5
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To revive, bring back to life

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Resuscitate

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6
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Showing care, attention, or concern

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Solicitous

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7
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Dark, gloomy

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Tenebrous

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8
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To make faulty, spoil, corrupt

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Vitiate

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9
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A dealer in rare old books

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Antiquarian

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10
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A person who collects and studies relics and ancient works of art

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Antiquary

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11
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Excess or redundancy

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Nimiety

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12
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Drowsiness, dullness

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Oscitancy

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13
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A damaging or disparaging remark

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Aspersion

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14
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Overlook, pardon, forgive

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Condone

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15
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Several, various

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Divers

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16
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Different, dissimilar

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Diverse

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17
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Distraction of attention, pastime

18
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To prevent from achieving an objective, foil

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To scatter among other things

20
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Thinly spread or distributed

21
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To refer in a casual or indirect way

22
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To make larger or stronger, to develop more fully

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A place where many tees and shrubs are grown for study or exhibition

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A conspiracy, a secret agreement for an illegal purpose

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A crude image or representation of a disliked person
Effigy
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To fabricate, pretend
Feign
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Quick-tempered, easily angered, irritable
Irascible
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Absurd, ridiculous
Ludicrous
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Fake
Feint
30
Rising
Resurgence
31
Above basic consciousness
Supraliminal
32
Phony
Fictitious
33
Done with constant care and careful attention
Assiduous
34
Feeling deep sorrow or remorse
Contrite
35
Anything that causes damage or injury
Detriment
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Obstacle, obstruction
Impediment
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Great misery or distress
Tribulation
38
No longer having originality, overused
Trite
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Endured or performed by one person in place of another, involving imagined participation in another's experience
Vicarious
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Unpredictable changes that can occur in everyday life
Vicissitude