Dictionary Words Flashcards
(95 cards)
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noetic
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of or relating to the mind.
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hugger-mugger
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secrecy
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Pulchritudinous
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beautiful
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perorate
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to speak at length; make a long, speech
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mentation
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mental activity
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natant
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swimming; floating
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cruciverbalist
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a designer of crossword puzzles
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orogeny
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the process of mountain making or upheaval.
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Xanadu
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a place of great beauty, luxury, and contentment
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mishpocha
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an entire family network comprising relatives by blood and marriage and sometimes including close friends; clan.
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rapprochement
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an establishment of harmonious relations
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prelapsarian
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characteristic of or pertaining to any innocent or carefree period.
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Kismet
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destiny; fate
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Punctilio
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A fine or petty point of conduct or procedure.
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beastie
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a small animal, especially one towards which affection is felt.
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arete
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the aggregate of qualities, as valor and virtue, making up good character.
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mickle
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great; large; much
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Phlegethon
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a stream of fire; or fiery light
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vamoose
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to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.
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minatory
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menacing; threatening
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zugzwang
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in chess, a situation in which a player is limited to moves that cost pieces or have a damaging positional effect.
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cordial
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courteous and gracious.
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Piedmont
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A gentle slope leading from the base of the mountains to a region of flat land.
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rout
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a defeat attended with disorderly flight; dispersal of a defeated force in complete disorder.
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Benison
A blessing.
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chernozem
a soil in common in cool or temperature semiarid climates; very black and rich in humus and carbohydrates.
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Rimose
(Mycology) now especially of a fungus or lichen: cracked, fissured.
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perfidy
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery;
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codicil
any supplement; appendix
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Roborant
A medicine, treatment, etc. that has a strengthening or restorative effect.
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butte
an isolated hill or mountain rising abruptly above the surrounding land.
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Selvage
An edge produced on woven fabric during manufacture that prevents it from unraveling.
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aureate
golden or gilded
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Erumpent
Biology) bursting forth or through a surface.
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mandate
an official order or commission to do something.
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camion
a truck; as for military supplies.
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Sedulous
(Of a person or action) showing dedication and diligence.
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iridescent
displaying a play of lustrous colors like those of the rainbow.
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serotinal
pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
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muliebrity
womanly nature or qualities.
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dolmen
a structure usually regarded as a tomb; consisting of two or more large, upright stones set with a space between and capped by a horizontal stone.
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Athwart
From side to side of; across
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scrimp
to be sparing or frugal; economize
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Syncretize
[With object] attempt to amalgamate or reconcile (differing things, especially religious beliefs, cultural elements, or schools of thought).
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inculcate
to an implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly.
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gramarye
occult learning; magic.
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pariah
any person or animal that is generally despised or avoided.
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vespertine
occurring in the evening.
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armscye
the armhole opening in the garment through which the hand, and then arm passes, and which a sleeve may be attatched.
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toujours perdrix
too much of a good thing.
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Artificer
A skilled craftsman or inventor.
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Amalgamate
Combine or unite to form one organization or structure.
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aseptic
“free from living microorganisms that can cause disease (aka germs like bacteria or viruses) commonly applied in the context of techniques and procedures,
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sterile
“incapable of producing offspring. most often applied to environments, such as an operating room, and to instruments and materials, such as scalpels, needles, and gauze
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Quag
A marshy or boggy place.
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amiable
“having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities; affable”
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sincere
free of deceit; hypocrisy; or falseness; earnest.
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obliging
willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc. accomodating.
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tender-hearted
soft-hearted, sympathetic
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altruistic
unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others.
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magnanimous
generous in forgiving an insult or injury; free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness.
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gracious
pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous”?
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genial
cordial; warm and pleasantly cheerful
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clement
mild or merciful in disposition or character; lenient; compassionate
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propitious
presenting favorable conditions; favorable”?
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Hispid
covered with stiff hair or bristles.
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Flinders
Small fragments or splinters.
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kith
acquaintances, friends, neighbors, or the like; persons living in the same general locality and forming a more or less cohesive group.
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Vexillology
The study of flags.
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inspissate
to thicken, as by evaporation; make or become dense.
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Jocose
Playful or humorous.
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enkindle
to kindle into flame
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paean
any song of praise, joy, or triumph
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wistful
pensive, especially in a melancholy way
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Clinquant
Glittering with gold and silver; tinseled.
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cavort
to behave in a high spirited; festive manner; make merry
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Acuity
Sharpness or keenness of thought, vision, or hearing.
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encumber
to impede or hinder; hamper.
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hiemal
of or relating to winter; wintry
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Nimbus
A luminous cloud or a halo surrounding a supernatural being or a saint
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Constitutive
Forming an essential element of something.
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matcha
a finely ground powder that is made from small green tea leaves
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Offing
The more distant part of the sea in view.
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ecliptic
the great circle formed by the intersection of the plane of the earth's orbit with the celestial sphere; the apparent annual path of the sun in the heavens.
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evanesce
to disappear gradually; fade away
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neurodiversity
the variation and differences in neurological structure and function that exist among human beings
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atoll
a ring-shaped coral reef or a string of closely spaced coral reef islands
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angst
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish
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volant
engaged in or having the power of flight
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somersault
an acrobatic movement;
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stasis
A period or state of inactivity or equilibrium.
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wynd
a narrow street or alley
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Quondam
That once was; former.
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diasporic
relating to any group that has been dispersed outside its traditional homeland; either revolutionary or by migration.
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Dithyramb
A passionate or inflated speech, poem, or other writing.
