Direct Hits v. 2 Flashcards
(155 cards)
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lampoon
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a work that ridicules human vices and foibles
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caricature
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a deliberately exaggerated portrait
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saga
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a long narrative story
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subplot
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a secondary plot in fiction or drama
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crystallize
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to give a definite form
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virulent
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very toxic
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renumerate
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to compensate; a salary
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accord
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a formal agreement
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apppeasement
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to grant concessions to maintain peace
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triumvirate
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a group of three leadrs
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pretext
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an excuse; an alleged cause
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wawtershed
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a critical turning point
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autocrat/despot
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a ruler with unlimited power
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entomology
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scientific study of insects
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gestate
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to conceive and develop in the mind
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paradigm
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a framework or model of thought
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lucrative
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very porfitable
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avarice
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excessive greed
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glut, plethora, surfeit
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surplus
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indigent
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very poor
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parsimonious
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stingy
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demarcation
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to set or mark boundaries
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inquisition
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a severe interrogation; a systematic questioning
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excerbate
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to make worse
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contiguous
sharing an edge or boundary; touching
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desiccate
to thoroughly dry out; totally arid
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pertinent
relevant and to the point
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complicity
association or participation in a wrongful act
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exonerate/exculpate
to free from blame or guilt
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malfeasance
misconduct
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relief
elevation of land surface
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check
to restrain;contain;halt
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flag
to become weak; to lose interest
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eclipse
overshadow; surpass
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coin
to devise a new word or phrase
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stock
a stereotypical or formulaic character
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cuncurrency
general acceptance or use
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court
to attempt to gain the favor or support of a person or group
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negotiate
to successfully travel through, around or over an obstacle
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temper
to soften;moderate
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pedestrian
ordinary;conventional;undistinguished
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cavalier
arrogant attitude
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sanction
official approval/disapproval of an action
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compromise
to reduce quality or value of something
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channel
to direct along a desired course
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lambaste
denounce
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quiescent
inactive; very quiet
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provisional
temporary
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truculent
definatly aggressive
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pugnacious
aggressive
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belligerent
aggressive
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propitiate
to appease; conciliate
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elan
great enthusiasm
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perfunctory
performed in a mechanical, spiritless manner
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aplomb
admirable poise under pressure
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opacity
impenetrably dense; hard to understand
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venal
corrupt
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licentious
immoral; debaunched
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dissolute
immoral; debauched
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noxious
harmful; injurious to physical, mental, moral healt
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duplicitous
deliberate deceptiveness
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epiphany
sudden realizaition
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vacuous
empty; lacking serious purpose
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inane
empty; lacking serious purpose
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vapid
empty; lacking serious purpose
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harbinger
omen that something will happen
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portent
omen that something will happen
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presage
omen that something will happen
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beleaguer
to be beset with problems
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burgeon
to rapidly grow and expnd
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imperious
domineering and arrogant
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petulant
pee/ish; irritable
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fawn
to behave in a servile manner; subservient
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obdurate
very stubborn
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intrasigent
very stubborn
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intractable
very stubborn
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redolent
exuding fragrance
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chicanery
deception by artful subterfuge; deliberate trickery
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conundrum
difficult problem
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slight
disrespectul remark; put down
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capitulate
to surrender; to comply
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apocryphal
of questionable authenticity
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plasticity
can be molded into any shape
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pliable
malleable
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chagrin
feeling of distress caused by humiliation
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obstreperous
nosily and stubbornly-defiant; boisterous
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idyllic
charmingly simple and carefree
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dilapidated
broken-down; in deplorable condition
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extemporaze
to speak without notes
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ungainly
awkward; clumsy
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dilatory
habitually late; tardy
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vituperative
bitter critism
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indomitable
very determined
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resolute
very termined
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moribund
approaching death
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flipppant
treating serious matters lightly
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facetious
treating serious manners lightly
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excoriating
expressing disapproval
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scathing
expressing disapproval
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interloper
intruder
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visceral
instictive rather than rational
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nonplussed
completely puzzzled
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confounded
nonplussed
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ignominious
disgraceful
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censorious
highly critical
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capious
highly critical
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consternation
a state of great dismay and confusion
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edify
intended to speak instruction
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effusive
unrestrained praise
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furor
general commotion
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paranoia
irrational fear
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marginal
of secondary importance
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peripheral
of secondary importance
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obfuscate
to deliberately confuse
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flummox
to confuse; obfuscate
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spate
a large number or amount
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ineffable
feeing that cannot be put into words
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histrionic
excessively dramatic
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overwrought
excessively dramatic
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eschew
to avoid
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stopgap
at temporary solution
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restitution
compensating for a loss
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churlish
ill-tempered
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sullen
ill-tempered; rude
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surly
ill-tempered; rude
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disquieting
disturbing; upsetting
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execrable
detestable and repulsive
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repugnant
detestable and repulsive
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perspicacious
very insightful
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prescient
very insightful
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vertiginous
dizziness
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arcane
esoteric
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cupidity
excessive greed
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underwrite
to assume financial responsibility for a project
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discomfited
to make uneasy; state of embarrassment
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inecure
a job that provides income but requires little work
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provincial
isolated from mainstream
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parochial
relating to church; isolated from mainstream ; provincial
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fecund
intellectually productive or inventive
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ostentatious
showy
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pristine
pure and uncorrputed
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rampant
unrestrained; unchecked
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pernicious
highly injurious; destructive
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refractory
obstinately resistant to authority or control
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garrulous
very talkative
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convival
fond of feasting
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curt
abrupt, blunt
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tepid
lukewarm; mild
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protean
taking on many shapes and forms
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contentious
argumentative; disputatious
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preclude
to make impossible
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compunction
deep regret
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contrition
sincere and deep regret; compunction
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aphorism
statement universally excepted as true; maxim
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axiom
aphorism, statement universally excepted as true
