1. (n.) a place of refuge, protection, a sanctuary 2. (n.) an institution in which the insane are kepy

1. (v.) to credit, assign 2. (n.) a facet or trait

1. (v.) to strike with force 2. (n.) an arrangement of food set out on a table

1. (v.) to support, hold up 2. (n.) something that offers support

Direct Vocab 10 Flashcards by Edward Haines

astute

(adj.) very clever, crafty

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asylum

(n.) a place of refuge, protection, a sanctuary 2. (n.) an institution in which the insane are kepy

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atone

(v.) to repent, make amends

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atrophy

(v.) to wither away, decay

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attain

(v.) to achieve, arrive at

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attribute

(v.) to credit, assign 2. (n.) a facet or trait

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atypical

(adj.) not typical, unusual

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audacious

(adj.) excessively bold

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audible

(adj.) able to be heard

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augment

(v.) to add to, expand

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auspicious

(adj.) favorable, indicative of good things

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austere

(adj.) very bare, bleak

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avarice

(n.) excessive greed

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avenge

(v.) to seek revenge

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aversion

(n.) a particular dislike for something

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buffet

(v.) to strike with force 2. (n.) an arrangement of food set out on a table

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burnish

(v.) to polish, shine

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buttress

(v.) to support, hold up 2. (n.) something that offers support

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coup

(n.) a brilliant, unexpected act

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covet

(v.) to desire enviously

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covert

(adj.) secretly engaged in

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credulity

(n.) readiness to believe

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crescendo

(n.) a steady increase in intensity or volume

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criteria

(n.) standards by which something is judged

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culmination

(n.) the climax toward which something progresses

culpable

(adj.) deserving blame

cultivate

(v.) to nurture, improve, refine

cumulative

(adj.) increasing, building upon itself

cunning

(adj.) sly, clever at being deceitful

cupidity

(n.) greed, strong desire

cursory

(adj.) brief to the point of being superficial

curt

(adj.) abruptly and rudely short

curtail

(v.) to lessen, reduce

dogmatic

(adj.) aggressively and arrogantly certain about unproved principles

dormant

(adj.) sleeping, temporarily inactive

dour

(adj.)stern, joyless

dubious

(adj.) doubtful, of uncertain quality

duplicity

(n.) crafty dishonesty

duress

(n.) hardship, threat

dynamic

(adj.) actively changing

exorbitant

(adj.) excessive

expedient

(adj.) advisable, advantageous, serving self-interest

expiate

(v.) to make amends for, atone

expunge

(v.) to obliterate, eradicate

expurgate

(v.) to remove offensive or incorrect parts, usually of a book

extant

(adj.) existing, not destroyed or lost

extol

(v.) to praise, revere

extraneous

(adj.) irrelevant, extra, not necessary

extricate

(v.) to disentangle

exult

(v.) to rejoice

frivolous

(adj.) of little importance, trifling

frugal

(adj.) thrifty, economical

furtive

(adj.) secretive, sly

grievous

(adj.) injurious, hurtful; serious or grave in nature

guile

(n.) deceitful, cunning, sly behavior

hypocrisy

(n.) pretending to believe what one does not

hypothetical

(adj.) supposed or assumed true, but unproven

inundate

(v) to flood with abundance

inure

(v.) to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation

invective

(n.) an angry verbal attack

inveterate

(adj.) stubbornly established by habit

inviolable

(adj.) secure from assault

irascible

(adj.) easily angered

iridescent

(adj.) showing rainbow colors

irreverence

(n.) disrespect

irrevocable

(adj.) incapable of being taken back

lucid

(adj.) clear, easily understandable

luminous

(adj.) brightly shining

lurid

(adj.) ghastly, sensational

mundane

(adj.) concerned with the world rather than with heaven, commonplace

munificence

(n.) generosity in giving

mutable

(adj.) able to change

myriad

(adj.) consisting of a very great number

nuance

(n.) a slight variation in meaning, tone, expression

nurture

(v.) to assist the development of

ostensible

(adj.) appearing as such, seemingly

ostentatious

(adj.) excessively showy, glitzy

ostracism

(n.) exclusion from a group

prowess

(n.) extraordinary ability

prudence

(n.) cautious, circumspect

prurient

(adj.) eliciting or possessing an extraordinary interest in sex

puerile

(adj.) juvenile, immature

pugnacious

(adj.) quarrelsome, combative

pulchritude

(n.) physical beauty

punctilious

(adj.) eager to follow rules or conventions

pungent

(adj.) having a pointed, sharp quality often used to describe smells

punitive

(adj.) involving punishment

putrid

(adj.) rotten, foul

resplendent

(adj.) shiny, glowing

restitution

(n.) restoration to the rightful owner

restive

(adj.) resistant, stubborn, impatient

retract

(v.) withdraw

revel

(v.) to enjoy intensely

sublime

(adj.) lofty, grand, exalted

submissive

(adj.) easily yielding to authority

succinct

(adj.) marked by compact precision

superfluous

(adj.) exceeding what is necessary

trepidation

(n.) fear, apprehension

trite

(adj.) not original, overused

vituperate

(v.) to berate

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