Elite Vocab Week 16 Flashcards
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exonerate
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v. to find blameless
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caustic
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adj. capable of burning or corroding by chemical action; bitingly sarcastic. cutting
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germane
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adj. fitting and appropriate
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grudge
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v. to be reluctant to give or admit
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impel
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v. to push something into motion
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mangle
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v. to mutilate; to disfigure something by cutting or crushing
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mar
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v. to damage
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nonchalant
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adj. seemingly unconcerned or indifferent
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preponderance
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adj. superiority in weight, force, importance or influence
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vociferous
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adj. loud and vehement
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deference
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n. yielding an opinion, desire or position to another out of respect
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encomium
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n. high praise
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extol
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v. to praise highly and lavishly
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glorify
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v. to honor or praise highly
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homage
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n. a sign of respect
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kudos
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n. glory; fame
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laudable
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adj. worthy of praise
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obeisance
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n. a gesture, such as a bow or curtsy, that expresses respect or obedience; an attitude of deference, respect, or obedience
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paean
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n. a song of joy, triumph, or praise
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venerate
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v. to look upon with respect and honor
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appened
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v. to add as a supplement
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compendium
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n. a short, complete summary
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compensate
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v. to offset; to counterbalance; to reimburse
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dispense
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v. to administer; to distribute; (with prep. “with”) to do without
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expend
v. to pay out or use up
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impending
adj. about to happen
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pendent
adj. hanging down; dangling
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pensive
adj. thinking deeply or seriously, often of sad things
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propensity
n. a natural inclination; a tendency
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stipend
n. a fixed and regular payment
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archaeology
n. the recovery and study of material evidence from the past
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botany
n. the study of plants
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cosmology
n. the study of the universe; the theory or model of the universe
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ecology
n. the study of the relations between living organisms and their environment
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entomology
n. the study of insects
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herpetology
n. the study of lizards and amphibians
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ichthyology
n. the study of fish
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ornithology
n. the study of birds
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paleontology
n. the study of fossils of life forms from the past
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zoology
n. the study of animals
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acclaim
v. to praise enthusiastically, esp. publicly
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adjunct
n. something attached to another but no essential to it; adj. attached to something but not an essential part of it
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advocate
v. to speak in support of something
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arrogate
v. to claim for one's self unjustly
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assail
v. to attack; to assault
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bawdy
adj. indecent or humorously coarse; lewd
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belligerent
adj. eager to fight; aggressive; engaged in warfare
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blandishment
n. a flattering act or remark; allurement; enticement
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candor
n. frankness or sincerity of expression
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cantankerous
adj. bad-tempered;quarrelsome
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chimerical
adj. created by or ask if by a fanciful imagination
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colossal
adj. very large
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commend
v. to express approval of
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compost
n. a mixture of decaying organic matter (e.g. leaves, manure, etc.) used to improve soil
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concede
v. to acknowledge as true
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condolence
n. sympathy with another in sorrow
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contrite
adj. feeling sorry for what one has done
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curmudgeon
n. an ill-tempered person
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curtail
v. to cut short, abbreviate
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deadpan
adj. showing no expression
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despot
n. a ruler with absolute power; a person who wields power oppressively
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disown
v. to refuse to recognized as one's own; to reject
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eclipse
v. to overshadow
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enervate
v. to weaken
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epitome
n. a representative example of a type
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escalate
v. to increase or intensify
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extrapolate
v. to predict by extending known information
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extricate
v. to remove from an entanglement or difficulty
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futile
adj. having no useful result
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heckle
v. to harass (a speaker) with questions or taunts
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hoax
n. an act meant to trick of fool
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imperious
adj. domineering, marked by arrogant assurance
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ineffectual
adj. useless; lacking forcefulness
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inveigle
v. to obtain by flattery
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jaunty
adj. having a happy self-confidence
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levity
n. lack of seriousness, esp.when improper
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lurid
adj. causing shock or horror; tastelessly vivid; glowing like fire through a haze
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moot
adj. debatable; of academic interest only
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mosaic
n. an image created by the assembly of many small colored pieces, e.g. tiles
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optimum
adj. the most favorable point or condition
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pivotal
adj. crucial
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portly
adj. fat, esp. of one who has a stately, imposing bearing
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precarious
adj. dangerously insecure or unstable
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propaganda
n. the propagation of belief, a cause, or information reflecting the views and interests of those advocating the belief; material reflecting such a belief or cause
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prurient
adj. tending to have or cause lustful thoughts
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quiver
v. to shake; to tremble from fear or cold
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rebut
v. to refute, esp. by offering opposing arguments or evidence
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reign
v. to rule, as by a monarch; to be prevalent; n. the period of rule
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relic
n. a surviving trace of a culture or period that no longer exists
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scurrilous
adj. using indecent or abusive language; slanderous or defamatory
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strident
adj. loud, shrill, or harshly grating; forcefully assertive or harshly critical
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substantiate
v. to support with evidence
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thrift
n. care in managing money or other resources
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trucle
v. to submit in a subservient manner to a superior; to fawn
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turmoil
n. extreme confusion; uproar
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unscrupulous
adj. proceeding ruthlessly; without regard for right or wrong
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vaunt
v. to show off; to brag
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veneer
n. an attractive, ultimately misleading outward show; thin layer
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vindictive
adj. seeking revenge; marked by a desire to hurt
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wayward
adj. stubbornly going against what is expected or required in order to satisfy one's own desires
