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Encountered Unknown Words Flashcards

1
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Piquant

A

having pleasantly sharp taste or appetizing flavor

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Cloy

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disgust or sicken with an excess of sweetness, richness, or sentiment

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Indolence

A

avoidance of activity or exertion; laziness

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Reproach

A

expression of disapproval or disappointment

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Scruples

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a feeling of doubt or hesitancy with regard to morality or propriety or a course of action

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Propriety

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the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals

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Recalcitrant

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having an obstinately uncooperative attitude toward authority or discipline

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Spendthrift

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a person who spends money in an extravagant, irresponsible way

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Abjure

A

solemnly renounce (a belief, cause or claim)

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Lucre

A

money, especially when regarded as sordid or distasteful or gained in a dishonorable way

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Penury

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extreme poverty or destitution

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Avarice

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extreme greed for wealth or material gain

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Adumbrate

A

report or represent in outline

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14
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Aggrandizement

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the act of increasing wealth or prestige or power or scope of something

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Abnegation

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the act of renouncing or rejecting something

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Prodigally

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spending money or resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant, having or giving something on a lavish scale

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Incendiary

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literal – setting something on fire

connotation – harmfully provocative or arouses agitation

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Illusory

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based on illusion; not real

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Evince

A

make evident

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Manifest

A

apparent

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Dubious

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hesitating or doubtful, not to be relied upon; suspect

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Craven

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contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly

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Demur at

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shy away from

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Conviviality

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the quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness

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Temerity

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excessive confidence or boldness; audacity

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Tepid

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only slightly warm; lukewarm, showing little enthusiasm

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Rakish

A

having or displaying dashing, jaunty, or slightly disreputable quality or appearance

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Ineluctable

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unable to be resisted or avoided; inescapable

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Incommensurate

A

out of keeping or proportion with

30
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Ennui

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a feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement (boredom)

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Retard

A

delay

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Diffident

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modest or shy because of lack of self-confidence

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Sanguine

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optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

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Raillery

A

good-humored teasing

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Japery

A

buffoonery; acting like a clown or a buffoon

36
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Languish

A

lose or lack of vitality; grow weak or feeble

37
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Castigate

A

reprimand severely

38
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Indignant

A

feeling or showing anger or annoyance at what is perceived as unfair treatment

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Prudent

A

acting with or showing care and thought for a situation

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Promulgate

A

promote or make widely known (an idea or cause)

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Callow

A

(especially in a young person) inexperience and immature

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Laconic

A

using very few words

43
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Enigmatic

A

difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

44
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Vacuous

A

having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless

45
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Myopic

A

nearsighted

46
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Lexicon

A

the vocabulary of a person, language or branch of knowledge

47
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Verbiage

A

speech or writing that uses to many words or excessively technical expressions

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Hurly-burly

A

busy, boisterous activity

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Nascent

A

(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential

50
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Implacable

A

unable to be placated

51
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Peccadillo

A

a small, relatively unimportant offense or sin

52
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Pell-mell

A

in a confused, rushed or disorderly manner

53
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Nugatory

A

of no value or importance

54
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Prolixity

A

boring verbosity

55
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Tenet

A

a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy

56
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Ersatz

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(of a product) made or used as a substitute, typically an inferior one, for something else

57
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Abstruse

A

difficult to understand, obscure

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