English 1H WotD Final Flashcards

(47 cards)

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Fool around, dawdle

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lollygag

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Nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation

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proximity

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Deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable

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odious

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4
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The essential part: core

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pith

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5
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An area of soft, muddy ground; swamp or swamplike region

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slough

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A statement that does not agree with logic

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non sequitur

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Notably of brilliantly outstanding because of dignity or achievements or actions

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illustrious

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To remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely

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obliterate

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An error in chronology; especially: a chronological misplacing of persons, events, objects, or customs in regard to each other

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anachronism

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10
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Using or given to coarse language

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scurrilous

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Archaic: a person sent ahead to provide lodgings

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harbinger

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12
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Having the form of an animal

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zoomorphic

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Penetrable: having pores or openings that permit liquids or gases to pass through

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permeable

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14
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To laugh loudly

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cachinnate

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15
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To allege or prove to be of unsound mind and hence not responsible

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stultify

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Lacking or having lost life, sharpness, or flavor; insipid, flat

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vapid

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17
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A day of celebration; holiday

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fete

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18
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directly oppose or contrasted; opposite

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antithetical

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A usually high-flown talk or speech, especially for the purpose of luring people to a move, a sale, etc.; pitch

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To make weak or feeble; enfeeble

21
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To overcome the distrust of; placate; win over

22
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Marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior

23
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The proprietor of a hotel, nightclub, or restaurant

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Suggestive of repose (leaning, resting)

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Of, relating to, or resembling a homily
homiletic
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To check or stop the flowing of
stanch
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Characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
intrepid
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To soothe or mollify especially by concessions: appease
placate
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Worthy of or deserving very strong criticism
reprehensible
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Companion or colleague
cohort
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Having a milky iridescence
opalescent
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Mentally adroit and skillful: clever
dexterous
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To bring or combine together into a single body
amalgamate
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To depart secretly and hid oneself
abscond
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To deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title
divest
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Existing outside of nature
preternatural
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A strutting supercilious person
popinjay
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Described or thought of as having a human form or human attributes
anthropomorphic
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Indistinct, vague
nebulous
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Full of danger or risk
parlous
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an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports
embargo
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A dispute over or about words
logomachy
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exceeding the customary or appropriate limits in intensity, quality, amount, or size
exorbitant
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A place of burial: tomb
sepulcher
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The act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought
digression
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To restrict the movement of by bonds or obstacles: impede
hamper
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Harsh-sounding
cacophonous