English words 1-50 Flashcards by Payton Shelly

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Brusque

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slightly rude in speech or manner

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Hone

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to make more pointed

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Espouse

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to support

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Odious

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extremely unpleasant

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Posterity

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all future generations

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Transgress

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to break a rule or boundary

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Lithe

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having a long flexible quality

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Saccharine

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artificially sweet

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Aloof

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emotionally uninvolved

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Traverse

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to travel across or through

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Sacrosanct

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regarded as too important to be changed/interfered with

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Livid

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Extremely angry

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Opaque

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Not able to be seen through; not transparent

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Trite

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Lacking originality or flair

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Opulent

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Showing great wealth and luxury

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Nullify

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To make of no use

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Labyrinth

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A complicated irregular

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Reprehensible

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Deserving censure or condemnation

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Blatant

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Completely lacking in subtlety

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Plausible

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seeming reasonable or probable

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Reprieve

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Cancellation or delay of a punishment

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Enshroud

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To cover completely

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Tedium

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The state of being slow, long or dull

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Plethora

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A large number of something almost to excess

Blithe

Showing casual or cheerful difference

Lackluster

Lacking in vitality, force or conviction

Temper

To strengthen by heating and then cooling

Hedonism

The pursuit of pleasure

Bolster

Support or prop up

Lament

To express one's deep grief

Curtail

to reduce in or put a restriction on

Epicure

someone who knows a lot about food/drinks

Tenuous

insubstantial; in need of strengthening

Boorish

rude or unmannerly

Vindicate

remove blame or suspicion

Poignant

deeply emotional

Bourgeois

appealing to the masses in the middle-class; suburban

Hiatus

a brief rest

Languid

barely mobile; not exerting much energy

Resplendent

shining brightly

Acuity

penetrating or clear intelligence or skill

Debunk

to show the falseness or hollowness of

Adroit

clever or skillful in the use of hands or the mind.

Pontificate

to express ones view in an arrogant or pompous manner.

Decorum

behavior keeping in good taste.

Laud

to highly praise, especially in public

Adulation

excessive admiration or praise

Bristle

to react defensively, typically by drawing back

Obtuse

slow to understand, or difficult to understand.

Tome

a large, heavy book, usually filled with academic knowledge.

Presumptuous

disrespectfully bold

Forlorn

abandoned; hopeless

Frenetic

very busy; hectic

Incessant

seeming to never have an end

Abridge

to reduce in size or volume