final Flashcards

(59 cards)

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Physiognomy

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countenance; facial expresssion

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dogmatism

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assertion of opinion or belief

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pedantry

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showing off one’s knowledge

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abstruse

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hard to comprehend or understand

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ardent

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passionate; fervent

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facile

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able to do easily; capable

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infallible

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final accomplishment; realization

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recourse

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protector; source of aid or help

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degrade

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to debase; disrespect; slander

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ineffectual

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fruitless; ineffective

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precept

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rule of conduct

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incessant

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constant; unending

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profane

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unholy; vulgar; unsacred

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incipient

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becoming apparent or obvious

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impervious

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unable to be affected by (something)

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articulate

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well-spoken; verbally expressive

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assuage

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relieved; abate; release

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disconsolate

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hopeless; dejected; resigned

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debilitate

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weaken; make less effective

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hovel

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dirty shack; hut

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asylum

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sanctuary; safety

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inclemency

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storminess; volatility

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adjacent

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next to; adjoining; nearby

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sustenance

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nourishment; means of subsistence

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amiable
likable; nice; friendly
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despondent
hopelessly sad
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demeanor
bearing; attitude; mood
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melancholy
wistfully; slightly sad
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perpetual
constant; continual; incessant
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vigil
staying awake and keeping watch over someone or somethign
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condolences
sympathies
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destitute
suffering extreme poverty
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acylyte
religious follower
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gaunt
incapable of being bothered or distracted
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monotony
sameness; unchanging situation
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suppress
the hold back; restrain; keep in
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indifferent
uncaring; oblivious
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vindicate
the prove or show right
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discreet
not obvious; subtle; on the D.L.
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tacit
unspoken; not explicitly stated
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implacable
incapable of being satisfied or changed
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relentless
Showing no decrease in intensity or pace
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verdict
court's decision as to guilty or innocence
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imperturbable
Incapable of being bothered or distracted
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enterprise
undertaking or a project
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fervent
passionate or desperate
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clime
based on climate or weather
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desolation
emptiness; baringness wasteland
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celestial
heavenly or having to do with heavens
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ascertain
to learn or figure out with certainty
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eccentricity
a strange or unique thing about something
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entice
tempt or lure
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induce
to cause initiate; or make happen
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effusion
outpouring; gushing fourth
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acquit
to declare innosence
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fluctuate
to vary change or switch
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encompass
to enclose; to include; to contain
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capacious
roomy; able to contain much
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embark
to set sail; or begin a journey