Flashcards in Final Deck (35)
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abjure
to solemnly or seriously announce the giving up of a claim, belief, or cause
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abridge
to shorten without changing the meaning
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adhere
to stick to a surface or substance; to follow as practice or belief
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adulation
excessive admiration or praise; obsequious flattery
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anecdote
a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person
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articulate
to express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently
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banal
commonplace; so lacking in originality as to be boring
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beguile
to deceive with charm; to charm or enchant someone in a deceptive manner
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belie
to contradict; to be in opposition to
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collaborate
working jointly on an activity, especially to create something
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commiserate
to express or show pity for someone; to empathize
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elation
great happiness and exhilaration
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endue
to endow or provide with a quality or ability
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epiphany
a sudden and profound understanding of something
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exasperation
a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance
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gauche
lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated or socially awkward
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glaring
very obvious or conspicuous
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hackneyed
so overused as to lack significance
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impregnable
unable to be conquered, captured, or broken into
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indict
to bring to a formal accusation against
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irrepressible
not able to be controlled or restrained
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jostle
to push, elbow, or bump against someone roughly typically in a crowd
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justify
to show or prove something to be correct or right
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liable
responsible by law; legally answerable
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mirth
laughter; jollity; light heartedness
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modicum
small quantity of a particular thing, especially of a desirable trait or item
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paradigm
standard or typical example; model
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procure
to obtain something; normally with care and effort
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redundant
no longer useful; able to be left out
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