final spelling review Flashcards
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different from the usual or standard; hard to identify or classify because of abnormality
anomalous
involving hard labor; to test one’s endurance
arduous
occurring or appearing after one’s death (as a child born after the death of its father, or a writing published after the death of the author)
posthumous
deserving blame
culpable
observable without being concealed
overt
to make impossible by previous action; prevent
preclude
one who withdraws draws from the world to live in seclusion
recluse
withdraws from the world
recluse
in the mentioned order
respectively
a looking back on the past; a review of something past
retrospect
extravagant actions
antics
a request or favor; a blessing
boon
too bright or glaring; showing
garish
a long, noisy, or scolding speech
harangue
pertaining to the real nature of a thing; inherent
intrinsic
producing gain or wealth; profitable
lucrative
pertaining to the world; worldly as opposed to the spiritual and eternal
mundane
pertaining to the night, done or occurring in the night
nocturnal
concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practical
pragmatic
of the color of blood, ruddy; cheerful, hopeful
sanguine
changing unpredictably; tending to break out into violence
volatile
yielding or containing plenty (sometimes or information, thoughts, vocabulary)
copious
joking; usually clumsy or inappropriate joking
facetious
dormant or hidden; present but undetected or inactive
latent