from book Flashcards
(49 cards)
1
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visceral
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deep feeling, not intellect
2
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facetious
A
lacking serious intent
3
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stringent
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severe, forcible
4
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unkempt
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disheveled
5
Q
resplendent
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splendid, shining brightly
6
Q
eschew
A
abstain from
7
Q
infuse
A
to inspire
8
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pervasive
A
spread throughout
9
Q
inadvertent
A
unintentional
10
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auspicious
A
promising success
11
Q
exorbitant
A
highly excessive
12
Q
transpire
A
occur, take place
13
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mollifying
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soften temper, pacify
14
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capricious
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subject to
15
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serendipitous
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lucky, beneficial
16
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monetary
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relating to money
17
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allocated
A
assign
18
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salient
A
most noticeable or important
19
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paramount
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supreme, most important
20
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unnerving
A
lose courage or confidence
21
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assuage
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reduce pain
22
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redolent
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having a pleasant odor
23
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tenable
A
capable of being held
24
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cogently
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convincingly, to the point
25
nimble
quick
26
perforated
pierced with holes
27
peripatetic
traveling a lot
28
exorbitant
price unreasonably high
29
specious
superficially plausible, but actually wrong
30
subvert
undermine the power and authority of
31
imperious
assuming power or authority without justification
32
jurisprudence
theory or philosophy of law
33
euphonious
melodious, pleasant sounding
34
profusion
lavish spending, abundance
35
raconteur
person skilled in telling stories
36
upbraiding
censure, severely reproving
37
elliptically
without sufficient logical connection
38
abrogated
abolish, repeal
39
imperious
overbearing, urgent
40
tonic
feeling of vigor
41
parsimony
stinginess
42
bastion
fort
43
kitsch
por in taste
44
platitude
flat, dull, trite remark
45
saccharine
sugary
46
retrenched
cut or remove
47
furtive
attempt to avoid notice bc of guilt
48
compunction
feeling guilt
49
lassitude
mental/physical weariness
