Group 2 Flashcards
(58 cards)
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acrid
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sharp; pungent (used for smells and tastes)
2
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boorish
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ill-mannered
3
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epistle
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a letter (commincation form)
4
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heresy
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against orthodox opinion
5
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lance
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spear; spike; javelin
6
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poignant
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deeply moving (on emotions)
7
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respite
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break ; intermission
8
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acrophobia
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fear of heights
9
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bourgeois
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middle class
10
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debility
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weakness ; incapacity
11
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epistolary
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concerned with letters; through correspondance
12
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languid
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tired; slow
13
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resplendent
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shining; glowing
14
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acuity
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sharpness (mental or visual)
15
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hidebound
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rigid in opinions
16
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languish
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decay; fade away
17
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obsequious
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servile; submissive
18
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polemical
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causeing debate or argument
19
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restorative
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a tonic
20
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thwart
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prevent; frustrate
21
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brawny
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musuclar
22
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equivocate
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speak ambiguously ; avoid truth
23
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timorous
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cowardly; fearful
24
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adroit
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skillful
25
decorum
dignified; correct behavior
26
largess
generosity
27
reticent
restrained; uncommunicative
28
adulation
strong admiration
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bristle
to show irritation
30
histrionic
theatrical; exaggerated
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laud
praise
32
obstreperous
noisy and boisterous
33
portend
foretell
34
titter
giggle quietly
35
broach
start to discuss ; approach
36
deference
respect
37
esoteric
obscure and difficult to understand
38
hoary
old
39
obtuse
mentally dull
40
portent
warning sign ; omen
41
revere
worship
42
tome
large book
43
brusque
blunt ; abrupt
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espouse
promote; support
45
obviate
avoid; make unnecessary
46
torpid
inactive ; lazy
47
bulwark
fortification; barricade; wall
48
defunct
no longer exists
49
etymology
study of word origins
50
odious
hateful
51
rife
common
52
torpor
dormacy ; sluggishness
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affable
friendly; social
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eulogy
praise
55
legion
in larger numbers
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officious
domineering ; intrusive
57
posthumous
after death
58
totter
walk unsteadily
