I Hate this Crap... Anyways, More words. Flashcards
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Abash
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To make ashamed; to embarrass
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Abject
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Hopeless; extremely sad and servile; deflated
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Accede
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To give in; to yield; to agree
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Accrete
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To increase by growth or addition
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Adduce
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to bring forward as as an example or as proof; to cite
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Advent
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Arrival; coming; beginning
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afflectation
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unnatural or artificial behavior, usually intended to impress
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Aghast
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terrified; shocked
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allege
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assert without proof
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allusion
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an indirect reference to something else; a hint
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Anathema
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Something or someone loathed or detested
a formal ecclesiastical curse and excommunication
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Ancillary
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Subordinate; Providing assistance
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Antecedent
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Something that went before; A preceding cause or event
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Antipathy
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Firm dislike; a strong feeling of aversion
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Aphorism
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A brief, witty saying; a proverb
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Apostasy
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abandonment or rejection of faith or loyalty
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Apposite
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Suitable; pertinent
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Arbiter
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One who decides; a judge
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Archetype
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An original model or pattern
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Arrant
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Utter; very bad; unmitigated
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Astute
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Shrewd; keen in judgment
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Augment
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To get bigger; to add to; to increase
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Avow
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To claim; to admit or declare
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Belabor
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To go over repeatedly or to an absurd extend
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Beleaguer
To surround; to besiege; to harass
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Benign
Kind; not harmful; mild; gentle
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Bereave
To deprive or leave desolate, especially through death
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Blithe
Carefree; Cheerful; happy; GAY
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Brook
To bear or tolerate; to put up with something
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Callow
Immature
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Catholic
Universal; Embracing everything
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Cavil
To quibble; to raise trivial objections
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Chagrin
Humiliation; embarrassed disappointment
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Choleric
Hot-tempered; quick to anger
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Circumspect
Cautious
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Coalesce
To come together as one; to fuse; to unite
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Cognizant
Fully informed; knowledgeable; aware
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Collusion
Conspiracy; secret cooperation
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Consonant
Harmonious; in agreement
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Contumely
Rudeness; insolence; arrogance
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Convivial
fond of partying; festive
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Coterie
A select group of close associates
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Cull
To pick out from among many; to select; to collect
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Cursory
Hasty; Superficial
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Debauchery
Corruption by sensuality; intemperance; wild living
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Deprecate
To express disapproval of
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Dilapidated
Broken down; fallen into ruin
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Discomfit
To confuse; To disconcert; To thwart the plans of; To defeat in battle
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Doggerel
Comic, loose verse
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Enormity
Extreme evil or wickedness
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Epicure
A person with refined taste in wine and food
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Epitome
A paradigm; a perfect example of something
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Evince
To show or demonstrate clearly; Manifest
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Exposition
A setting forth of meaning or intent; A discourse intended to explain
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Extol
To praise highly
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Facile
Fluent; skillful in a superficial way; easy
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Fetter
To restrain; to hamper
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Flag
To weaken; to slow down
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Flippant
Frivolously shallow and disrespectful
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Foment
To stir up; to instigate; to foster
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Forbear
To refrain from; to abstain
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Founder
to fail; to collapse; to sink
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Fulsome
Offensively flattering or insincere; repulsive
Abundant or copious
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Gambit
A scheme to gain an advantage; a ploy
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Genial
Cheerful and pleasant; friendly; helpful
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Gratuitous
Given freely; unjustified; uncalled for; unprovoked
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Hermetic
Impervious to external influence; sealed; airtight
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Idyllic
Charming in a rustic way; naturally peaceful
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Indolent
Lazy
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Indulgent
Lenient; Yielding to desire
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Ineluctable
Inescapable; unavoidable
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Inexorable
Relentless; Inevitable; unavoidable
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Inveterate
Habitual; deeply rooted
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Largess
Generous
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Latent
Present but not visible or apparent; Potential
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Levity
Lightness; frivolity; unseriousness
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Magnate
A rich, powerful, or very successful businessperson
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Manifest
Visible; evident
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Maudlin
Foolishly sentimental
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Maxim
A fundamental principle; An old saying
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Motility
Spontaneous movement
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Noisome
Offensive or disgusting; stinking; noxious
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Nominal
In name only; Insignificant
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Oblique
Indirect; At an angle
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Palliate
To make less severe or intense; to make an offense seem less serious
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Partisan
Having a bias in support of a party, group, or cause
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Patina
Surface discoloration caused by age and oxidation
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Paucity
Scarcity
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Placid
Calm and peaceful
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Plaintive
Expressing sadness or sorrow
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Plumb
To measure the depth of something
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Portent
An omen; a sign of something to come in the future
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Precipitous
Steep
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Presage
To portend; To foreshadow; To forecast or predict
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Privation
Lack of comforts or necessities; poverty
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Provincial
Limited in outlook to one's own small corner of the world; narrow
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Putative
Commonly accepted; supposed; reputed
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Quay
A landing on the edge of the water; wharf; pier
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Queue (verb)
To get in line
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Quintessential
Being the most perfect example of something
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Rampart
A fortification; A bulwark of defense
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Redolent
Fragrant; aromatic; suggestive or reminiscent
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Remonstrate
To argue against; to protest; to raise objections
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Remuneration
payment; recompense
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Renaissance
A rebirth or revival
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Replete
Completely filled; abounding
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Reproach
To scold, usually in disappointment; to blame; to disgrace
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Reprobate
A wicked, sinful, depraved person
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Respite
A period of rest or relief
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Sagacious (sagacity)
Wise/wisdom
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Sage
A wise person
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Salutary
Healthful; remedial; wholesome
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Temerity
Recklessness; audacity; foolhardy; disregard of danger
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Turpitude
Shameful wickedness and depravity
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Unalloyed
Undiluted; unadulterated; pure
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Usury
Lending money at an extremely high rate of interest
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Verdant
Covered with green plants; leafy; inexperienced
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Vestige
A remaining bit of something; a last trace
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Vitiate
To make faulty or defective; impair; to corrupt morally
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Wizened
Shriveled; withered; shrunken
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Vicissitude
a change or variation
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turbid
obscured; turbulent
confused; muddled; disturbed
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Homily
a sermon or moralizing discourse
an inspirational saying
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simpatico
congenial; likable
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Maudlin
foolishly sentimental
weakly emotional
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quagmire
predicament; dilemma; quandry
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Depredate
plunder or pillage or lay waste
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myrmidon
a completely unquestioning follower
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Libertine
A rake or licentious person
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Utilitarian
Value is based on utility and usefulness
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fecund
Prolific; fruitful; productive and creative
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debauchment
corruption and sensuality
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virescent
turning green or greenish
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risible
laughable
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arch
mischievous
playful
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verdant
covered with green things
Green as in unexperienced
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facile
easily done and superficial
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convivial
friendly; agreeable
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nostrum
quack or ineffective medicine
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adjuvant
auxiliary; something that assists or helps
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pulchritude
comeliness; beauty
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caned
to beat with a stick
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indolent
someone that avoids exertion; slothful
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brusque
abrupt; blunt; rough
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parlous
dangerous
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semiotic
pertaining to signs and symbols
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transmute
change; transition
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trundle
roll along
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sang-froid
calmness
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eremitic
reclusive; alone
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piteous
pathetic; pity
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besmirch
to soil or tarnish
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bleat
babble; prate
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turpitude
vile or shameful
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stopgap
temporary substitute
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modicum
a moderate or small amount
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perpetuity
having the character of being perpetual
