Joy Of Vocabulary Flashcards
(81 cards)
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Baker’s dozen
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13
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Bicentennial
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200th anniversary
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Brace
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Pair, couple
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Centenarian
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One who is 100 or over
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Centennial
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100th anniversary
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Decade
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Period of 10 years
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Decathlon
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Event consisting of 10 events
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Decimate
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Destroy 10% or more
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Dichotomy
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Division in two
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Fathom
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Measure of water depth (6 feet)
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Fortnight
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14 Days
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Millennium
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1000 years
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Nonagenarian
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Person in their 90’s
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Octogenarian
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Person in their 80’s
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Pentagon
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Shape with 5 sides
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Plurality
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Victor’s margin over the runner-up when no candidate has a majority
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Quadrennial
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Occurring every four years
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Quadruped
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Four-footed animal
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Score
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Group of twenty
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Septuagentarian
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Person in their seventies
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Sesquicentennial
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150th anniversary
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Sexagenarian
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Person in their 60’s
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Tercentennial
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300th anniversary
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Tithe
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1/10th
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Treble
Multiply by 3
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Triumvirate
Ruling body of three
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Acrophobia
Fear of heights
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Agoraphobia
Fear of crowds, public places or open ares
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Audiophile
One who loves high-fidelity sound reproduction
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Balletomania
Extreme enthusiasm for ballet
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Bibliomania
Craze for acquiring books
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Bibliophile
Person who loves or collects books
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Bibliophobe
People who fear or hate books
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Claustrophobia
Fear of enclosed spaces
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Dipsomaniac
Person with uncontrollable craving for alcohol
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Hemophiliac
A person who bleeds excessively from minor injuries
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Kleptomaniac
One who has a persistent, neurotic impulse to steal
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Mania
Exaggerated enthusiasm
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Megalomaniac
Mental disorder characterized by fantasies of grandeur, power or wealth
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Monomania
Derangement of the mind on one subject only
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Phobia
Abnormal and persistent fear
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Photophilic
Light-loving; requiring abundant light
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Photophobia
Painful sensitivity to light
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Photophobic
Light-hating
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Pyromaniac
Person having an insane impulse to start fires
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Xenophobia
Unreasonable hatred of foreigners or strangers
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Monograph
Learned treatise on a particular subject; scholarly article
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Monologue
Lengthy talk by one person
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Monorail
Railway supported by one rail
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Monosyllabic
Having one syllable
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Monotonous
Tiresome because of lack of variety
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Multicultural
Reflecting many different cultures
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Multifaceted
Having many facets (aspects)
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Multilateral
Having many sides
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Multimedia
Involving a combination of media
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Polygamist
Person with more than one spouse
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Polyglot
Person who speaks more than one language
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Polymath
Person of great and diversified learning
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Polytechnic
Providing instruction in many technical arts
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Polytheistic
Believing in more than one God
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Unanimous
Being of one and the same opinion
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Unicameral
Consisting of one legislative chamber
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Uniform
Always the same
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Unique
Being the only one of its kind
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Unisex
Not distinguishable as male or female
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Bagatelle
Something of little value
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Forbearance
Self-control
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Refractory
Hard to control
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Slatternly
Dirty
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Venial
Forgivable
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Veracity
Truthfulness
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Abscond
Depart secretly and hide
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Canard
False, deliberately made up story
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Collusion
Secret agreement for a deceitful purpose
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Duplicity
Double dealing, hypocritical deception
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Insidious
Lying in wait to entrap
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Latent
Present though invisible and inactive
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Malinger
Pretend to to be ill to avoid work or duty
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Suborn
Induce someone to testify falsely
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Subterfuge
Trick or plan to conceal one's true objective
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Otitis
Inflammation of the ear
