L to Permeable Rand Flashcards
(112 cards)
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Patois
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A regional dialect; nonstandard speech; jargon
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Nexus
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A means of connection; a connected group or series; a center
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Obviate
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To make unnecessary; to anticipate and prevent
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Nostrum
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Medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness; supposed cure
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Lucre
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Money or profits
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Penchant
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Inclination
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Maverick
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Dissenter
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Paragon
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Model of excellence or perfection
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Perfunctory
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Superficial; not thorough; performed really as a duty
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Opprobrium
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Disgrace; contempt
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Malinger
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To feign illness to escape duty
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Ornithologist
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Scientist who studies birds
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Pedantic
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Showing off learning
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Limn
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To draw; describe
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Pathos
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A quality that causes a feeling of pity or sorrow
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Maelstrom
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Whirlpool; turmoil
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Liberal
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Tolerant; broad-minded; generous; lavish
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Panegyric
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Elaborate praise; formal hymn of praise
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Nostalgia
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Sentimental longing for a past time
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Misanthrope
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One who hates humanity
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Obdurate
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Stubborn
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Officious
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Too helpful; meddlesome
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Multifarious
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Diverse
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Paean
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Song of joy or triumph; a fervent expression of joy
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Nugatory
Trifling; invalid
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Minutia
Petty details
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Luminous
Bright; brilliant; glowing
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Magnanimity
Generosity; nobility
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Linguistic
Pertaining to language
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Mundane
Worldly as opposed to spiritual; concerned with the ordinary
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Machinations
Plots or schemes
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Oligarchy
Form of government in which power belongs to only a few leaders
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Microcosm
A small system having analogies to a larger system; small world
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Loquacious
Talkative
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Lustrous
Shining
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Olfactory
Concerning the sense of smell
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Log
Record of a voyage; record of daily activities
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Mollify
Soothe
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Lambaste
To thrash verbally or physically
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Paleontology
Study of past geological eras through fossil remains
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Menagerie
A variety of animals kept together
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Miscellany
Mixture of writings on various subjects
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Lascivious
Lustful
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Mettlesome
Full of courage and fortitude; spirited
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Machiavellian
Crafty; double-dealing
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Lassitude
Lethargy; sluggishness
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Misogynist
One who hates women
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Libido
Sexual desire
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Monolithic
Solid and uniform; constituting a single, unified whole
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Literati
Scholarly or learned persons
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Mettle
Courage; endurance
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Lethargic
Inactive
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Occlude
To shut; block
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Pathological
Departing from normal condition
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Pedant
Uninspired, boring academic
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Malign
To speak evil of
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Metamorphosis
Change; transformation
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Litany
Lengthy recitation; repetitive chant
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Occult
Relating to practices connected with supernatural phenomena
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Lilliputian
Extremely small
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Ostentatious
Showy; trying to attract attention; pretentious
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Metaphysics
A branch of philosophy that investigates the ultimate nature of reality
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Libertine
One without moral restraint
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Necromancy
Black magic
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Onerous
Burdensome
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Penurty
Extreme poverty
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Mnemonic
Adj. related to memory; assisting memory, n. a system that develops and improves the memory
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Odyssey
A long adventurous voyage; a quest
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Mesmerize
To hypnotize
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Partisan
One-sided; committed to a party, group. or cause; prejudiced
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Labile
Likely to change
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Perfidious
Faithless; disloyal; untrustworthy
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Modicum
Limited quantity
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Permeable
Penetrable
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Peremptory
Imperative; leaving no choice
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Malleable
Capable of being shaped by pounding; impressionable
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Morose
Ill-humored; sullen
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Laconic
Using few words
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Overweening
Presumptuous; arrogant; overbearing
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Lucid
Bright; clear; intelligible
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Neophyte
Novice; beginner
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Minatory
Threatening; menacing
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Motley
Many colored; made up of many parts
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Litigation
Legal proceedings
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Perennial
Present throughout the years; persistent
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Limpid
Clear; transparent
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Megalomania
Delusions of power or importance
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Minuscule
Very small
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Levee
An embankment that prevents a river from overflowing
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Obsequy
Funeral ceremony (often used in the plural, obsequies)
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Paucity
Scarcity
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Obsequious
Overly submissive
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Neologism
New word or expression
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Nonplussed
Bewildered
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Laud
To praise
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Onomatopoeia
Formation or use of words that imitate sounds of the actions they refer to
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Miscreant
Villain; criminal
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Perigee
Point in an orbit that is closest to the earth
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Meticulous
Very careful; fastidious
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Militate
To work against
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Oscillate
To move back and forth
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Mitigate
To cause to become less harsh; severe, or painful; alleviate
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Levity
Light manner or attitude
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Negate
To cancel out; nullify
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Pellucid
Transparent; translucent; easily understood
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Meteorological
Concerned with the weather
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Mendicant
Beggar
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Meretricious
Gaudy; plausible but false; specious
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Mendacious
Dishonest
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Pallid
Lacking color or liveliness
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Peregrination
A wandering from place to place
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Latent
Present but hidden; potential
