LangProf - Vocabulary Flashcards
(30 cards)
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acrimonious
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angry, bitter
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adroit
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skillful
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affable
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friendly
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alimentary
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nourishment, sustenance
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amalgam
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mixture, blend
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ameliorate
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make better
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amicable
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agreeable
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anachronism
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from another time
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aplomb -
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assurance, self-confidence
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arid
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dry out
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ascetic
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abstinent, non-indulgent
12
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assuage
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to ease
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autocrat
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a ruler with absolute power
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avarice
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extremely greedy
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axiom
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accepted truth
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beatitude
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state of bliss
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belie
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give false impression
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beleaguer
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to cause problems for
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belligerent
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hostile
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benediction
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blessing
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bowdlerize
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censor, expurgate
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brazen
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bold
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brusque
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abrupt in one’s mannerisms
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bungler
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amateur, incompetent
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cacophony
harsh mixture of sounds
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capacious
spacious
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castigate
punish
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caustic
corrosive; sarcastic
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cerebral
intellectual
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chaff
worthless thing; husk of corn
