Lesson 13 Flashcards by na tenney

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Analgesic

A

A medication to reduce or eliminate pain

Ant: irritant

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Turpitude

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Wickedness, vileness

Ant: purity, goodness

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Discretionary

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Left to ones own judgement

Ant: mandatory, obligatory

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Flummox

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To confuse, to perplex

Ant: clarify, simplify

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Unpalatable

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Unpleasant to the taste or the mind

Ant: pleasing, agreeable

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Histrionics

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Exaggerated emotional behavior

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Draconian

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Extremely harsh, very severe

Ant: lenient

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Noisome

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Disgusting, offensive to the senses

Ant: delightful, pleasing

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Punctilious

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Attentive to details in a conduct or action

Ant: Carless, inattentive

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Veritable

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Authentic, genuine

Ant: bogus, counterfeit

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Florid

A

Rosy or red in color

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Fractious

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Unruly, disruptive

Ant: temperate

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Moribund

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Near death about to die

Ant: thriving, flourishing

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Conflagration

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A large destructive fire

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Implicated

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To involve or correct unfavorably

Ant: extricated, dissociate

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