List 07 Flashcards by Cindy Collins

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Archetype

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classic example of

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Clemency

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mercy

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Disinterested

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unbiased

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Flout

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defy; reject

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Ingenue

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naive, unsophisticated person

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Mendacious

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given to lying

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Paucity

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shortage

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Protean

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changeable

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Sophomoric

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juvenile; immature

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Venal

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corrupt; can be bribed

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Disparage

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criticize; belittle

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Mercenary

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concerned only with money

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Peccadillo

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minor weakness; trivial offence

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Veneer

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surface coating

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Disparity

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an inequality

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Inimical

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hostile

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Mercurial

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volatile; changeable

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Pedant

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person who insists on strict adherence to rules or narrow learning

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Venerate

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revere; worship

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Artifice

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deception; trickery

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Coalesce

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come together; merge

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Dispassionate

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neutral; objective

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Forensic

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concerned with argument or debate (esp. for legal evidence)

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Innate

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inherited; inborn

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Pedestrian

common; mundane; banal

Provincial

unsophisticated; narrow-minded

Specious

false

Venial

minor; unimportant

Disseminating

circulating; broadcasting; spreading (information)

Fortitude

bravery

Innocuous

harmless; inoffensive

Peerless

without equal

Veracity

truthfulness

Ascetic

without luxuries; severely simple

Diurnal

active in daytime

Fortuitous

happening by chance

Pejorative

derogatory

Puerile

childish

Verbose

talkative; long-winded; rambling

Assiduous

thorough; diligent

Cogent

lucid; well argued

Divert

1. entertain; 2. distract; 3. cause a detour

Fractious

irritable; difficult to control

Inscrutable

mysterious; impenetrable

Mettle

courage; bravery; valor

Pellucid

transparently clear

Punctilious

paying attention to small details

Spurious

false

Verbosity

using too many words

Assuage

to calm

Cogitate

think over something; ponder

Docile

gentle and easily lead

Insentient

unfeeling

Milieu

environment

Purloin

steal

Astute

perceptive; sharp-witted

Dogmatic

having stubbornly held opinions

Insipid

dull; bland; boring

Mire

swamp; muddy ground

Penury

poverty

Pusillanimous

cowardly

Staid

dull; sober; serious

Vestigial

not developed

Asylum

place of refuge or safety

Dolt

stupid person

Stanza

section of a poem

Vignette

small sketch