List 08 Flashcards by Cindy Collins

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Colloquial

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local and informal (used of language)

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Dotard

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foolish old man

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Furrow

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groove

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Misnomer

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wrong name

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Percipient

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perceptive; insightful

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Quaff

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drink down quickly

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Staunch

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loyal; faithful; dependable

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Vilification

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blackening someone’s name

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Atrophy

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waste away from lack of use

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Collusion

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plotting and planning

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Drawl

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speak slowly with words running together

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Furtive

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hidden and secret

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Insurgent

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a rebel

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Quagmire

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marsh; bog

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Vindicate

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prove right; remove blame

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Attenuate

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weaken

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Drivel

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nonsense

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Interminable

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never-ending

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Peremptory

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in a commanding manner

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Quaint

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picturesque

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Stevedore

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dockworker

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Virtuoso

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an accomplished musician

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Augment

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increase; make bigger

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Complacent

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self-satisfied; smug

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Droll

dryly amusing

Galleon

ancient type of sailing ship

Perfidy

treachery

Virulent

dangerous; harmful

Auspicious

favorable; promising to turn out well

Gambol

frolic; leap; bound

Intransigence

stubbornness

Modicum

small amount

Perfunctory

superficial; cursory

Stoic

known for fortitude; indifferent to pleasure or pain

Austere

severely plain

Concatenate

link together

Garble

distort; confuse; muddle

Intransigent

stubborn; unyielding

Peripatetic

nomadic; moving from place to place

Quarry

1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone

Stoke

add fuel to; strengthen

Vitriolic

corrosive; strongly attacking

Concatenation

linking into chains

Dupe

to fool someone

Garish

gaudy

Intrepid

brave

Peripheral

on the edge; not important

Querulous

always complaining

Stolid

impassive; dull; indifferent

Vivacity

liveliness; animation

Balk

hinder and prevent; hesitate over

Conciliate

to bring together; end a dispute

Garner

gather; collect

Inveterate

habitual

Moratorium

temporary prohibition or halt to activity

Stratagem

plot; plan; trick

Vivify

enliven

Banal

common; dull

Ebullient

very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy

Garrulous

talkative

Invidious

arousing envy

Moribund

on the point of death

Pernicious

destructive; harmful

Strident

loud and harsh

Vociferous

noisy; loud in speech

Banality

ordinariness; dullness

Gaunt

emaciated; bony and angular

Inviolable

cannot be invaded

Persnickety

fastidious; fussy

Volatile

dangerously unstable; evaporates easily