List 1 Flashcards

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motif

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N - reoccurring/dominant theme or idea

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specious

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adj - deceptively pleasing or good

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other forms specious

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speciously- adv speciousness - N

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intimidate

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Vt- to threaten or make timid, terrify/frighten

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pliant

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adj- easily bent, flexible

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intricacy

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N - complexity in terms of detail or design

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irrelevant

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adj- off task/topic, not related to the matter at hand

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strident

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adj- having /making a harsh/irritating sound or tone

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officious

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adj- bothersome/meddlesome/interfering

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festoon

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N- A decorative chain, string, necklace Vt- to form a string/chain/necklace

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evacuation

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N- withdrawal from an area

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spontaneous

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adj- spur of the moment (without planning)

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ebullience

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N- high spirits

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unintelligible

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adj- not able to be understood/unclear/confusing

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indignant

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adj- expressing/showing strong displeasure (at something unfair or offensive)

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antagonism

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N- hostility or opposition towards something

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belligerence

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N- warlike / hostile nature /attitude

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chastisement

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N- criticism/discipline/punishment

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ecstasy

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N- overpowering feeling/delight

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tacit

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adj- unspoken/unexpressed

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effigy

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N- where presentation/image (often of a hated figure)

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assent

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V- The act of agreement (after thoughtful consideration) N- Agreement

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decorous

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adj. - proper, becoming, dignified

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diffident

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adj- lacking confidence/showing restraint/shy

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other forms of specious
speciously- adv speciousness- N
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other forms of intimidate
adv- intimidatingly N- intimidation adj- intimidated adj/N/V- intimidating adj- intimidatory N- intimidator
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other forms of pliant
adv- pliantly N- pliantness
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synonym and antonym of pliant
syn: supple ant: rigid
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other forms of intricacy
intricate- adj intricately- adv
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other forms of irrelevant
adv- irrelevantly N- irrelevance N- irrelevancy
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synonym irrelevant
syn- extraneous
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other forms of strident
adv- stridently
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other forms of officious
adv- officiously N- officiousness
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other forms of evacuation
V- evacuate N/adj/V- evacuating N- evacuative
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other forms of spontaneous
spontaneity- N spontaneously- adv spontaneousness- N
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other forms of ebullience
ebullient- adj ebulliently- adv
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other forms of unintelligible
unintelligibly- adv
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other forms of indignant
adv- indignantly
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other forms of antagonism
antagonist - N antagonistic- adj
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other forms of belligerence
belligerent- adj/N belligerently- adv
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antonym of unintelligible
ant- lucid
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synonym of strident
syn- vociferous
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antonym of belligerence
ant: passiveness
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synonym of chastisement
syn- rebuke
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synonym of ecstasy
syn- elation, exultation
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other forms of chastisement
V- chastise adj- chastisable N- chastiser
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other forms of ecstasy
adj- ecstatic adv- ecstatically
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other forms of tacit
adv- tacitly N- tacitness adj- taciturn
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other forms of assent
adv- assentingly adj- assentive N- assentiveness N- assentor
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other forms of decorous
adv- decorously N- decorousness
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other forms of diffident
diffidently- adv
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antonym of assent
ant: dissent
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synonym of diffident
syn- timid