List 3 Flashcards
(41 cards)
1
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alacrity
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eagerness, enthusiasm
2
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burgeon
A
grow
3
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tractable
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obedient, dutiful, polite
4
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burnish
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polish
5
Q
euphony
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pleasant sounds
6
Q
iconoclast
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person who opposes orthodoxy
7
Q
levity
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flippance, joking about serious matters
8
Q
potable
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suitable for drinking
9
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delineation
A
demarcation, explanation, definition, outlining
10
Q
libertarian
A
someone who opposes orthodoxy
11
Q
ruminate
A
think over something, ponder
12
Q
allay
A
to lessen
13
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demur
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hesitate, refuse
14
Q
ignominious
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shameful
ignominy - shame
15
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liniment
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soothing lotion
16
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exasperated
A
frustrated
17
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lithe
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flexible, supple
18
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saccharin
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falsely sweet
19
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aloof
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distant, detached
20
Q
exceptionable
A
very bad
21
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onerous
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burdensome
onus - burden
22
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sacrosanct
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very holy, inviolable
23
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deplore
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regret
24
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exculpate
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pardon or acquit someone
25
precarious
unstable, risky
26
sagacious
wise
27
amass
accumulate
28
callow
immature
29
depravity
moral corruption
30
execrable
very bad
31
lofty
snooty, arrogant
32
precedent
a previous occurrence used as a guide
| precept - guiding principle
33
deprecate
criticize, denounce
34
exegesis
scholarly explanation/interpretation
35
immutable
unchanging, constant
36
salacious
lecherous, erotic
37
trite
unoriginal, dull
38
candor
frankness, openness
39
deride
ridicule, mock
40
loquacious
talkative
41
sallow
yellowish
