List 4 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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ambivalence
A
lack of clarity
2
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cantankerous
A
bad-tempered
3
Q
impecunious
A
having no money
4
Q
lucid
A
clear
5
Q
precipice
A
steep slope
6
Q
salubrious
A
health-giving
7
Q
truant
A
shirker, someone absent without permission
8
Q
ambulatory
A
able to walk around
9
Q
capacious
A
spacious
10
Q
exhaustive
A
complete and thorough
11
Q
impious
A
wicked, profane
12
Q
precipitous
A
done in a hurry
13
Q
salutary
A
something which teaches a lesson
14
Q
capitulate
A
surrender, give in to
15
Q
preclude
A
prevent, make impossible
16
Q
sanctimonious
A
hypocritically holy
17
Q
carping
A
constant criticism
18
Q
lummox
A
clumsy person
19
Q
precocious
A
developing early
20
Q
sanction
A
give approval to
21
Q
turpitude
A
depravity
22
Q
despondant
A
having no hope, miserable
23
Q
oust
A
push out of a position
24
Q
sanguinary
A
bloodthirsty, bloody
25
tyro
novice, beginner
26
amity
friendship
27
castigate
scold strongly
28
expedient
Convenient, practical
29
sanguine
optimistic, cheerful
30
catharsis
purging of pent-up emotions
31
machinations
plots and plans
32
overwrought
worked up
33
preeminent
famous, outstanding
34
sardonic
mocking
35
unalloyed
undiluted, total
36
analgesic
medicine to combat pain
37
caucus
private political meeting
38
exposition
clear explanation
39
prerogative
right, privilege
40
unctuous
oily, using excessive flattery
41
caustic
burning
42
extol
praise
43
incipient
just beginning
44
magnanimous
generous
45
palisade
fence made of posts
46
prescient
having fore-knowledge
47
cavalcade
possession of vehicles
48
magnate
powerful businessman
49
palliative
a remedy that improves but doesn't cure
50
presintiment
a feeling that something might happen
