List 6b Flashcards
(133 cards)
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Juxtaposition
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The placing of two things side by side
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Jaded
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Cynical; tired; bored
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Labyrinth
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Maze
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Lampoon
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To ridicule
The love child of to lamp and the spoon got ridiculed
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Levity
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Humor; lightheartedness
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Lilting
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Pleasantly rising and falling as in voices or songs
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Loquacious
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Talkative
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Maelstrom
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- Giant whirlpool
2. Violent storm
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Malediction
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A curse
A “mal@ addiction
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Manifest
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- Adjective obvious
2. Verb to demonstrate
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Martyrs
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One who dies or suffers for a cause or person
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Meander
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To wander about without direction or purpose
A meander wanders for a meaning
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Mirth
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Happiness
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Momentous
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Very important
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Morbidity
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Unhealthiness; gloominess
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Mundane
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Common
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Musty
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Stale-smelling
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Nebulous
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Vague; unclear
The meaning of nebulous is so unclear
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Nettle
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To annoy
Poking me with a needle wil nettle me
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Nocturnal
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Relating to the night
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Oaf
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A big, clumsy, stupid person
Olaf
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Obsequious
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Overly submissive; ass skidding
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Officious
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Pushy
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Opulence
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Wealth
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Ordination
A ceremony for initiation of a priest
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Outlandishness
Unconvdntnuojal
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Pacifist
A person strongly opposed to war
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Paltry
Unimportant
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Papyrus
Paper made from the papyrus plant
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Parochial
1. Narrow minded
| 2. Relating to a church's parish
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Pathogenic
Capable of causing diseases
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Peccadillo
Small crime
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Penitent
Sorry
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Perdition
Hell; damnation
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Perjure
To lie under oat
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Peruse
To read carefully
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Pithy
Short and to the point
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Phoenix
Bird that symbolizes immortality
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Platitude
Cliche
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Plight
Bad situation
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Polemical
Deliberately controversial
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Posterity
Future generations
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Prattle
Foolish or meaningless talk
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Précis
Summary
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Prestidigitation
Magic tricks
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Prodigious
Very big
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Proliferation
Rapid growth in numbers
| Prolifers don't have a problem with rapid growth in population
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Propriety
Proper behavior
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Protocol
Rules for proper behavior
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Provisional
Temporary
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Pulverize
To crush
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Purse
To bring together
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Quack
A dishonest person
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Quarantine
Strict isolation to prevent the slews of a disease
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Quiescence
Stillness
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Ramshackle
Shaky
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Ratify
To approve
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Rebut
To oppose
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Red herring
Misleading clue
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Refute
To reject
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Relinquish
To give up
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Repast
Meal
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Repose
Rest
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Reproach
To scold
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Repulse
To repel
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Resurgence
Rising up again
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Revile
To insult
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Rider
An addiction document
| Rides behind the first documents
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Rogue
One who cheats or plays tricks
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Ruddiness
Reddish in complexion
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Runt
A weak, undersized animals
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Saga
Long story of adventures
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Salve
1. Noun a soothing lotion
2. Verb to soothe
Saliva is a soothing lotion
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Saunter
To walk slowly
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Scintillating
Exciting
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Scrupulous
Moral
| Scriptures are scrupulous
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Seditionist
Revolutionary
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Self effacement
Modesty
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Serrated
Having sharp edges
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Shortchange
To give less than the correct amount
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Skinflint
Laziness
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Smear
To ruin the reputation of
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Snarl
To tangle
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Soliloquy
A speech given by one person
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Sophomoric
Immature
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Spangle
A small sparking object
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Sporadic
Stopping and starting
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Stasis
A stat of not moving
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Squander
To spend time wastfully
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Stench
Bad smell
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Stoke
To stir up and feel fuel to
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Stratum
One of many layers
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Stupefaction
Astonishment
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Subjugate
To conquer or oppress
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Subvert
To overthrow or ruin
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Sullen
Resentful
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Superficial
Shallow
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Supplement
1. Noun something added
| 2. Verb to add
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Surmount
To overcome
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Swarthy
Having a dark complexion
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Table
To delay considering something
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Tangential
Off the topic
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Tawdry
Cheap
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Threadbare
Worn out
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Titter
Short, nervous laugh
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Torrid
1. Hot
| 2. Passionate
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Transient
Short lived
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Trifle
To treat as unimportant
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Truncate
Wickedness
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Ubiquitous
Everywhere at the same time
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Underplay
To play down
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Unflappable
Calm
| You can't get the clam bird to flap it's wings
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Unnerve
Go make nervous
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Unquenchable
Unable to be satisfied
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Unsound
1. Not logical
| 2. Unhealthy
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Upbraid
To criticize harshly
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Vacillate
To change back and forth
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Vanity
Excessive pride in ones own appearance
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Vendetta
Plan for revenge
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Veracity
Truth
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Verve
Enthusiasm or energy
| Do verbs with verve
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Vignette
1. Small picture
| 2. Short description
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Virtuoso
Someone with a lot of talent
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Vivid
1 bright
2. Strong
3 clear
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Voluminous
Big
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Wail
To cry loudly
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Warranted
Justified
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Wheedled
To persuade by flattery
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Wholesome
Healthful
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Winsome
Winning
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Workaday
Ordinary
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Yearning
A strong desire
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Zenith
The highest point
