Manhattan 3 Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
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itinerant
A
traveling from place to place especially as part of a job
2
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jettison
A
discard, cast off
3
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judicious
A
using good judgment
4
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keen
A
sharp, intense
5
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knell
A
the sound made by a bell for a funeral
6
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lachrymose
A
tearful, mournful
7
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languid
A
drooping from exhaustion
8
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lassitude
A
tiredness, weariness
9
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layperson
A
layman,
10
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legerdemain
A
trickery
11
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libertine
A
a morally and sexually liberal person
12
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limpid
A
completely calm
13
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lissome
A
flexible, supple, agile
14
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loquacious
A
talkative, wordy
15
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lugubrious
A
mournful, gloomy
16
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maelstrom
A
turbulent situation
17
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malediction
A
a curse
18
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mendacious
A
lying, habitually dishonest
19
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mendicant
A
beggar
20
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meretricious
A
attractive in a vulgar or flashy way
21
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militate
A
having a great effect
22
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missive
A
letter, written message
23
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modicum
A
limited quantity
24
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molt
A
shed or cast off
25
multifarious
diverse
26
munificent
giving liberally
27
neophyte
beginner
28
nettle
irritate, sting, annoy
29
nontrivial
important
30
obdurate
stubborn
31
obsequious
servile, very compliant
32
obstinate
stubborn, or hard to control
33
obviate
prevent, eliminate
34
onerous
burdensome
35
opprobrium
disgrace or disapproval that results from outrageously shameful actions
36
orotund
pompous, bombastic
37
outstrip
surpass
38
palatial
magnificent
39
palliate
make less severe
40
panegyric
formal praise
41
panoply
splendid display
42
pare
peel off or cut off
