Manhattan next 300 (2) Flashcards
(53 cards)
1
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gauche
A
socially awkward
2
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gestation
A
pregnancy
3
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glacial
A
unsympathetic
4
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glib
A
fluent in a way that it shows superficiality
5
Q
glower
A
Stare in an angry way
6
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grandiloquent
A
relating to lofty speech esp to a point of being pompous
7
Q
grating
A
irritating
8
Q
grouse
A
complain or grumble
9
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grovel
A
creep or crawl with one’s face to the ground
10
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guile
A
craftiness
11
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halcyon
A
calm and peaceful
12
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hapless
A
unlucky
13
Q
harrow
A
a farming tool that breaks up soil
14
Q
hearken
A
listen to, pay attention to
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Q
hermetic
A
airtight and reclusive
16
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hew
A
make or shape something with a cutting tool
17
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hoodwink
A
trick or deceive
18
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hoary
A
very old
19
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idiosyncrasy
A
characteristic or habit peculiar to a person
20
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ignoble
A
not noble
21
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illiberality
A
narrow mindedness, bigotry
22
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imbue
A
permeate or saturate
23
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impasse
A
deadlock
24
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imperious
A
commanding, urgent
25
imperturbable
calm
26
impetuous
passionately impulsive
27
impious
not religious
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implacable
not able to be appeased
29
imprecation
curse; prayer for harm to come to someone
30
impugn
attack the truth and integrity of
31
impute
credit
32
inadvertent
unintentional
33
incarnadine
blood red or flesh color
34
incendiary
setting on fire
35
incipient
just beginning
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inconstancy
fickleness
37
indefatigable
persisting tirelessly
38
indeterminate
vague
39
indigence
extreme poverty
40
inexorable
relentless
41
ingenuous
genuine, sincere
42
ingrate
ungrateful person
43
inordinate
excessive, not within proper limits
44
inquest
a legal or judicial inquiry
45
insipid
dull
46
insular
pertaining to an island, detached
47
intelligible
able to be understood
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intransigent
refusing to compromise, having extreme attitude, inflexible
49
intrepid
fearless
50
inure
toughen up
51
inveigle
entice
52
invidious
hateful
53
irresolute
wavering
