More Magoosh Words Flashcards
(100 cards)
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lascivious
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sexually perverted
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apogee
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the highest point
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choleric
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bad tempered or irritable
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anathema
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the thing or person someone hates
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nadir
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the lowest point
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alacrity
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eager willingness
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zeitgeist
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spirit of the times
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untoward
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unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient
an untoward occurrence
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kowtow
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act excessively subservient
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defray
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help pay
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cow
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to intimidate
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ponderous
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slow and clumsy b/c of great weight
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hector
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talk in a bullying way
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catholic
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of broad scope, universal
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remonstrate
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make a forcefully reproachful protest
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flout
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openly disregard
“flout the law”
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disapprobation
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strong disapproval
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lionization
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treat as a celebrity
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panache
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flamboyant confidence
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brandish
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wave or flourish
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acquisitive
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greedy
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remedial
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intended as a remedy
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lurid
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presented in vivid terms, explicit details
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probity
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honesty and decency
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profundity
deep insight
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curmudgeon
a grouchy, surly person
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blinkered
having a limited outlook
| a small-minded, blinkered approach
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propitiate
to placate or appease
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parvenu
ain't got ole money, we got a whole lot of new money tho
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largesse
generosity
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picayune
petty, worthless
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vituperate
blame or insult harshly
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mettlesome
courageous
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pyrrhic
a victory so costly it's not worth it
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propitiate
gain the favor of
| propitiate the gods
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jaundice
bitterness, resentment, envy
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immure
enclose or confine someone against their will
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festering
become worse or more intense
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indemnify
compensate someone for harm or loss
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disaffection
dissatisfaction with people in authority
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superfluous
unnecessary, more than enough
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disgruntled
angry or dissatisfied
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forsake
abandon, give up
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arriviste
a person who has recently acquired social status
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juggernaut
a huge, powerful force/institution
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apotheosis
highest point of development
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arch
deliberately playful/teasing
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jejune
1. naive, simplistic
| 2. dull
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sangfroid
composure, coolness
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maudlin
overly sentimental/sad
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execrate
express great loathing for
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mulct
to defraud or swindle
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excoriate
criticize
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quisling
traitor
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fell
evil
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vaunted
widely praised
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mendicant
beggar
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impugn
dispute validity of
| are you impugning my judgment?
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turgid
tediously pompous or bombastic (language)
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proscribe
command against
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aplomb
coolness/composure
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coterminous
having same boundaries in space/time/meaning
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stultify
cause, through routine, to lose enthusiasm
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doughty
brave and persistent
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pontificate
talk in dogmatic/pompous way
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complaisant
obliging, agreeable
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dolorous
sorrowful
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desideratum
something needed or wanted
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solicitous
showing interest or concern
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repudiate
refuse to accept or be associated with
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arcane
understood by few, mysterious
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anoint
nominate or choose someon
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duplicity
deceitfulness
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munificent
generous
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jettison
abandon or discard something
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modish
conforming to what's popular
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salubrious
healthy, beneficial
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recrudesce
recur
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self-effacing
not drawing attention to yourself
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fecund
fertile, intellectually productive
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tyro
a beginner or novice
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hauteur
haughtiness
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provident
indicative of timely preparation for the future
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(take) umbrage
take offense
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adulatory
excessively praising
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effrontery
insolent or impertinent behavior
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lugubrious
mournful, sad
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moribund
approaching death
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impute
attribute to
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litany
long tedious account of something
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plucky
courageous
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illustrious
well known, respected
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prognostic
foretell or prophesy
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importune
ask pressingly and persistently
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temerity
audacity
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pecuniary
relating to money
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lampoon
criticize, ridicule
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celerity
speed
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tenable
defensible, justifiable
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inure
accustom someone to something
