Plague Vocab Flashcards

(20 cards)

1
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Exigent

A

What is required in a particular situation

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Banality

A

Lacking originality, freshness, or novelty

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3
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Efface

A

To eliminate or make Indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface

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4
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Miscreant

A

One not restrained by moral principles; an unscrupulous villain

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5
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Rubicund

A

Having a healthy color

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6
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Concierge

A

An employee who lives on the premises of the hotel and serves as a general properties caretaker

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7
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Abate

A

Make or become less active or intense

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8
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Portent

A

Something that foreshadows an upcoming event

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9
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Query

A

Question, inquiry

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10
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Fatalist

A

One that believes that events are fixed

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11
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Convalescents

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To recover health and strength gradually after sickness or weakness

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12
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Finical

A

Having extreme or excessively particular, exacting, or meticulous in taste or standards

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13
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Pestilence

A

Contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent and devastating

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14
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Lucid

A

Clear, easy to understand

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15
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Austere

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Stern and cold in appearance or manner

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16
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Deprecate

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Lower in estimation or esteem

17
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Draconian

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Relating to,or characteristic of Draco or the sever of code of laws held to have been framed by him- overly harsh and dominating stander da

18
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Obviate

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To anticipate and prevent ( as a situation) or make unnecessary ( as an action )

19
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Facetious

A

Joking or jesters get often inappropriately

20
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Eschew

A

To avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds