Random (& SAT UP) Flashcards
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harry
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v. to pressure
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sagacious
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adj. wise, discerning, perceptive
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meritorious
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adj. deserving praise
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ignoble
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adj. lowly, unworthy
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detrimental
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adj. damaging
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incessant
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adj. ceaseless
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decimation
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n. harm done to
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despondent
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adj. depressed
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clairvoyant
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adj. psychic
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fatuous
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adj. complacently foolish
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impetuous
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adj. rash
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gravitas
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n. seriousness
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redoubtable
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adj. inspires fear
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auxiliary
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adj. additional, reserve
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nonentity
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n. person of little consequence or significance
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callow
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adj. immature
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castigate
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v. reprimand
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upbraid
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v. scold
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assiduous
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adj. careful and persistent
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presumptuous
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adj. self-confident
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elicit
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v. to draw or bring out or forth, evoke
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garish
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adj. vulgar and offensive; crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration
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belligerent
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adj. warlike
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disavow
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v. reject
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unscrupulous
adj. immoral
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cajolery
n. flattery
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tangential
adj. divergent, digressive
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disconsolate
adj. cheerless, dejected
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advent
n. arrival, coming into being
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paltry
adj. worthless
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pristine
adj. uncorrupted, primitive
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magnate
n. important person, usually in business
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enervate
v. to deprive of force or strength, weaken
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peripheral
adj. minor, outside
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insouciance
n. lack of care or concern, indifference
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virile
adj. masculine, manly
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heedless
adj. careless, thoughtless, unmindful
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conspicuous
adj. easily seen or noticed, readily visible or observable
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subsidiary
adj. serving to assist or supplement, auxiliary
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contrivance
n. a thing that is created skillfully and inventively to serve a particular purpose
ex: an assortment of electronic equipment and mechanical contrivances
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eschew
v. to avoid
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sumptuous
adj. splendid and expensive-looking
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brazen
adj. bold and without shame
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collude
v. to conspire
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expurgate
v. to censor
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deluge
n. inundation
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vitriolic
adj. very caustic, scathing
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legion
n. multitude, adj. great in number
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leviathan
n. anything of immense size and power
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sybarite
n. a person devoted to luxury and pleasure, hedonist
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untenable
adj. incapable of being defended, as an argument, thesis, etc.; not fit to be occupied, as an apartment, house, etc.
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deprecatory
adj. of the nature of or expressing disapproval, protest, or depreciation; apologetic
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goad
n. a stimulus, v. prod, incite
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bemuse
v. to bewilder or confuse
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commodious
adj. spacious
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slipshod
adj. careless, untidy, or slovenly
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complacent
adj. contented
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predilection
n. inclination, preference for something
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jaded
adj. dulled or satiated by overindulgence; worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse
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enigmatic
adj. resembling an enigma, perplexing, mysterious
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quotidian
adj. ordinary, daily, commonplace
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enervate
v. to deprive of force or strength
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slovenly
adj. untidy or unclean in appearance or habits, slipshod
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rebuff
n. a blunt or abrupt rejection, as of a person making advances
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efface
v. to rub out, erase, or obliterate
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inconspicuous
adj. not conspicuous, noticeable, or prominent
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inane
adj. lacking sense, significance, or ideas; silly; n. something that is empty or void
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ingratiating
adj. charming, agreeable, pleasing; deliberately meant to gain favor
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unctuous
adj. oily or greasy
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execrate
v. loathe or detest
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finagle
v. to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) (often followed by out of)
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tortuous
adj. twisting, winding, or crooked
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Byzantine
adj. very complex, labyrinthine
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quagmire
n. swamp
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circumscribe
v. mark off, delimit
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beseem
v. to be fit for or worthy of
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sundry
adj. various or diverse
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preclude
v. prevent
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edifying
adj. instructive
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indiscriminate
adj. random
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impertinent
adj. intrusive or presumptuous, as persons or their actions; insolently rude; uncivil
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tome
n. a big book or volume
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conjecture
n. a guess; the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof, v. to conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability
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glean
v. to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit
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affectation
n. an effort to appear to have a quality not really or fully possessed
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ordain
v. appoint to a religious order, establish by law
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cursory
adj. going rapidly over something, without noticing details; hasty; superficial
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superficial
adj. relating to the surface
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caveat
n. a warning or caution
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innocuous
adj. harmless
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indignant
adj. feeling, characterized by, or expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteously angry
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scruple
n. a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions; a very small portion or amount
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pernicious
adj. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful
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portent
n. an indication or omen of something about to happen
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respite
n, v. a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief
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censorious
adj. severely critical; faultfinding; carping
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carping
adj, n. characterized by fussy or petulant faultfinding; querulous
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querulous
adj. full of complaints; complaining
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erudition
n. knowledge acquired by study, research, etc.; learning; scholarship
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verdant
adj. green with vegetation; inexperienced; unsophisticated
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plume
n. feather; v. to feel complacent satisfaction with (oneself); pride (oneself) (often followed by on or upon)
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scant
adj. limited; meager; not large
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insinuate
v. to suggest or hint slyly
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underscore
v. to stress; emphasize
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compartmentalize
v. to divide into categories or compartments
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entail
v. to cause or involve by necessity or as a consequence
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visionary
adj. given to or characterized by fanciful, not presently workable, or unpractical ideas, views, or schemes; idealized
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solicitous
adj. showing concern for others
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pernicious
adj. very harmful
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vociferous
adj. loud
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ludicrous
adj. causing laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous, silly
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espouse
v. to adopt or support
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fiasco
n. a total disaster
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obtuseness
n. vacuity, stupidity
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hearsay
n., adj. rumor
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pedantic
adj. ostentatious in one's learning; overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, especially in teaching; narrowly or pretentiously learned
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sardonic
adj. sarcastic
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catechize
v. to instruct orally by means of questions and answers
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disillusion
v. to free from or deprive of illusion, belief, idealism, etc.; disenchant
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gaffe
n. a social blunder, faux pas
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expunge
v. to strike or blot out; erase; obliterate
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pragmatic
adj. of or relating to a practical point of view or practical considerations
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lugubrious
adj. mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
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prescient
adj. having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight
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lackadaisical
adj. without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic
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perspicacity
n. keen perceptiveness
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desultory
adj. aimless, unfocused; lacking a plan or purpose
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convalesce
v. to recover health and strength after illness; make progress toward recovery of health
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troubleshoot
v. mechanically alter; discover and eliminate the cause of trouble in mechanical equipment
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physiognomy
n. the outward appearance of anything, taken as offering some insight into its character
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gossamer
adj. thin and light
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partiality
n. a special fondness, preference, or liking (usually followed by to or for)
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tincture
n., v. a trace; a smack or smattering
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remiss
adj. negligent, careless in one's duties
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irreverent
adj. disrespectful
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intemperance
n. excessive indulgence of appetite or passion, lack of moderation
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indigent
adj. needy, poor, impoverished
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exasperate
v. to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely
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conscientious
adj. governed by conscience; careful with all details
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recant
v. to take back a statement that was made
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undulate
v. to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement
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jaunty
adj. easy and sprightly in manner or bearing, lively
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consternation
n. dismay, distress
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litany
n. a prolonged or tedious account
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dither
v. to act irresolutely, vacillate
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boon
n. something to be thankful for, blessing, benefit
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bode
v. to be an omen of; portend
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retinue
n. a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage, entourage
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interment
n. the burial of a corpse in a grave or tomb, typically with funeral rites
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injunction
n. an authoritative warning or order
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qualm
n. an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction
doubt, hesitation, uneasiness
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chagrin
n. embarrassment
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prodigal
adj. wastefully or recklessly extravagant
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pervade
v. spread through and be perceived in every part of
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insufferable
adj. unbearable; having or showing unbearable arrogance or conceit
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avail (oneself of)
v. use or take advantage of (an opportunity or available resource)
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mercenary
adj. working or acting merely for money or other reward; venal
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wayward
adj. turned or turning away from what is right or proper; willful; disobedient
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tergiversate
v. make conflicting or evasive statements; equivocate
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prevaricate
v. to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie
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peroration
n. the concluding part of a speech, typically intended to inspire enthusiasm in the audience
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inducement
n. a thing that persuades or influences someone to do something
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exordium
n. the beginning or introductory part, esp. of a discourse or treatise
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perturbation
n. anxiety, mental uneasiness
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detritus
n. debris, waste
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insinuate
v. introduce subtly or imperceptibly
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compulsory
adj. required, mandatory, obligatory
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prolepsis
n. anticipation; representation/assumption of a future act as if presently existing or accomplished
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redact
v. to put into suitable literary form; revise; edit
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crony
n. a close friend or companion
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ablution
n. a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual
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poltroon
n.,adj. a wretched coward
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benighted
adj. intellectually or morally ignorant, unenlightened
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carrion
n. rottenness, anything vile
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palisade
n.,v. a fence of stakes set firmly in the ground for enclosure/defense
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agog
adj. highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation
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raffish
adj. mildly or sometimes engagingly disreputable or nonconformist
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battery
n. large group of unrelated things
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lambast
v. to reprimand or berate harshly, attack
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astringent
adj. contracting; harshly biting, caustic
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torpid
adj. inactive, sluggish
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doggerel
adj.,n. rude, crude, poor
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specter
n. some object/source of terror/dread
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bedeck
v. to deck out, adorn, esp. in showy/gaudy manner
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trammel
n. a hindrance or impediment to free action
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highfalutin
adj. pompous, bombastic, haughty, pretentious
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morass
n. marsh
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purblind
adj. slow in understanding, imagination, or vision
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elocution
n. a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public
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skulduggery
n. dishonorable proceedings, mean dishonesty or trickery
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persiflage
n. light, bantering talk or writing
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peevish
adj. easily irritated esp. by unimportant things
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semblance
n. the outward appearance or apparent form of something, esp. when reality is different
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irrupt
v. enter forcibly or suddenly
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titillate
v. to excite or arouse agreeably, to tickle
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risibility
n. the ability or disposition to laugh
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meretricious
adj. apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity
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contingency
n. a future event that is possible but cannot be predicted with certainty
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sentient
adj. having the power of perception by the senses, conscious
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mislay
v. to lose temporarily, misplace
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expostulate
v. express strong disapproval/disagreement
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dejection
n. a sad and depressed state, low spirits
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incorruptible
adj. not susceptible to corruption, esp. by bribery
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disenthrall
v. to free from bondage
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rapine
n. violent seizure and carrying off of another's property
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immure
v. to shut in, seclude
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sepulchral
adj. of or relating to burial; hollow and deep
