Randomized 10 - Aug 31 Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
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spurious
A
not genuine
2
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stentorian
A
extremely loud
3
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winsome
A
attractive
4
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voluble
A
fluent, talkative
5
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timidity
A
lacking in self-assurance or courage
6
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vantage
A
position giving advantage
7
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valorous
A
courageous
8
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tenacious
A
holding fast
a tenacious grip
9
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thrall
A
slave, bondage
10
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undermine
A
to weaken, to sap
11
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boon
A
a timely benefit
12
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brevity
A
briefness or conciseness
13
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ameliorate
A
to make better or improve
14
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amalgamate
A
to mix or blend together in homogenous body
15
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ascetic
A
given to severe self-denial, abstinence
16
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bolster
A
to support, to reinforce
17
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beset
A
to surround, as in attack
18
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disconcert
A
to disturb the composure of
membingungkan, menggelisahkan
19
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derision
A
ridicule
20
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ephemeral
A
short-lived, fleeting
21
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equivocal
A
ambiguous
22
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fledgling
A
inexperienced
23
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esoteric
A
hard to understand, known only by a few
24
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extirpate
A
to root out, eradicate
25
ignominious
shameful
26
hyperbole
exaggeration, overstatement (still positive)
27
mendacious
untrue
28
malleable
pliant
29
parable
short story designed to illustrate a lesson
30
palpable
perceptible by feeling or touch
31
ponderous
massive, awkward, unwieldly
32
titillate
to tickle
arouse (someone) to interest or mild excitement, especially through sexually suggestive images or words.
"the press are paid to titillate the public"
33
untenable
indefensible
34
tangential
digressing
35
transmute
to change
36
truculence
ferocity, ganas
37
ubiquitous
being present everywhere
38
vehement
forceful
39
verbiage
use of many words
40
unerringly
without fail
