R.O.M Flashcards

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Paucity

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Scarcity, lack

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Futile

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Completely ineffective, useless

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Cacophony

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Harsh sound

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Acquiesce

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To accept without opposition; comply quietly

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Phalanx

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Massed group of people, animals, or things

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Magnanimous

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Generous, noble in spirit

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Expunge

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To erase, eliminate completely

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Arcane

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Secret, obscure, known only to a few

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Curmudgeon

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Cranky person

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Yen

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A strong desire, craving

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Zealot

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Someone passionately devoted to a cause

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Poignant

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Emotionally moving

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Egress

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Exit

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Surreptitiously

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Secretly

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Anachronistic

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Chronologically out of place

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Ebullient

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Exhilarated, full of enthusiasm and high spirits

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Reticent

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Not speaking freely, reserved

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Ambiguous

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Unclear, subject to multiple interpretations

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Prevaricate

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To lie

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Inept

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Clumsy, awkward

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Plethora

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Excess, over abundance

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Nonchalantly

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With an air of easy unconcern, indifferently

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Elucidate

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To give a clarifying explanation

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Exude

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To give off, ooze

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Eclectic
Composed of elements drawn from various sources
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Rococo
Very highly ornamented
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Opulence
Wealth ( often in a showy manner)
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Assent
Agreement
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Viscous
Thick, syrupy, sticky
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Feign
To pretend, give a false impression
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Thwart
To block or prevent from happening; frustrate
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Conflagration
Big destructive fire
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Intrepid
Fearless
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Tableaux
Vivid descriptions,striking scenes
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Pungent
Strong or sharp in smell or taste
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Superfluous
Exceeding what is sufficient or necessary; highly unnecessary
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Avarice
Greed
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Assuage
To make less severe, ease, relieve
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Capricious
Impulsive, whimsical, without much thought
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Quell
To crush, subdue
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Audacious
Bold, daring, fearless
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Cygnet
Young swan
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Adulation
High praise
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Occlude
To shut, block
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Deleterious
Harmful, destructive, detrimental
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Malevolent
ill-willed; causing evil or harm to other
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Enigma
A mystery; something inexplicable
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ilk
Type or kind
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Empathy
Identification with another's feeling
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Subsequent
Following in time or order
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Sagacious
Wise, insightful, perceptive
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Garrulous
Very talkative
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Dubious
Questionable, unsettled in opinion, doubtful
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Ambivalence
Attitude of uncertainty; conflicting emotions
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Allude
To make indirect reference; to refer
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Propinquity
Nearness
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Lachrymose
Tearful
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Abscond
To depart secretly
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Insinuate
To subtly and indirectly suggest, hint
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Ingress
Entrance