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Round 6 - Vocab.com top 1000 Flashcards

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aggrieve

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infringe on the rights of; to oppress or wrong grievously; injure by injustice; to afflict with pain, anxiety

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vestment

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gown worn by clergy; garment or ceremonial robe

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urbane

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showing a high degree of refinement and the assurance that comes from wide social experience; reflecting elegance and sophistication

having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities

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defray

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bear the expenses of

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spectral

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resembling or characteristic of a phantom or ghost

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munificent

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very generous; extremely liberal in giving; very generous

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dictum

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an authoritative declaration or pronouncement; judicial assertion.

a saying; maxim

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scabbard

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a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet

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beleaguer

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annoy persistently; pester or badger incessantly

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gripe

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complain naggingly or constantly; grumble

to seize and hold firmly; grip; grasp; clutch.

to produce pain in; to distress or oppress

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remission

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an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease)

pardon or forgiveness

diminution, as of diligence, labor, intensity

relinquishment of a payment or obligation

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diminution

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the act, fact, or process of diminishing; lessening; reduction.

Music. the repetition or imitation of a subject or theme in notes of shorter duration than those first used.

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cajole

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influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering

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interdict

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command against; to forbid/prohibit

to impede by steady bombardment

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abase

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cause to feel shame; hurt the pride of

to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade

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obviate

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do away with

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary
“to obviate risks”

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mettle

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the courage to carry on; fortitude

disposition or temperament

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interpolate

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insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby

to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate.

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surreptitious

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marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

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dissimulate

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hide (feelings) from other people; to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

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specious

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plausible but false; apparently good or right though lacking real merit; superficially pleasing or plausible

pleasing to the eye but deceptive

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revulsion

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intense aversion

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hale

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exhibiting or restored to vigorous good health; strong

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palliate

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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate

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querulous
habitually complaining; peevish
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vagary
an unexpected and inexplicable change in something (in a situation or a person's behavior, etc.)
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incipient
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; in an initial stage
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obdurate
stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding. stubbornly resistant to moral influence; persistently impenitent
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parochial/provincial
narrowly restricted in outlook or scope
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grovel
show submission or fear; to humble oneself or act in an abject manner, as in great fear or utter servility to take pleasure in mean or base things
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refractory
stubbornly resistant to authority or control; hard or impossible to manage; stubbornly disobedient
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dregs
sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
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ascendancy
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; governing or controlling influence; domination
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supercilious
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
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pundit
someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field a learned person, expert, or authority. a person who makes comments or judgments, especially in an authoritative manner; critic or commentator
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commiserate
to feel or express sympathy or compassion
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assay
to examine or analyze make an effort or attempt; to try "to assay a dance step"
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conjugal
of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband
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abjure
formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; swear off former belief "abjure a religious faith or abjure your love for someone"
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frieze
an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice (like angels above a door)
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cabal
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority. the plots and schemes of such a group; intrigue to plot, conspire, intrigue
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inflammatory
arousing to action or rebellion
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machination
a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends; crafty plots or intrigues
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mendicant
a pauper who lives by begging
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meander
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
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sinuous
having many curves, bends, or turns; winding indirect; devious
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bullion
gold or silver in bars or ingots; gold or silver considered in mass rather than in value embroidery or lace worked with gold wire or gold or silver cords
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husbandry
the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock; the science of raising crops or food animals. careful or thrifty management; frugality, thrift, or conservation
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whet
make keen or more acute; stimulate to sharpen (a knife, tool, etc.) by grinding or friction something that whets; appetizer or drink
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imposture
pretending to be another person

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