Round 7 - Vocab.com top 1000 Flashcards

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diadem

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an ornamental jeweled headdress signifying sovereignty

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fallow

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undeveloped but potentially useful

ex: a fallow mind

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hubbub

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loud confused noise from many sources

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4
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harrowing

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extremely painful

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askance

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with suspicion/mistrust or disapproval

with a side glance; sidewise; obliquely

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lancet

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a surgical knife with a pointed double-edged blade; used for punctures and small incissions

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rankle

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gnaw into; make resentful or angry

cranky-sounding verb that means to eat away at or aggravate to the point of causing anger

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ramify

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become complicating; have or develop complicating consequences

to divide or spread out into branches or branchlike parts; extend into subdivisions

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hallux

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big toe on people or animals

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gainsay

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take exception to; contradict/oppose/dispute or speak out against; challenge authority

students may gainsay teachers

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polity

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a particular form or system of government:
“civil polity; ecclesiastical polity”

the condition of being constituted as a state or other organized community or body

government or administrative regulation:
“The colonists demanded independence in matters of internal polity.”

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indemnify

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make amends for; pay compensation for

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declivity

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a downward slope or bend (as opposed to acclivity)

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importunate

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expressing earnest entreaty; urgent or persistent in solicitation, sometimes annoyingly

pertinacious, as solicitations or demands.

troublesome; annoying
“children’s importunate demands”

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pertinacious

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holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute.

stubborn or obstinate.

extremely or objectionably persistent:
“a pertinacious salesman from whom I could not escape.”

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passe

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out of fashion

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repine

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express discontent; to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain

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larder

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a small storeroom for storing foods or wines; pantry

a supply of food

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untoward

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not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society

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stanch

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stop the flow of a liquid or blood

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21
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revelry

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unrestrained merrymaking

22
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extenuate

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lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of; mollify

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polemic

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a controversy (especially over a belief or dogma)

a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

a controversial person

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virtuoso

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someone who is dazzlingly skilled in any field

a person who excels in musical technique or execution.

a person who has a cultivated appreciation of artistic excellence, as a connoisseur or collector of objects of art, antiques

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glower
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
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fatuous
devoid of intelligence; foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly. unreal; illusory
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incorrigible
impervious to correction by punishment; beyond correcting or improving
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postulate
maintain or assert
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vociferous
conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry
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purvey
supply with provisions; to provide, furnish, or supply (especially food or provisions) usually as a business or service
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gibe
laugh at with contempt and derision; insulting comment/ to insult
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dyspeptic
irritable as if suffering from indigestion or depression
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luminary
a celebrity who is an inspiration to others
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amenable
disposed or willing to comply
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dais
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it (for a lectern, throne)
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enervate
weaken mentally or morally to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken
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wheedle
flatter or sweet talk in hopes of getting what you want "try to wheedle a cop" influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
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bouillon
a clear seasoned broth; simmer veggies and meat in water
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omniscient
infinitely wise: to know everything
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apostate
not faithful to religion or party or cause someone who has deserted his cause
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carrion
the dead and rotting body of an animal; unfit for human food
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emolument
compensation/money received by virtue of holding an office or having employment (usually in the form of wages or fees) profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services: "Tips are an emolument in addition to wages"
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impiety
unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god or for the sacred
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decadence
the state of being degenerate in mental or moral qualities luxury, indulgence with a sense of moral decline
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avocation
hobby; an auxiliary activity
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syllogism
deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
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collation
assembling in proper numerical or logical sequence; collection and ordering of materials
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waylay
wait in hiding to attack or prevent via violence or other tactic
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savant
super-insanely smart; someone who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field
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unction
excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm