Set 18 Flashcards
(199 cards)
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holocaust
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destruction by fire; ex: burnt whole; ex: Holocaust
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atrophy
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wasting away; v. weaken and lose flesh and muscle (through lack of blood or lack of use)
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impeccable
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faultless
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climactic
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relating to the highest point; n. climax; ex: climatic
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manacle
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restrain; handcuff; n.
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narrative
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related to telling a story; n. narrated account; story; v. narrate: tell (a story); ex: narration
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exclaim
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cry out suddenly; n. exclamation; adj. exclamatory
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glib
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fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
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throng
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crowd (of people or things); v.
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infamous
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notoriously bad; notorious; well known for being bad; ex. infamous behavior; n. infamy: infamous act; evil fame or reputation
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insinuate
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hint; imply; suggest indirectly; creep in; introduce or insert (oneself) by artful means; ex. insinuate himself into the boss’s favor; ex: ingratiate
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defer
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give in respectfully; submit; delay till later; exempt temporarily; n. deferment; ex: show respect, comply with, courteous
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skiff
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small light sailboat or rowboat
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formality
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ceremonious quality; ceremonious adherence to rules; something done just for form’s sake; ex. mere formality
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finicky
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too particular; fussy; difficult to please; too concerned with unimportant details or quality; ex. finicky about her food
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aesthetic
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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful (of a person or building); ex: aesthete; ex: aesthetics
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chuckle
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laugh quietly
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exacerbate
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worsen; aggravate; embitter
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alimentary
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supplying nourishment
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fritter
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waste (time or money on unimportant things)
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disaffected
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disloyal; lacking loyality; v. disaffect: cause to lose affection or loyalty
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psychopathic
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pertaining to mental dearrangement; n. psychopath: person with an antisocial personality disorder
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enterprising
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full of initiative; showing enterprise
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equable
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tranquil; of even calm temper; (of temperature) steady; uniform
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threadbare
worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor; hackneyed; ex. threadbare excuses
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braid
plait; interweave strands or lengths of; make by weaving strands together; n. braided segment (as of hair)
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stem_from
arise from; originate from
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resumption
taking up again; recommencement; v. resume: begin or take up again; take or occupy again; ex. Kindly resume your seats.
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bouillon
clear beef (or meat) soup
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stultify
make stupid in mind; cause to appear or become stupid or inconsistent; suppress; frustrate or hinder; ex. stultifying effect of uninteresting work; ex. stultify free expression
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exhort
urge (by strong argument or advice); ex. The general exhorted his men to fight bravely; n. exhortation
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misnomer
wrong or improper name; incorrect designation
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cleave
split or sever; cling to; remain faithful to; n. cleavage; adj. cloven
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cog
tooth projecting from a wheel
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mosaic
picture made of small colorful inlaid tiles; adj.
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vision
eyesight; foresight; mental image produced by the imagination; experience of seeing the supernatural
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repellent
driving away; disgusting; offensive; repulsive; unattractive; n.
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avantgarde
group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; ex: vanguard
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battalion
army unit made up of four or more companies
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plumber
one who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing(pipes)
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pusillanimous
cowardly; lacking courage; fainthearted
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oust
expel; drive out; force out; n. ouster: ousting
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abode
dwelling place; home
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callus
area of thick hard skin
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institution
instituting; (building for the) organization; established custom, practice, or relationship in a society; mental hospital; ex. institution of marriage
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expurgate
clean; remove offensive parts of a book
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bank
heap; piled-up mass; embankment; lateral tilting (as of an aircraft in turning); v. pile up; protect with a bank; tilt in turning
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angular
sharp-cornered; having an angle; not rounded (body); bony; lean; gaunt; stiff in manner
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pinion
restrain or immobilize by binding the wings or legs; n. bird's wing
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guy
cable or chain attached to something that needs to be braced or steadied; ex: guide
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unfaltering
steadfast; firm; not changing
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inebriated
habitually intoxicated; drunk; n. inebriety
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insightful
discerning; perceptive
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riddle
pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout; ex. The gunman riddled the car with bullets; ex. The whole report is riddled with errors; n. large sieve (separating earth from stone)
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doff
take off; OP. don
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discriminate
distinguish; make distinctions on the basis of preference
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wither
(of a plant) dry up from loss of moisture; lose freshness; shrivel; decay
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monotony
sameness leading to boredom; monotonousness; adj. monotonous; ex: monotone
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jocular
said or done in jest or playfully; marked by joking
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tonsure
shaving of the head especially by person entering religious orders; v.
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component
element; ingredient
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roseate
rosy; optimistic; ex. roseate views
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prohibitive
so high as to prohibit purchase or use; tending to prevent the purchase or use of something; prohibiting; inclined to prevent or forbid; ex. prohibitive tax
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enmity
ill will; hatred; hostility
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conjugal
pertaining to marriage
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cavalier
casual and offhand; arrogant; n. knight
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umbrage
resentment; anger; sense of injury or insult; ex. take umbrage at his rudeness
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ensconce
settle comfortably; place comfortably (in a secure place)
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repercussion
rebound; reaction; reverberation; ex. serious repercussion
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enlist
(cause to) join the armed forces; obtain (help, sympathy, or support)
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clown
act stupidly; play the fool; n.
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disfigure
mar the appearance of; spoil
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strident
loud and harsh; insistent; n. stridency
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manifestation
outward demonstration; manifesting; indication of the presence of something; ex. manifestation of his pronounced musical bent
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vie
contend; compete
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defame
harm someone's reputation; malign; speak evil of; slander; n. defamation; adj. defamatory
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ichthyology
study of fish; ex: ichthyo-: fish
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mutablility
ability to change in form; fickleness; adj. mutable: able to change; fickle; ex: mutate; ex: mutant
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vortex
whirlwind; whirlpool; center of turbulence; predicament into which one is inexorably plunged
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emend
correct (usually a text); n. emendation: correction of errors; improvement
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canine
related to dogs; doglike
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scintillate
sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life; ex. scintillating conversation
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piebald
of different colors; mottled; spotted in different colors (esp. in black and white); ex. piebald horse; ex: pie+bald
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implacable
incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; ex. implacable enemy
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doctrine
teachings in general; particular principle (religious, legal, etc.) taught; dogma; tenet; adj. doctrinal
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chassis
framework and working parts of an automobile; framework to which components are attached
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multilingual
having many languages; fluent in several languages
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tryst
meeting arranged by lovers; arrangement between lovers to meet
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precedent
something preceding in time which may be used as an authority or guide for future action; v. precede; ex: unprecedented
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arduous
hard; strenuous; ex. arduous work
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stagnant
(of water) not flowing (often bad-smelling); motionless; stale; not developing; inactive; dull; ex. stagnant industrial output
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flaunt
display ostentatiously; ex. ``Honey, if you've got it, flaunt it !''
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esoteric
hard to understand; known only to the chosen few, esp. initiates; n. esoterica
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irate
angry; ex: ire: anger; wrath
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depict
portray
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offensive
attacking; insulting; distasteful; v. offend: violate; hurt the feelings of; n. offense: offending; violating of a moral or social code; crime; attack; ex. first offense
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muggy
(of weather) warm and damp
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academic
related to a school; not practical or directly useful
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thespian
pertaining to drama; n. actor or actress
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obviate
make unnecessary; get rid of; ex. obviate the need
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whelp
young animal (esp. of the dog or cat family); young wolf, dog, tiger, etc.
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concession
an act of yielding; conceding; something conceded; point, right, etc. given unwillingly; privilege of maintaining a business in a certain place; ex. oil concessions in the North sea; ex: concessionaire
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whinny
neigh like a horse; ex: neigh: make the sound which horses make
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perpetuate
make perpetual; make something last for a long time; preserve from extinction; n. perpetuity
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mandate
order; charge; authoritative command; power to govern another country; power to given to a government; region under administration; v. give a mandate to; place under a mandate; ex. mandated territory
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aberrant
abnormal or deviant
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optimist
person who looks on the bright side; n. optimism
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rebuttal
refutation; response with contrary evidence; v. rebut: refute; disprove
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consonant
harmonious; in agreement; n.
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prodigal
wasteful; reckless with money; profuse; ex. a mind prodigal of ideas; n. prodigality
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animated
lively; spirited
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stockade
wooden enclosure or pen; fixed line of posts used as defensive barrier
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cacophonous
discordant; inharmonious; n. cacophony: unpleasant mixture of loud sounds
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putative
supposed; reputed; generally regarded as such; ex. putative father of the child
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curmudgeon
churlish, miserly individual; bad-tempered old person
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plagiarize
steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; n. plagiarism; ex: kidnap
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outlook
point of view; view from a particular place; expectation for the future; prospect; ex. outlook on life; ex. pleasing outlook; ex. weather outlook
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fallacious
false; based on a fallacy; misleading; n. fallacy: false idea or notion; false reasoning; ex. popular fallacy; ex. fallacy of the argument
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domineer
rule over tyrannically
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bate
let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain; ex. with bated breath; ex: abate
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toady
servile flatterer; yes man; sycophant; v. be a toady to; fawn
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vagrant
homeless wanderer
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quiver
tremble; shake; n.
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malapropos
inappropriate; ADv.
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decadence
decay; fall to a lower level (of morality, civilization, or art); adj. decadent
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innuendo
indirect or subtle (derogatory) hint; insinuation; ex. sexual innuendo
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rivulet
small stream; ex: rill < rivulet < river
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debauch
corrupt morally; seduce from virtue; n. debauchery: wild behavior (with sex and alcohol)
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peer
one who has equal standing with another; nobleman; v. look intently; n. peerage; ex: peeress
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bandy
discuss lightly or glibly; discuss in a frivolous manner; exchange (words) heatedly; quarrel; ex. bandy words with
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accost
approach and speak first to a person
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molten
melted; ex. molten lava
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refuse
anything discarded or rejected as worthless; trash
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pragmatic
practical (as opposed to idealistic); concerned with practical worth or impact of something; ex. pragmatic test of the skill
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resourceful
clever and imaginative (in dealing with difficult situations); n. resource, resourcefulness
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clot
half-solid lump formed from a liquid (or blood); v.
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misgivings
doubts
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evince
show clearly
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pudding
hot sweet dish
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retard
delay (in development); adj. retarded: (as of a child) slower in development
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submissive
willing to obey orders; yielding; timid
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intrude
put or force in without being asked; trespass; enter as an uninvited person; ex. intrude one's own opinion into the report; ex: thrust in
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hurtle
crash; rush; move with great speed; ex. hurtling runaway train
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braggadocio
boasting
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extant
(of something written or painted) still in existence
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convulsion
violent uncontrollable shaking movement (caused by illness); v. convulse; adj. convulsive
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vulture
carrion-eating birds
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visage
face; appearance
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fervid
ardent; zealous; hot
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aptitude
fitness; talent
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misconduct
immoral behavior; bad management; v.
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inane
silly; senseless; ex. inane remarks; n. inanity
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consanguineous(consanguine)
having a common ancestor
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kneel
go down on one's knee(s)
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grouse
complain; fuss; grumble; grouch; n. plump chickenlike game bird
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insensate
without feeling; lacking sense; foolish
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unsullied
untarnished; ex: sully
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vapid
lacking liveliness; dull and unimaginative; insipid and flavorless; ex. vapid lecture
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voodoo
religion practiced chiefly in Haiti
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adorn
decorate
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pluck
courage; v. pull off or out; pull out the hair or feathers of; adj. plucky: courageous; brave
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augury
omen; prophecy; sign of coming events; v. augur: predict; foretell; be a sign of (something in future)
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rout
put to rout; stampede; drive out; n. complete defeat and disorderly retreat
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expenditure
payment or expense; expending; something expended; output; ex. receipt for the expenditure; ex. expenditure of all the energy
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omnipotent
all-powerful; having unlimited power
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benign
kindly; favorable; not malignant (disease); ex. benign tumor
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adhere
stick fast; be a devotd follower; n. adhesion: adhering; devotion; loyality
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postulate
self-evident truth; something assumed without proof; v. assume the truth of (as a basis of an argument)
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titter
nervous giggle; nervous laugh; v.
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vacuous
empty; lacking in ideas; inane; stupid; ex. vacuous expression; n. vacuity
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gall
annoy; exasperate; chafe; n. skin sore caused by rubbing (as on the skin of a horse); exasperation
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integrate
make whole; combine; make into one unit
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ravenous
extremely hungry; voracious
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hew
cut to pieces with ax or sword; chop; n.
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gadfly
animal-biting fly; irritating person
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unravel
disentangle; solve
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subliminal
below the threshold of conscious perception; ex. subliminal advertisement
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trunk
main wooden stem of a tree; human body excluding the head and limbs; torso; prehensile nose of an elephant
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wilt
loose freshness; droop
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bovine
cowlike; placid and dull; slow-thinking; calm
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dearth
scarcity
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dilapidated
falling to pieces; in a bad condition; ruined because of neglect; ex. dilapidated old car/castle; n. dilapidation
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slur
pronounce indistinctly; speak indistinctly; mumble
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irreverence
lack of proper respect or reverence; adj. irreverent
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subside
sink to a lower level; settle down; sink to the bottom (as a sediment); descend; grow quiet; become less; moderate; abate
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forthright
straightforward; direct; frank
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militate
work against; ex. militate against the chances of promotion; ex: serve as a soldier
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pellucid
transparent; limpid(crystal clear); clear in meaning; easy to understand
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circlet
small ring; band of gold, silver, jewel, etc. (worn on the head, arms, or neck as decoration)
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renege
break a promise; deny; go back on; ex. renege on the contract/paying off the debt
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accommodate
oblige or help someone; adjust or bring into harmony; adapt; make enough space for; adj. accommodative; ex: accomodating: helpful and obliging
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limber
flexible; supple; pliable; v.
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epic
long heroic poem, novel, or similar work of art (celebrating the feats of a hero); adj. (of stories or events) resembling an epic; grand
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inalienable
not to be taken away; nontransferable; ex. inalienable rights
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mischief
behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; ex. mischief to the crops; adj. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome
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arrears
being in debt; money that should have been paid; work that should have been done
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relinquish
give up something (with reluctance); yield; release; ex. relinquish power/the claim to the land/his hold on my arm
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magnanimity
generosity; adj. magnanimous: generous
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transitory
transient; impermanent; fleeting; n. transitoriness
