Set 4 Flashcards
(199 cards)
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isotope
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varying from of an element
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discord
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conflict; lack of harmony; dissonance (when musical notes are played)
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bereaved
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deprived of (someone beloved through death)
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recreant
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disloyal; cowardly; n. disloyal and cowardly person
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mangle
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tear or cut to pieces; mutilate or disfigure; ex. badly mangled bodies
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austere
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forbiddingly stern; ascetic; without comfort or enjoyment; severely simple and unornamented; ex. a monk’s austere life; ex. austere grandeur of the cathedral; n. austerity
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pine
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long for; yearn; languish from longing or grief; decline
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calculated
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deliberately planned; likely
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cogitate
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think over; ponder
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beseech
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beg; plead with
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adage
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wise saying; proverb
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relegate
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put into a lower or worse place; banish to an inferior position; delegate; assign; ex. relegate the old furniture to the children’s room; ex. relegated to the second division
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hoary
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white with age
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incompatible
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inharmonious; n. incompatibility
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jeopardize
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endanger; imperil; put at risk; n. jeopardy: danger
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tentative
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not fully worked out or developed; provisional; experimental; uncertain; hesitant; not definite or positive; ex. tentative agreement/reply
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irrepressible
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unable to be restrained or held back; impossible to hold back
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cupidity
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greed (for wealth); ex: cupid; ex: Cupid
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toxic
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poisonous; n. toxicity
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sleigh
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large vehicle drawn by a horse over snow or ice
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heresy
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opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; adj. heretical; ex: heretic
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season
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enhance the flavor of by adding a spice, etc.; inure; harden; n. seasoning: something used in seasoning
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frigid
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intensely cold; cold in manner; ex. frigid zone
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agnostic
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one who is skeptical of the existence or knowability of a god or any ultimate reality
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imperturbable
unshakably calm; placid
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demeanor
behavior; bearing
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dowry
money or property brought by a bride to her husband at marriage
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arable
fit for growing crops; ex. arable land
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extradition
surrender of prisoner by one state to another; ex. extradition treaty; v. extradite
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gusty
windy
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intrinsic
essential; inherent; built-in
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squelch
produce a splashing sound (when stepping through mud); crush; squash; ex: ç¿é‘ËÈ Ë¤ÀÁ?? ?‰ËÈ ¦¤
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ventral
abdominal
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legato
(of music) played smoothly
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compassion
sympathy for the suffering of others; adj. compassionate
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annals
records arranged in yearly parts; history
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iniquitous
wicked; immoral; unrighteous; n. iniquity; ex. den of iniquity
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demolition
destruction; v. demolish
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ample
enough; abundant; spacious; large in size; ex. ample opportunity/garden; n. amplitude: quality of being ample; abundance; largeness of space
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chapel
small church (in a prison, college, or hospital)
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fiat
command; arbitrary order; ex. presidential fiat; ex: let it be done
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parchment
writing material made from the skin of a sheep or goat
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studious
given to diligent study
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yore
time long past; ex. in the days of yore
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forte
strong point or special talent in a person's character
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oracular
of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; n. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle
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simplistic
oversimplified
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paltry
insignificant; petty; trifling; contemptible; ex. paltry sum; ex: trash
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conspiracy
treacherous plot; secret plan against the law (by two or more people)
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adjuration
solemn urging; v. adjure: entreat earnestly; enjoin solemnly
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transition
going from one state of action to another
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coercion
use of force to get someone to object; compelling; v. coerce
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zephyr
gentle breeze; west wind
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potent
powerful; convincing; persuasive; greatly influential
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catapult
slingshot; hurling machine; v. fire from catapult
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prattle
talk idly; babble; n. ex: prate
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lien
legal claim or right on a property
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anticlimax
letdown in thought or emotion; something unexciting, ordinary, or disappointing coming after something important or exciting
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optometrist
one who fits glasses to remedy visual defects
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masochist
person who enjoys his own pain; ex: masochism
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doldrums
blues; listlessness(lack of spirit or energy); slack(inactive) period; period of stagnation; ocean area near the equator where ships cannot move because there is no wind; ex. in the doldrums
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putrefy
make or become putrid; n. putrefaction
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indissoluble
permanent; impossible to dissolve or disintegrate
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waif
homeless child or animal; ex. waifs and strays
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seasonal
of a particular season; ex. seasonal rise in employment
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tranquillity
calmness; peace
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extenuate
weaken; mitigate; lessen the seriousness of (bad behavior)
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knit
contract into wrinkles; grow together; join together closely; make (a fabric or garment) by interwining yarn or thread; ex. knit the brow; ex. The bones should knit together in a few weeks.
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pulsate
throb; beat regularly; vibrate regularly
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stigma
token of disgrace; brand; v. stigmatize: mark with a stigma; characterize as disgraceful
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genre
particular variety of art or literature
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magnate
person of prominence or influence; powerful or influential person (in business or industry); ex. oil magnate
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shoddy
made of inferior material; sham; not genuine; inferior; dishonest; ex. shoddy goods/trick
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prognosticate
predict (according to present indications)
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fete(f\^ete)
honor at a festival; celebrate or honor with a feast; n. (outdoor) festival or feast; ex: feast
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substantive
substantial; essential; pertaining to the substance; substantial; considerable; ex. substantive issues
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amorous
moved by sexual love; loving; of sexual love; ex. amorous advances
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jurisdiction
right and power to apply the law; authority
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garrulous
loquacious; wordy; talkative; n. garrulity
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rescind
repeal; annul; cancel (a law, decision, or agreement)
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thrall
slave; bondage; slavery; ex. Her beauty held him in thrall; ex: enthrall
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insidious
treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; ex. insidious spreading of dry rot
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oblivious
inattentive or unmindful; unaware; wholly absorbed; forgetful(having the habit of forgetting)
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edict
decree (especially one issued by a sovereign); official command
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application
diligent attention; diligence; v. apply oneself
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salvage
rescue (goods or property) from loss; n. saving; property saved
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scurry
move hastily; hurry; move briskly
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flashy
showy; gaudy; giving a momentary brilliance
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plutocracy
society ruled by the wealthy
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lofty
very high
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reaper
one who harvests grain; ex. the Grim Reaper; v. reap: cut and gather (crop); harvest a crop
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kismet
fate; destiny; ex. Kismet is the Arabic word for fate.
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engulf
surround and swallow up
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facetious
joking (often inappropriately); unserious; humorous
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corrugated
wrinkled; ridged
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taxonomist
specialist in classifying (animals, etc.); ex: taxonomy: science of classification
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microcosm
small representative world; world in miniature; ex. microcosm of English society
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brink
edge (at the top of a cliff); ex. on the brink of the Grand Canyon
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optional
not compulsory; left to one's choice; n. option: act of choosing; choice; freedom or power to choose; something available as a choice; ex. have no option; ex. two options
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pretext
excuse
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sanctuary
place of refuge; shelter; shrine; holy place; ex. The outlaw was granted sanctuary in the church.
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fumble
move the fingers and hands awkwardly (in search of something); mishandle or drop a ball that is in play; bungle; botch; spoil by mishandling; n.
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forebears(forbears)
ancestors
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implication
something hinted at or suggested; implying; implicating
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quell
suppress; put an end to; put down forcibly; extinguish; quiet; ex. ``Army Quells Rebellion'' in newspaper; ex: kill
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pummel
pommel; beat or pound with fists
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sardonic
scornfully mocking; disdainful; sarcastic; cynical; ex. sardonic smile
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grovel
crawl or creep on ground; remain prostrate; behave in a servile manner
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chore
daily domestic task (such as cleaning, cooking, and shopping); unpleasant task
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intervene
come between; interfere; ex. intervened to prevent a fight; n. intervention
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snuffle
sniffle; sniff repeatedly (in order to keep liquid from running out of the nose)
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rusticate
banish to the country; dwell in the country
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riveting
holding one's attention; absorbing; engrossing
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raze
destroy completely; ex. raze the city to the ground
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pervasive
spread throughout; v. pervade: (of smells, ideas, feelings) spread throughout; charge; permeate
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sluice
artificial channel for directing or controlling the flow of water (with a gate to regulate the flow)
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caliber
ability; quality; diameter of the inside of a round cylinder; ex. work of very high caliber
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gibe
mock; make jeering remarks; n. jeering remarks
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unceremonious
not done politely without due formalities
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neologism
new or newly coined word or phrase
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adverse
going against; opposing; unfavorable; hostile
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bleak
cold or cheerless; frigid; unlikely to be favorable; depressing
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amazon
female warrior
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humid
damp; n. humidity
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desolate
make desolate; forsake; abandon and desert
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deference
courteous regard for another's wish; courteous yielding to another's wish or opinion (showing respect); adj. deferential; OP. effrontery
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comeback
retort; quick clever reply; return to former status
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heyday
time of greatest success or power; prime
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bigot
one who is intolerant (in matters of religion or politics)
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aplomb
poise; composure in difficult situations; assurance; self-confidence
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spurn
reject disdainfully; scorn; ex. She spurned all offers of help.
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trifling
trivial; unimportant
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thrifty
careful about money; economical; n. thrift
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jingoist
extremely aggressive and militant patriot; warlike chauvinist; n. jingoism: extreme nationalism
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equestrian
rider on horseback; adj.
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pugilist
boxer; ex: pugilism: boxing
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phobia
morbid fear
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apiary
a place where bees are kept
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pique
irritation; resentment from wounded pride (eg. loss in a contest); v. provoke; arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment; ex. pique her curiosity
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disenfranchise
disfranchise; deprive of a civil right; OP. enfranchise
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indifferent
unmoved or unconcerned by; having no interest in; mediocre; neither good nor bad
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spate
sudden flood or rush; ex. spate of accidents
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harrowing
agonizing; distressing; traumatic; v. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; n. farming machine to break up the earth
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desiccate
dry up
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remunerative
(of work) compensating; rewarding; profitable; well-paid; v. remunerate: reward; pay (someone) for work or trouble
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constitution
constituting; system of laws; composition of something; physical makeup or structure of a person; ex. men with strong constitutions
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bar
railing in a courtroom; legal profession; vertical line dividing a staff into equal measures; ex. prisoner at the bar; v. shut in or out with bars; forbid; exclude; ex: barrister
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vegetate
live in a monotonous way (without interests or activity); ex: vegetation: plants of an area; ex: vegetarian; ex: vegan
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dwindle
shrink; reduce gradually
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scruple
hesitate for ethical reasons; fret about; ex. She did not scruple to read his diary; n. uneasy feeling arising from conscience; conscience
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tome
large volume; book
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carousal
drunken revel; v. carouse
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allure
entice; attract; tempt
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sonnet
14-line poetic verse form with a fixed rhyme pattern
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miscreant
wretch; wrongdoer; villain; ex. kindness to the miscreant; ex: believe
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surfeit
satiate; feed or supply to excess; stuff; indulge to excess in anything; n. surfeiting; excessive amount; ex. surfeit of food
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invert
turn upside down or inside out; reverse the position or condition of
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scuffle
struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry; n. ex: scuffling twins ?
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respite
time for rest; interval of relief; delay in punishment; reprieve
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gentility
those of gentle birth; high social class; refinement; quality of being genteel
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wholesome
conducive to mental or physical health; healthful
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boisterous
violent; rough; noisy
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galvanic
of the production of electricity by the action of an acid on a metal; having the effect of an electric shock; ex. galvanic cell; galvanic effect; ex: Luigi Galvani
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satiate
satisfy fully (physical needs such as hunger); sate; n. satiety: condition of being satiated
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indigence
poverty
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pedant
scholar who overemphasizes book learning, trivial details of learning, or technicalities
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swell
long wave of water that moves continuously without breaking; v.
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expostulation
protest; remonstrance; reasoning with someone to correct or dissuade; v. expostulate
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grotesque
fantastic; comically hideous; strange and unnatural (causing fear or amusement)
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nether
lower; ex. nether garments/regions
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agenda
items of business at a meeting
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pontifical
pertaining to a bishop or pope; pompous or pretentious; ex: pontiff: pope; bishop
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passive
not active; acted upon; receiving an action without acting in return; accepting without resistance
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witless
lacking intelligence or wit; foolish; idiotic
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traumatic
(of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; n. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage
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deflect
turn aside; turn away from a straight course
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viand
food; ex: live
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extort
wring from; get money by threats, etc.; obtain by force or threats; ex: extortionate: exorbitant
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bromide
platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement
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circuit
closed circular line around an area; circumference; regularly repeated journey from place to place
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cull
pick out from others (to kill the weakest members); reject; select; collect (information); n.
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verge
border; edge, rim, or margin; ex. on the verge of: very near to; v. border on
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ransack
search thoroughly; pillage (going through a place); ex. Enemy soldiers ransacked the town.
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drastic
strong; violent and severe; ex. drastic changes/measures
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buxom
full-bosomed; plump; jolly
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brand
trademark; mark burned on the hide of an animal; mark burned into the flesh of criminals; mark of disgrace; v. mark with a brand; give a lasting bad name; stigmatize; ex. The press branded him a liar.
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stealth
action of moving secretly or unseen; slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness; adj. stealthy
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retiring
shy and reserved (of a person); modest; ex. her retiring personality
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consanguinity
kinship; relationship by birth
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exuberance
overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness; adj. exuberant: high-spirited and lively; growing abundantly and strongly
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acrophobia
fear of heights
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mannered
affected; not natural; ex. mannered way of speech
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dispirited
lacking in spirit
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squabble
minor quarrel; bickering; v. engage in a minor quarrel; ex. squabbling children
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absolute
complete; totally unlimited; having complete power; certain; not relative; ex. absolute honesty/ruler; ex: absolutism
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caprice
whim; sudden change of mind without any real cause
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glitter
shine brightly with flashing points of light; ex. glittering diamond ring; n. sparkling light; attractiveness; glamor; ex. glitter of the sun on the waves
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autopsy
examination of a dead body; postmortem; v.
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kernel
central or vital part; core; whole seed (as of corn)
