Test #4 Prep Flashcards
(106 cards)
1
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desiccate
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dehydrate
2
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disparage
A
belittle
3
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dispel
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dissipate; drive away
4
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disperse
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distribute widely
5
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dissolution
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break up into parts; termination of contract
6
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divine
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foretell a prophecy; related to a deity
7
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docile
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obedient; easy to handle
8
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doldrums
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Period of depression or inactivity
9
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draconian
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harsh, severe, cruel
10
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duress
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hardship; confinement
11
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edifice
A
imposing building
12
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efface
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to run away
13
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elapse
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to pass or go by (of time)
14
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elfin
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mischievous; small
15
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embody
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personify
16
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emit
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to send or give out
17
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emulate
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attempt to equal through imitation
18
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endure
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carry in despite hardship
19
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engulf
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surround completely
20
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enrage
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infuriate
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enrapture
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to delight; thrill
22
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entice
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tempt; lure
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entreat
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ask earnestly; implore
24
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evade
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avoid
25
evoke
summon forth; awaken
26
exhume
uncover; dig up from a grave
27
expunge
wipe out
28
facilitate
help bring about
29
fathom
to understand fully
30
fawn
to show affection
31
feign
to give a false appearance; pretend
32
fester
become a source of resentment
33
fetish
thing to which one is irrationally devoted
34
fickle
not consistent or loyal
35
fjord
long narrow inlet from the sea between steep cliffs
36
fleece
to swindle
37
forage
to search for food and provisions
38
forbear
abstain
39
forsake
abandon
40
fortuitous
lucky
41
fraught
teeming with
42
gamin
neglected boy left to run around in the streets
43
generalize
to have a simplistic explanation for something
44
giddy
silly; dizzy
45
gird
encircle as with a belt
46
girth
circumference
47
gossamer
something light, delicate, and flimsy
48
grandiloquent
attempting to impress with big words
49
grandiose
flashy
50
guise
appearance; semblance
51
harangue
lecture; berate
52
harrowing
extremely distressing or frightening
53
histrionic
overly dramatic; theatrical
54
hoard
stockpile
55
hovel
small, miserable dwelling
56
husbandry
economical management or resources
57
idiosyncrasy
behavioral quirk
58
impede
interfere with
59
incite
arouse to action
60
incongruous
unsuited to the surroundings; innappropriate
61
insouciant
calm and carefree
62
inveigle
to tempt or persuade by deception or flattery
63
irascible
easily angered
64
joust
engage in combat or competition
65
laconic
using few words
66
lament
to mourn
67
languish
become weaker
68
lassitude
condition or weariness
69
laudable
worthy of praise
70
lax
careless; slack
71
legacy
bequest
72
lieu
in place of
73
loiter
wander aimlessly
74
maim
cripple
75
marauder
raider; intruder
76
denounce
publicly declare to be wrong or evil
77
disparate
individually distinct; discrete
78
tarry
delay
79
diaspora
dispersion of people from their native land
80
dissolute
morally loose
81
resolute
determination
82
absolution
freedom from blame
83
ablution
liquid for cleansing sins
84
solvent
financially stable
85
insolvent
bankrupt
86
edify
teach morally
87
artifice
trick
88
edict
legal decree
89
deface
slander
90
mausoleum
tomb for a king
91
evocation
imaginative recollection of past sentiments
92
avocation
hobby
93
invocation
conjuring a spirit
94
vocation
profession
95
deign
condescend; stoop down to do something
96
forebear
ancestor
97
gratuitous
free
98
ingratiate
gaining favor through deliberate effort
99
gratitude
gratefulness
100
gambit
strategy for chance
101
gambol
frolick; skipping around in play
102
girdle
tie around waist
103
hallowed
sacred
104
liaison
relationship
105
milieu
environment
106
demur
hesitate; mild objection
