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The Toughest Words I Flashcards

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Lambaste

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(v.) to denounce; strongly criticize

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Quiescent

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(adj.) marked by inactivity; a state of quiet repose

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Provisional

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(adj.) temporary; for the time being

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Lurid

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(adj.) very vivd in color, esp. so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect

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Truculent

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(adj.) defiantly agressive; eager to fight

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Pugnacious

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(adj.) defiantly agressive; eager to fight

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Belligerent

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(adj.) defiantly agressive; eager to fight

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Propitiate

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(v.) to win or regain the favor of

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Élan

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(n.) a vigorous spirit; a great enthusiasm

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Perfunctory

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(adj.) something performed in a spiritless, mechanical, or routine manner

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Aplomb

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(n.) self-confidence or assurance

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Opacity

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(n.) the condition of lacking transparency or translucence; opaqueness; obscurity of meaning

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Craven

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(adj.) characterized by acting in a cowardly manner

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Venal

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(adj.) corrupt; dishonest, open to bribery

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Licentious

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(adj.) immoral; dissolute; debauched; unprincipled in sexual matters

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Noxious

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(adj.) harmful; injurious to physical, mental or moral health

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Superfluous

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(adj.) unnecessary, extra

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Extraneous

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(adj.) unnecessary, extra

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Duplicitous

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(adj.) deliberately deceptive in behavior or speech

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Profligate

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(adj.) wasteful; someone who squanders (wastes) time and money by living for the moment

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Epiphany

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(n.) a sudden realization; an insightful moment

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Insidious

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(adj.) causing harm in a subtle or stealthy manner; devious

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Vacuous

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(adj.) empty; lacking serious purpose; vapid

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Inane

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(adj.) empty; lacking serious purpose; vapid

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Harbinger
(n.) indications or omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur
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Portent
(n.) indications or omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur
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Presage
(n.) indications or omens that something important or calamitous is about to occur
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Beleaguer
(v.) to beset; to surround with problems
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Burgeon
(v.) to grow rapidly and expand
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Imperious
(adj.) domineering and arrogant; haughty
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Petuland
(adj.) peevish, irritable
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Complaisant
(adj.) amiable; agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; affable
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Complacent
(adj.) over-contented and self-satisfied
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Fawn
(v.) to behave in a servile manner; subervient
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Obdurate
(adj.) very stubborn; obstinate; unyieldingly persistent; inflexible; intractable
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Intransigient
(adj.) very stubborn; obstinate; unyieldingly persistent; inflexible; intractable
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Redolent
(adj.) exuding fragrance; full of a specified smell
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Chicanery
(n.) deception by subterfuge; deliberate trickery
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Conundrum
(n.) a difficult problem; a dilemma with no easy solution
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Slight
(n.) a disrespect or disparaging remark
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Capitulate
(v.) to surrender; comply without protest
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Disheartening
(adj.) very discouraging; dismaying; dispiriting
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Apocryphal
(adj.) of doubtful authenticity
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Magisterial
(adj.) learned and authoritative
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Plasticity
(adj.) flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces
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Malleable
(adj.) flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces
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Pliable
(adj.) flexible; easily shaped, especially by outside influences or forces
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Chagrin
(n. ) distress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated (v. ) to feel distressed or humiliated
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Obstreperous
(adj.) noisily and stubbornly defiant; unruly; boisterous
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Idyllic
(adj.) charmingly simple and carefree
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Dilapidated
(adj.) having fallen into a state of disrepair; broken-down; in deplorable condition
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Extemporize
(v.) to lecture or speak without notes
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Improvise
(v.) to lecture or speak without notes
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Myriad
(adj.) many; numerous
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Ungainly
(adj.) awkward; clumsy
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Dilatory
(adj.) habitually late; tardy
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Vituperative
(adj.) characterized by verbal abuse; bitter criticism
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Discordant
(adj.) not in harmony; incompatible; at variance with, as in a discordant detail that doesn't fit a pattern
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Perfidious
(adj.) treacherous; traitorous; deceitful
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Proliferation
(n.) a rapid increase in numbers
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Indomitable
(adj.) very determined; unwavering
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Resolute
(adj.) very determined; unwavering
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Moribund
(adj.) approaching death; about to become obsolete
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Nuance
(n.) a subtle shade of meaning or feeling; a slight degree of difference
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Flippant
(adj.) treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect
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Facetious
(adj.) treating serious matters with lighthearted humor or lack of respect
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Credulous
(adj.) easily convinced; tending to believe too readily; gullible
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Florid
(adj.) flowery in style; very ornate
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Excoriating
(adj.) expressing strong disapproval; condemning; to loudly decry
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Scathing
(adj.) expressing strong disapproval; condemning; to loudly decry
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Interloper
(n.) an intruder; a gatecrasher
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Cerebral
(adj.) intellectual rather than emotional
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Visceral
(adj.) instinctive rather than rational; follow your heart
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Nonplussed
(adj.) utterly perplexed; completely puzzled; totally bewildered
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Confounded
(adj.) utterly perplexed; completely puzzled; totally bewildered
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Ignominous
(adj.) humiliating; shameful; disgraceful

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