thinktank vocabulary list #6 Flashcards
(50 cards)
1
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abdicate
A
to relinquish (a right)
2
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abjure
A
to renounce
3
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abscond
A
to depart, escape
4
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acerbic
A
sour, sharp
5
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acme
A
highest point
6
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addle
A
to confuse
7
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affix
A
to attach
8
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aghast
A
horrified
9
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agrarian
A
related to farming
10
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allegory
A
symbolic representation with hidden meaning
11
Q
amalgam
A
a mixture
12
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amphibious
A
related to both land and water
13
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anathema
A
an extremely detested or loathed thing
14
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antediluvian
A
before the biblical flood
15
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augur
A
to bode (e.g. augur well, augur badly)
16
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avarice
A
greed
17
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azure
A
bright blue
18
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bauble
A
tawdry ornament
19
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beau
A
boyfriend
20
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beget
A
to bring about
21
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bide
A
to wait, remain in place
22
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blaspheme
A
speak irreverently about sacred things
23
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bombast
A
high-sounding but meaningless language
24
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brandish
A
wave (a weapon) in threat or excitement, etc.
25
brethren
brothers, members
26
broach
raise (a sensitive subject) for discussion
27
decapitate
cut off the head
28
deciduous
losing leaves annually
29
deference
humility, respect
30
defray
to pay (money)
31
delineate
describe precisely, indicate the exact boundary
32
denizen
inhabitant
33
efface
to erase
34
effeminate
(derogatory toward men) not manly
35
effrontery
rude boldness
36
emaciate
make unhealthily thin and weak
37
embezzle
to steal money
38
enamor
to fill with love
39
extemporaneous
done without preparation
40
facet
a particular aspect
41
fallow
inactive, uncultivated
42
fealty
sworn loyalty
43
finesse
tact, delicacy
44
foible
minor flaw or eccentricity in character
45
forbearance
patience and tolerance
46
calumny
slander, defamation
47
carnage
slaughter
48
caucus
political subgroup, meeting
49
haggard
exhausted, worn out
50
havoc
destruction, disorder
