Tom Vocab 1 Flashcards
(213 cards)
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dandled
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pampered
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cossetted
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pampered
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expurgate
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censor
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provincial
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“local or regional,” or “narrow in scope”
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pertinatious
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holding firm to some purpose or belief
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dispassionate
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calm, objective
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parochial
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relating to a church parish; limited outlook
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teleology
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- The philosophical interpretation of natural phenomena as exhibiting purpose or design.
- The use of ultimate purpose or design as a means of explaining phenomena.
- Belief in or the perception of purposeful development toward an end, as in history.
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anthropomorphism
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The attribution of human characteristics or behavior to a god, animal, or object.
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perfidy
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Deceitfulness; untrustworthiness. betrayal of trust
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probity
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honesty and decency
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Traduce
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To speak badly of or tell lies, to damage reputation. To slander maliciously
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militate
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v. to have substantial weight or bearing on; to argue for or against
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recreant
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adj. unfaithful, disloyal to blief or principle. adj. cowardly or craven; n. one who is a coward, unfaithful, or disloyal
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plaintive
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adj. mournful, sorrowful, melancholy
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fulsome
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adj. offensively flattering or insincere.
adj. offensive to the taste
adj. generous or abundant
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apposite
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adj. relevant, suitable, or fitting
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adduce
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v. to offer as proof in an argument
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dirge
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n. a mournful song
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depredate
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v. to plunder, pillage, destroy
v. to exploit
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nonplussed
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confused
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traduce
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v. to slander or speak maliciously of
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adumbrate
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v. to foreshadow vaguely
v. to produce a faint outline or resemblance of something
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obdurate
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adj. stubborn; inflexible and unyielding
adj. emotionally cold; not compassionate
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wend
v. to go, to proceed, to walk
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temerity
recklessness
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discomfit
v. to unsettle
| v. to upset or prevent from succeeding
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froward
adj. intractable, stubbornly disobedient, difficult to manage
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obviate
v. to anticipate and prevent
| v. to make obsolete
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supercilious
adj. arrogant, overbearing; displaying condescending superiority over someone else
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gainsay
v. to declare false
v. to deny
v. to contradict or claim exception to
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exhort
v. to urge by strong appeal
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circumspect
adj. prudent; cautious
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tendentious
promoting a particular point of view; biased; having an aim; designed to further a cause; e.g. "tendentious rather than truth-seeking"
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ciliated
having minute hairs ("cilium, cilia")
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carapace
shell covering the back (of a turtle, tortoise, crab, etc.)
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nugatory
worthless; futile
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supposititious
assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical
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swarthy
dark; dusky
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crone
hag; ugly woman
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kismet
fate; destiny
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necromancy
black magic; sorcery; dealings with the dead; art that professes to communicate with the spirits of the dead
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lucre
money; profit; "filthy lucre"
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dilatory
delaying; tending to delay
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cognate
having a common origina; related linguistically' allied by blood' similar or akin in nature
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pique
irritation; resentment from wounded pride; verb: provoke;a arouse; annoy; cause to feel resentment
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malinger
to fake illness or injury, in order to shirk a duty
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feint
trick; shift; sham blow; feigned attack to draw away defensive action
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rebuff
reject bluntly; snub; beat back
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ductile
malleable; pliable; easy pulled into shape; flexible; easily influenced or controlled
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brindled
tawny or grayish with streaks or spots
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profligate
wasteful, prodigal, licentious, extravagant
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paroxysm
fit or attack of pain, laughter, rage; sudden outburst
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fractious
unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered
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knoll
little round hill; hillock
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sphinx-like
enigmatic; mysterious
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corpuscle
red or white cell in the blood
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precipitous
steep; overhasty; precipitate
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impolitic
note wise; not expedient; not politic
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slag
glossy residue from smelting metal; dross; waste matter
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juridical
of the law and its administration
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emetic
substance causing vomiting
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chary
cautious; unwilling to take risks; sparing or restrained about giving
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hew
cut to pieces with ax or sword
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aphasia
unable to speak or use words
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scurrilous
vulgar, low, indecent
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callow
immature, lacking sophistication
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orotund
pompous
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mordacious
caustic
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jaundice
yellowish discoloration of the skin
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esurient
hungry, greedy
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lugubrious
sorrowful
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traduce
expose to slander
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dissemble
to hide, conceal, disguise
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splenetic
bad tempered, irritable
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misogomy
hatred of marriage
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provenance
place or origin
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fatuous
smugly and unconsciously foolish; inane; silly
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panegyric
formal praise; encomium
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homily
sermon; tedious moralizing lecture; serious warning
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balk
stop short, as if faced with an obstacle, and refuse to continue; foil; stop or get in the way of; frustrate
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retrench
cut down; cut down expenses; economize
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frock
long loose garment
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quarry
person or animal of pursuit; victim; object of a hunt; prey
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herald
messenger; sign of something to come, V: announce; proclaim
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prosody
art of versification; study of the metrical structure of verse
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pastiche
imitation of another's style in musical composition or in writing; work of art openly imitating the works of other artists
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inveterate
deep-rooted; habitual
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dappled
spotted
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mawkish
mushy (sentimental) and gushy;
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excoriate
scold with biting harshness; censure strongly' strip the skin off
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ford
place where river can be crossed on foot
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execrate
curse; express abhorrence for; detest
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posterity
descendants; future generations
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onus
burden, responsibility
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prevaricate
stray from or avoid the truth
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benison
blessing
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propound
put forth for consideration; set forth
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malapropism
comic misuse of a word
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belie
contradict, give a false impression
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aver
affirm, assert, prove, justify
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welter
turmoil; a bewildering jumble
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perfidious
violating good faith, treacherous, dishonest
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litotes
understatement for emphasis
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commiserate
feel or express pity or sympathy for
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contumacious
stubborn and disobedient; resisting authority
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ligneous
like wood
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verdigris
green coating or patina on copper exposed to weather
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Poseur
someone taking on airs to impress others; a phony
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repast
meal; feast; banquet
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variegate
change the appearance of (by marking with different colors)
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demur
object; raise an objection; hesitate
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importunate
urging; always demanding; troublesomely urgent or persistent
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junket
trip, especially one taken for pleasure by an official at public expense
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dormer
window projecting upright form roof
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aquiline
curved, hooked
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inveigh
denounce; utter censure or invective
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coeval
of the same period; coexisting
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expiate
make amends for (a sin)
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hummock
small hill; hillock
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disoblige
to offend, insult, to refuse or act contrary to
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wangle
achieve by cleverness or trick; wiggle out; fake
| "wangle an invitation"
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saturnine
gloomy, dark, sullen, morose
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prevaricate
lie; hide the truth (by equivocating)
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droll
queer and amusing
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salient
prominent; projecting beyond a line; conspicuous
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galvanize
stimulate or shock by an electric current; stimulate by shock; shock into action; stir up;
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despoil
plunder; sack
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exigency
emergency; an urgent situation
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incommodious
not spacious; inconvenient
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foist
insert improperly; impose upon another by coercion; palm off; pass off as genuine or worthy
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imbroglio
confusion; entanglement
| An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation: "the Watergate imbroglio".
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plebiscite
The direct vote of all the members of an electorate. referendum.
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ethologist
one who studies animal behavior
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apologist
one who rationalizes for a cause
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exculpate
Show or declare that (someone) is not guilty of wrongdoing
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entomologist
a zoologist who studies insects.
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etymologist
a lexicographer who specializes in etymology
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shibboleth
A custom, principle, or belief distinguishing a class or group of people.
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melange
odds and ends: a motley assortment of things.
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burnish
make shiny by rubbing; polish
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striated
marked with parallel bands; striped; grooved ; (stria: thin groove or line)
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matrix
point of origin; array of numbers or algebraic symbols; mold or die
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comity
courtesy; civility
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precepts
rules establishing standards of conduct
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igneous
produced by fire; of fire; volcanic
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demagogue
person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people
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propitiate
appease; conciliate; make peaceful
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opprobrious
shameful, expressing disgrace
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enclave
territory enclosed within an alien land
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rarefy
to make thin, to make less dense
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equable
tranquil; of even calm temper; steady;
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laggard
slow, sluggish
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slapdash
hasty
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meretricious
flashy; tawdry; attractive on the outside but no real value
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trappings
outward decorations; ornaments
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parish
area in the care of a single priest and served by one main church
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conclave
private secret meeting
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remonstrate
to protest, object
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unction
the act of anointing with oil
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chagrin
annoyance and disappointment; vexation
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bedraggle
wet thoroughly ("bedraggled")
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penury
extreme poverty
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lumen
unit of light energy (one candle's worth)
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waylay
ambush; lie in wait for and attack
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saccharine
cloying sweet; characteristic of sugar or saccharin
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peripatetic
walking about from place to place; moving
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lucid
easily understood
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beatific
blissful
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gamely
in a spirited manner; with courage
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floridness
ruddiness; heavily decorated; ornateness
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totem
animal, plant, or natural object serving as a symbol of a clan or family; representation of this
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sibylline
prophetic, oracular
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maladroit
clumsy; not skillful; awkward; bungling
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impugn
dispute or contradict (often in an insulting way); attack as false or questionable; challenge; gainsay
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petulant
impatient, irritable
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fatalism
belief that events are determined by forces or fates beyond one's control
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purse
pucker; contract (lips) into wrinkles
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plenary
(of power) complete; full; fully attended by all qualified members
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chafe
warm by rubbing; make sore by rubbing
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libertine
immoral person
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punctilious
precise, paying attention to trivialities, especially in regard to etiquette
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manumit
emancipate; free from slavery or bondage
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bate
let down; lessen the force of; moderate; restrain (CF. abate)
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arrears
being in debt
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leaven
add leaven to; cause to rise or grow lighter; enliven
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obtrude
intrude; to become noticeable in an unwelcome or intrusive way; impose or force (something) in such a way
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lassitude
weariness, tiredness
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oculist
physician who specializes in treatment of the eyes
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debar
bar, forbid
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prophylactic
used to prevent disease
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irascible
irritable; easily angered
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raffish
low, vulgar, base, tawdry
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fulminate
thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation
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peremptory
demanding and leaving no choice; no chance for debate
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gerrymander
change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
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loll
lounge about
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ragamuffin
person in tattered clothes
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augury
omen, prophecy
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succor
assist (someone in difficulty); aid; comfort
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recondite
not easily understood, abstruse, inscrutable
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inerrancy
infallibility
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voluptuous
sensual; of or giving sensual pleasure; indulging in sensual pleasures
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sanctimony
self righteousness, hypocritical, with false piety
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cant
insincere speech or expression of piety
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capillary
having a very fine bore; resembling a hair; fine and slender
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incorporeal
without a material body; insubstantial
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bromide
platitude; chemical compound used to calm excitement
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unguent
ointment
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hinterlands
back country; inner part of a country
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idyll
a carefree episode or experience; a short poen describing a picturesque episode
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hoary
white with age
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disclaim
disown; renounce claim to; deny
