Top 12 Flashcards
1
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Assuage
A
To make something unpleasant less severe
2
Q
Enigma
A
A puzzle/mystery
3
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Equivocal
A
To use expressions of double meanings in order to mislead
4
Q
Erudite
A
Learned, scholarly, bookish
5
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Fervid
A
Intensely emotional; feverish
6
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Lucid
A
Clear and easily understood
7
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Opaque
A
Impossible to see through; preventing the passage of light
8
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Placate
A
To soothe or pacify
9
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Precipitate
A
To throw violently or bring about abruptly; lacking deliberation
10
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Prodigal
A
Lavish, wasteful
11
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Zeal
A
Passion, excitement
12
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Anomaly
A
Deviation from what is normal
