Vocab 11 Flashcards by Daphne Cheung

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aberrant

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departing from the accepted standard

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deferential

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respectful, reverent

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succour

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aid and assistance

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beatific

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blissfully happy

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philistine

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hostile or indifferent to culture

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sublime

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great, magnificent

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pundit

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an expert or specialist

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foolhardy

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reckless, bold, audacious

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disavow

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deny responsibility

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esconce

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establish in a comfortable place

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perfidy

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treachery, being disloyal

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equanimity

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stoicism, remaining calm, phlegmatic

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bumptious

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arrogant

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incipient

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in an early, developing stage; embryonic

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rapacious

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greedy and selfish

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meteoric

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to move at a fast speeds

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undercut

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undermine, weaken

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propound

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to put forward an idea

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foibles

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weaknesses, shortcomings (verbals are my foibles)

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belabour

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argue or elaborate in excessive detail

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contingency

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something that happens by chance

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levy

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impose

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posterity

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future generation

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obeisance

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a expression of reverence

craven

cowardly

larceny

theft

purloin

to steal

dissertation

a paper, dossier

missive

a written note, a letter

prepossessing

creating a favourable impression

debonair

suave, elegant, urbane

alacrity

cheerful readiness

bard

a poet

bevy

a large group

bilk

to steal; to embezzle

dolt

a dumb person

hale

healthy; convalesce

glut

over supply; surplus

glib

easeful in speaking; eloquent

mire

a swamp; a quagmire

molt

to shed hair, feathers, shell or horns

onus

a duty or burden

oust

to forcibly remove a ruler from power

tome

a very big book

aesthete

a person who appreciates and seeks beauty, art or pleasure

anomalous

rare, unusual, abnormal

brook

to endure; to put up with

chagrin

embarrassment

debased

morally low

desultory

aimless, lacking a plan or purpose