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Vocab 12 Flashcards

1
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Define

Effeteness

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adj. (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual

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2
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Slack

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adj. loose

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Caliginous

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adj. misty, dim; obscure

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Crepuscular

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adj. of, resembling, or relating to twilight

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Precipitous

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adj. dangerously high or steep

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Ineluctable

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adj. unable to be resisted or avoided

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Interminable

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adj. endless

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Inexorable

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adj. impossible to stop or prevent

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Define

Anthropology

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n. the study of humankind

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Redound

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v. contribute greatlt to (a person’s credit or honor)

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Turgid

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adj. swollen; pompous or bombastic

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Tumid

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adj. swollen; pompous or bombastic

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Turbid

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adj. (of a liquid) cloudy or thick with suspended matter; confused or obscure in meaning

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Define

Winnow

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v. remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left

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Diurnal

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adj. of or during the day; daily

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Define

Ablution

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n. the act of washing oneself

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Define

Putrescent

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adj. rotting

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Lachrymose

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adj. teaerful or given to weeping

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Lucubrating

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v. discourse learnedly in writing

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Lexicon

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n. the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge

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Verdant

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adj. (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation

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Lurid

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adj. very vivid in color so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect

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Repose

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n. state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

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Twee

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adj. excessively quaint or sentimental

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Droll

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adj. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

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Somnolent

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adj. sleepy; drowsy

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Aseptic

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adj. free from contamination

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Define

Pathogenic

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n. bacteria that can cause disease

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Define

Unctuous

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adj. (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

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30
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Desultory

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adj. lacking in method or purpose; disappointing

31
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Define

Malediction

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n. curse

32
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Epigenetic

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adj. resulting from external rather than genetic influences

33
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Define

Inculcated

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v. to instill an idea, attitude, or habit by persistent instruction

34
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Define

Mitigate

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v. to make less severe, serious, or painful

35
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Define

Choleric

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adj. bad-tempered or irritable

36
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Define

Amble

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v. to walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace

37
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Define

Fetter

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v. to restrain with chains or manacles; to restrict or restrain in an unfair or undesirable fashion

38
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of a person) affected, overrefined, and ineffectual

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Effeteness

39
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. loose

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Slack

40
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. misty, dim; obscure

A

Caliginous

41
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. of, resembling, or relating to twilight

A

Crepuscular

42
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. dangerously high or steep

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Precipitous

43
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. unable to be resisted or avoided

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Ineluctable

44
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. endless

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Interminable

45
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What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. impossible to stop or prevent

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Inexorable

46
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the study of humankind

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Anthropology

47
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. contribute greatlt to (a person’s credit or honor)

A

Redound

48
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. swollen; pompous or bombastic

A

Turgid

49
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. swollen; pompous or bombastic

A

Tumid

50
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of a liquid) cloudy or thick with suspended matter; confused or obscure in meaning

A

Turbid

51
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. remove (people or things) from a group until only the best ones are left

A

Winnow

52
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. of or during the day; daily

A

Diurnal

53
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the act of washing oneself

A

Ablution

54
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. rotting

A

Putrescent

55
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. teaerful or given to weeping

A

Lachrymose

56
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. discourse learnedly in writing

A

Lucubrating

57
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. the vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge

A

Lexicon

58
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of countryside) green with grass or other rich vegetation

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Verdant

59
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. very vivid in color so as to create an unpleasantly harsh or unnatural effect

A

Lurid

60
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. state of rest, sleep, or tranquility

A

Repose

61
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. excessively quaint or sentimental

A

Twee

62
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement

A

Droll

63
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. sleepy; drowsy

A

Somnolent

64
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. free from contamination

A

Aseptic

65
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. bacteria that can cause disease

A

Pathogenic

66
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering

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Unctuous

67
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. lacking in method or purpose; disappointing

A

Desultory

68
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

n. curse

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Malediction

69
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. resulting from external rather than genetic influences

A

Epigenetic

70
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to instill an idea, attitude, or habit by persistent instruction

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Inculcated

71
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to make less severe, serious, or painful

A

Mitigate

72
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

adj. bad-tempered or irritable

A

Choleric

73
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to walk or move at a slow, relaxed pace

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Amble

74
Q

What word most nearly fits this definition?

v. to restrain with chains or manacles; to restrict or restrain in an unfair or undesirable fashion

A

Fetter

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