Vocab 2 Flashcards
(117 cards)
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felicity
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happiness; appropriateness; quality of being felicitous
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obsequy
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funeral ceremony
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pith
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core or marrow; essence; substance
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tepid
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lukewarm; slightly warm; half-hearted
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lachrymose
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causing tears, tearful
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maroon
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leave helpless on a deserted island or coast
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pusillanimous
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cowardly, craven
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sententious
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short and pithy, full of maxims/proverbs
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satyr
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half human, half bestial being in the court of Dionysus; lecher
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catholic
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universal; general; wide-ranging liberal; including many different parts
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lien
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legal claim on a property
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scintillate
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sparkle; flash; be animated; be full of life
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jurisprudence
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science of law
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hoodwink
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deceive; delude
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expatiate
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talk at length; speak or write in detail
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concomitant
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that which accompanies; existing or happening together
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credulous
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gullible; too willing to believe
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asperity
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sharpness in temper
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pecuniary
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pertaining to money
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sledge
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large sled drawn by work animals
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crepuscular
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pertaining to twilight
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viand
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food
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shoot
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new growth from a plant
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edacious
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voracious, devouring
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premonitory
serving to warn
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hue
color, aspect
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clarion
shrill, trumpetlike sound; kind of trumpet used in former times
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chaff
worthless products of an endeavor; husk separated from grain
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glib
fluent (with insincerity or superficiality); facile; slick
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careen
lurch; sway from side to side; move with irregular swinging movement; stagger
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precis
abstract; concise summing up of main points; concise summary of a text
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solicitor
lawyer in the lower court of law
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lilotes
understatement for evidence "not bad = pretty good)
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usury
lending money at illegal high rates of interest
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suppliant
entreating; beseeching
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protract
prolong; lengthen in time; draw out
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inimical
unfriendly; hostile; harmful, detrimental
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mendicant
beggar
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taut
tight; strained; tense; ready
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chase
ornament a metal surface by indenting; follow rapidly to catch
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guileless
without deceit; honest
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cistern
reservoir or water tank
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sidereal
pertaining to stars
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lank
long and think
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suborn
persuade to act unlawfully (especially perjury)
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gruel
thin liquid porridge
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sinuous
winding, undulating, serpentine
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Acme
Highest point
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Winsome
Charming, happily engaged.
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Acidulous
Sour in taste or manner
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Diurnal
Existing during the day
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Demur
Express doubts or objections
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Cabal
A secret group seeking to overturn something
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Stasis
A state of balance or equilibrium; stagnation
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Sedition
Behavior that promotes rebellion or civil disorder against the state
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Stentorian
Extremely loud
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Upbraid
To scold sharply
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Abjure
To reject; abandon formally
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Stolid
Unemotional; lacking sensitivity
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Cupidity
Greed; strong desire
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Noisome
Stinking, putrid
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Knell
Sound of funeral bell; omen of death or failure
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Pusillanimous
Cowardly
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Soporific
Causing sleep or lethargy
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Rebarbative
Causing annoyance or irritation
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Numismatics
Coin collecting
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Quiescent
Motionless
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Calumny
False and malicious accusation; a misrepresentation
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Canard
A lie
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Wan
Silly pale
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Intransigent
Uncompromising; refusing to be reconciled
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Pejorative
Having bad connotations
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Amulet
Charm against evil
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Lapidary
Relating to precious stones or the art of cutting them
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Lissome
Limber. Agile.
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Abase
Humble. To disgrace.
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Contrite
Deeply sorrowful and repentant for a wrong
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Diaphanous
Allowing light to flow through
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Rococo
Very highly ornamented
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Salubrious
Healthful
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Sobriquet
Nickname
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Opine
Express an opinion
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Blithe
Joyful, cheerful; without significant thought
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Investiture
Ceremony conferring authority
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Jingoism
Belligerent support Of ones country
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Abeyance
Temporary suppression or suspension
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Anodyne
Something that calms or soothes pain
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Aerie
A neat built high in the air; elevated or secluded dwelling
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Epicure
Person with refined taste in food and wine
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Raconteur
A witty, skillful storyteller
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Ersatz
Fake
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Arrogate
To claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right
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Missive
A written note or letter
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Overwrought
Agitated; overdone
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Ethos
Beliefs or character of a group
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Yoke
To join together
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Nettle
Irritate
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Perfidious
Willing too betray ones trust
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Slake
To calm down or moderate
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Umbrage
Offense; resentment
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Militate
To operate against; to work against
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Pulchritude
Beauty
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Solecism
Grammatical mistake; blunder in speech
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Sybarite
A person devoted to pleasure and luxury
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Vicissitude
A change or variation; ups and downs
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Vim
Vitality and energy
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Vituperate
To abuse verbally; to berate
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Legerdemain
Trickery
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Alacrity
Speed or quickness
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Distaff
The female branch of the family
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Blight
To afflict; to destroy
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Wanton
Undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless
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Phalanx
A compact or close-knit body of people, animals, or things
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Desultory
Jumping from one thing to another, disconnected
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Decorous
Proper, tasteful, socially correct
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Coterie
An intimate group of persons with a similar purpose
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Amortize
To diminish by installment payments.
