Vocab Flashcards

(49 cards)

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Discomfit

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To make uneasy

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Imperious

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Overbearing

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Commiserate

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To lessen the intensity

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Capricious

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Impulsive and unpredictable

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Trenchant

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Forcefully effective

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Vexation

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A source of annoyance or irritation

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Subterfuge

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A deceptive device

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Presentiment

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A sense of something about to occur

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Exonerate

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To free from blame

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Consternation

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Sudden amazement, confusion, or dismay

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Omnipotent

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Having unlimited or absolute authority

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Remunerative

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Profitable

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Declamation

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A tirade

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Vivacious

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Filled with animation and spirit

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Sagacious

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Quick witted

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Melancholy

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Sadness or depression of the Spirit; gloomy

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Perspicuity

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The quality of being lucidly presented or expressed

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Spasmodic

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Fitful

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Appropriate

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To set apart for specific use

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Obtrude

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To thrust out

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Disconcert

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To frustrate or upset

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Apprehension

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Inscrutable

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Difficult to comprehend

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Remonstrate

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Make a forcefully reproachful protest

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Facetious
Playfully jocular
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Despotic
Oppressive
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Condescension
Patronizing attitude
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Magisterial
Prepared as directed by a physician's prescription
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Abstinence
Refrain from a pleasurable activity
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Plummet
Two weigh down or oppress
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Magnanimous
Unselfish
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Aversion
A cause or object of dislike
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Indelible
Cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed
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Debilitate
To make weak or feeble
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Incredulous
Disbelieving
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Abject
Despicable
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Repugnance
Extreme dislike
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Malignity
Intense ill will or hatred
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Clemency
Mildness especially of weather
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Reiterate
To state again
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Pervade
To be spread throughout
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Abhorrence
To shun
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Morose
Suddenly melancholy
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Detestation
Strong dislike or hatred
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Impious
Lacking proper respect
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Imperceptible
Tiny
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Venerate
To respect someone
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Amiable
Pleasant in disposition
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Proffer
To offer