Vocab 5 Flashcards by Jeremy Intal

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Wry

adj. expressing dry, especially mocking humor

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Dramaturgy

n. the study of dramatic composition

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Parvenus

n. a person of obscure origin who has gained wealth, influence, or celebrity

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Sardonic

adj. grimly mocking or cynical

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Covey

n. a small group of people or things

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Mote

n. speck or small amount

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Trove

n. a store of valuable or delightful things

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Denouement

n. the final part of a play, movie, or narrative

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Abettor

n. one who encourages or assists someone to commit a crime

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Abeyance

n. state of inactivity, disuse, or suspension

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Abiding

adj. (of a feeling or a memory) lasting a long time

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Abjured

v. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

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Abrade

v. to scrape or wear away by friction or erosion

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Abrogate

v. to repeal or do away with; cancel

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Circumspect

adj. wary and unwilling to take risks; cautious; considering all sides

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Circumscribe

v. to restrict (something) within limits

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Circumambulate

v. walk all the way around (something)

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Cicatrix

n. the scar of a healed wound

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Chorales

n. a choir or choral society; simple hymns

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Choleric

adj. bad-tempered or irritable

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Chimerical

adj. of or related to a thing that is hoped or wished for but in fact is illusory or impossible to achieve

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Chide

v. to scold or rebuke

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Chauvinist

n. someone excessively patriotic, prejudiced for a particular group, cause or gender

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Chary

adj. cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something

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Charlatan

n. trickster who claims knowledge he doesn’t have

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Chantey

n. type of song sung by sailors

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Execrable

adj. extremely bad or unpleasant

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Exceptionable

adj. open to objection; causing disapproval or offense

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Apprising

v. to value highly or put a price on or inform someone

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Unctuous

adj. (of a person) using excessive flattery

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Utilitarian

adj. useful

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Malapropism

n. use of similar sounding but incorrect word

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Equivocate

v. use ambiguous language to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself

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Gauche

adj. lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward

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Maladroit

adj. unskillful; clumsy

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Plenary

adj. unqualified, absolute

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Fitfully

adv. Not regularly or continuously; unpredictably

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Fickle

adj. changing frequently, esp. as regards to one’s loyalties, interests, or affection; unpredictable

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Profane

adj. relating or devoted to that which is not sacred or biblical; (of language) blasphemous or obscene

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Hapless

adj. (esp. of a person) unfortunate

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Unpropitious

adj. (of a circumstance) not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavorable

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Vicissitude

n. an unexpected change in fortune or circumstances; alternation between opposite or contrasting things

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Untoward

adj. unexpected and inappropriate or inconvenient

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Unalloyed

adj. undiluted and pure; total

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Fallow

adj. uncultivated

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Presentiment

n. an intuitive feeling about the future

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Sophistry

n. the use of fallavious arguments, esp. with the intention of deceiving

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Rabble

n. a mob; a disorderly crowd

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Malediction

n. a curse

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Clangor

n. a continuous loud banging or wringing sound

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Sequelae

n. a condition that is the consequence of a previous disease or injury

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Cache

n. a collection of items stored

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Blunderbuss

n. an action or way of doing something regarded as lacking in subtlety and precision; a clumsy person

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Earmark

n. a characteristic or identifying feature

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Vicissitude

n. a change of circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant; alternation between opposite or contrasting things

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Encumbrances

n. a burden or impediment

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Contusion

n. a bruise

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Contrapuntal

adj. of or in counterpoint; (of a piece of music) with two or more independent melodic lines

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Wanton

adj. sexually immodest or promiscuous; (a cruel and violent act) deliberate and unprovoked

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Maven

n. an expert

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Opus

n. an artistic work

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Patricians

n. a member of a long-established wealthy family; an aristocrat or nobleman

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Farce

n. an absurd event

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Mirth

n. amusement esp. as expressed in laughter

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Tare

n. allowance made for container when weighing

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Palliate

v. to make less severe or unpleasant without removing the cause;

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Desultory

adj. lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm; aimless; inconsistent with effort

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Pugnacious

adj. eager or quick to argue or quarrel; aggressive, ready to fight

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Garland

v. adorn or crown with a garland; n. a wreath of flowers and leaves

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Puffery

n. exaggerated or false praise

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Pathos

n. a quality that evokes pity or sadness evoking sadness or pity

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Equable

adj. calm and even-tempered

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Ensconce

v. establish or settle someone in a comfortable, safe, or secret place

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Seminal

adj. essential; formative

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Belletristic

adj. of or relating to essays, particularly of literary and artistic criticism, written and read primarily for aesthetic effect

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Efface

v. to erase from the surface

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Parity

n. equality

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Milieu

n. a person’s social environment

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Vim

n. energy or enthusiasm

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Coltish

adj. energetic but awkward in one’s movements or behavior

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Emollient

adj. something that softens

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Salutary

adj. (esp. with reference to something unqelcome or unpleasant) producing good effects; beneficial

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Vagary

n. something unaccountable; an inexplicable change in a situation or in someone’s behavior; freak

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Discrepancy

n. something which does not match up; inconsistency

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Provenance

n. something’s origin

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Liniment

n. soothing lotion intended to relieve pain

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Urbane

adj. (of a person, esp. a man) sauve, courteous, and refined in manner; sophisticated

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Plaintive

adj. sounding sad or mournful

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Capacious

adj. spacious

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Mince

v. speak in an affected manner; walk with an affected delicacy or fastidiousness

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Prevaricate

v. to speak misleadingly or in an evasive way

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Expatiate

v. speak or write at length or detail

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Drawl

v. speak slowly with words running together; n. a slow, lazy way of speaking or an accent with unusually prolonged vowel sounds

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Picayune

adj. petty, worthless

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Epithet

n. an adjective or descriptive phrase used as a label to express the essential nature of

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Asperity

n. harshness of tone or manner

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Noxious

adj. harmful; poisonous

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Inveterate

adj. (of a feeling or habit) long-established and unlikely to change

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Credulous

adj. gullible

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Credulity

n. gullibility