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Vocab To-Z Flashcards

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Toady

A

one who flatters in hopes of gaining favors

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Tome

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a book, usually a large and academic one

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Torpor

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness

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Tout

A

solicit support, business; praise excessively

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5
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Transitory

A

temporary; lasting a brief time

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Travail

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painful or laborious effort

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7
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Trenchant

A

acute, sharp, or incisive; forceful; effective

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Truculence

A

belligerence; aggressiveness; hostility

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Turgid

A

swollen as from a fluid; bloated

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Tyro

A

beginner; novice

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11
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Umbrage

A

offense; resentment

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Unconscionable

A

unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust

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Unequivocal

A

absolute; certain

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14
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Upbraid

A

to scold sharply

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15
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Usury

A

the practice of lending money at exorbitant rates

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Variegated

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varied; marked with different colors

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Venerable

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respected because of age

18
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Venerate

A

to respect deeply

19
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Veracity

A

filled with truth and accuracy

20
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Verbose

A

wordy

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Verdant

A

green with vegetation; inexperienced

22
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Vestige

A

a trace; remnant

23
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Vicissitude

A

a change or variation

24
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Vim

A

vitality and energy; force; power

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Vindicate

A

clear of blame or suspicion; show or prove to be right

26
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Virtuosity

A

extreme ability in an artistic form; masterly skill or technique

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Vitiating

A

spoiling or impairing the quality or efficiency of

28
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Vitriol

A

bitter criticism

29
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Vituperate

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to abuse verbally; to berate

30
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Voluble

A

talkative; speaking easily; glib

31
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Wan

A

sickly pale

32
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Wanton

A

undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless

33
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Waver

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to fluctuate between choices

34
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Wily

A

skilled at gaining an advantage; cunning, sly, crafty

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Winsome

A

charming; happily engaging

36
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Wizened

A

shriveled; withered; wrinkled

37
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Welter

A

bewildering jumble; muddle; clutter

38
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Yoke

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to join together; harness; pair

39
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Zealot

A

someone passionately devoted to a cause

40
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Zealotry

A

excessive zeal; intolerance of conflicting beliefs; undue enthusiasm

41
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Zenith

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the point of culmination; peak

42
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Zephyr

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a gentle breeze; something airy or unsubstantial

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