Vocabulary #05 Flashcards by Bea Tanese

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turgid

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swollen; pompous

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truculent

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belligerent

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treacly/treacle

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overly sentimental

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perfidy

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treachery

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threadbare

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shabby

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temper

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mitigate

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temerity

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reckless boldness

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tawdry

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cheap-looking; gaudy

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table

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to set aside an issue to be discussed at a later time

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synergy

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working together and having a greater combined effect because of simultaneous operation

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sybarite

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hedonist

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surfeit

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surplus

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supplant

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replace

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subterfuge

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deception

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steadfastness

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loyalty

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specious

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false; spurious

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spate

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outpouring

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sophistry

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deceptive thinking; invalid argument

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serendipity

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occurring by chance; good fortune

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scrupulous

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very conscientious; meticulous

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unctuous

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oily

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unheralded

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unannounced

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unintelligible

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garbled

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wily

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crafty; sly

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whet

sharpen; stimulate an interest in

wary

cautious; chary

tyro

neophyte; beginner

tout

flaunt

tome

very big book

oust

forcibly remove a leader from powerful

onus

duty; burden

molt

shed hair

mire

swamp pit; quagmire

loom

to come to view in a threatening manner

adulate

laud; praise

iota

very small amount

hone

sharpen

heed

to listen to advice

hale

healthy

acme

zenith; apex

ajar

slightly open

bane

cause for ruin

bard

poet

bent

predilection

bevy

large group

bilk

steal; embezzle

boon

sudden gain; windfall

boor

rude person

terese

curt

deft

skillful

dire

urgent

dolt

obtuse person

dupe

trick

fawn

flatter subserviently

foil

thwart

gale

strong wind

garb

attire

glib

easeful with speaking and storytelling

glut

oversupply; stuff

hack

chop

hackneyed

trite; stale

aesthete

one who appreciates and seeks beauty, art, or pleasure

alacrity

cheerful readiness

anomalous

rare; abnormal

sanctimonious

pretending to be religious

reverent

respectful

rescind

withdraw

reprehensible

worthy of blame

relegate

demote to an inferior position

refractory

stubborn

rectitude

morality

raiment

attire

quixotic

romantic; dreamy

quibble

find fault with