Vocabulary #2 Flashcards
(223 cards)
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colloquial
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local and informal (used of language)
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dotard
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foolish old man
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furrow
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groove
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misnomer
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wrong name
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percipient
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perceptive; insightful
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quaff
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drink down quickly
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staunch
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loyal; faithful; dependable
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vilification
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blackening someone’s name
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atrophy
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waste away from lack of use
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collusion
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plotting and planning
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drawl
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speak slowly with words running together
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furtive
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hidden and secret
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insurgent
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a rebel
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perdition
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damnation
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quagmire
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marsh; bog
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vindicate
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prove right; remove blame
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attenuate
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weaken
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commandeer
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take possession of
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drivel
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nonsense
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peremptory
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in a commanding manner
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stevedore
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dockworker
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droll
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dryly amusing
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galleon
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ancient type of sailing ship
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intermittent
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sporadic; irregular
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perfidy
treachery
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quandary
dilemma; puzzle
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virulent
dangerous; harmful
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auspicious
favorable; promising to turn out well
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drone
1. monotonous noise; 2. to speak with no emotion; 3. male bee
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gambol
frolic; leap; bound
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intransigence
stubbornness
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modicum
small amount
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perfunctory
superficial; cursory
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austere
severely plain
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garble
distort; confuse; muddle
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peripatetic
nomadic
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quarry
1. something that is hunted; 2. mine for stone
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stoke
add fuel to; strengthen
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concatenation
linking into chains
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garish
gaudy
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intrepid
brave
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stolid
impassive; dull; indifferent
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vivacity
liveliness; animation
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balk
hinder and prevent; hesitate over
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conciliate
to bring together; end a dispute
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garner
gather; collect
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dynamic
lively; vibrant; energetic
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inveterate
habitual
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moratorium
temporary prohibition or halt to activity
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perjury
telling lies under oath
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stratagem
plot; plan; trick
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vivify
enliven
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ebullient
very lively; cheerful; jovial; happy
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garrulous
talkative
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invidious
arousing envy
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moribound
on the point of death
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pernicious
destructive; harmful
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ramble
wander aimlesly
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strident
loud and harsh
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vociferous
noisy; loud in speech
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inviolable
cannot be invaded
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morose
gloomy; bad tempered
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persnickety
fastidious; fussy
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ramifications
branches; subdivisions of a complex system; outcomes
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stringent
strict or severe
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bane
troublesome influence
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irascible
easily angered
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perpetuated
caused to continue
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rancor
resentment; animosity; bad feeling
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voluble
talkative
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bard
poet
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edifice
building; structure; construction
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germane
relevant
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munificent
generous; charitable
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perpetuity
eternity
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bastion
fortress; stronghold
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conflagration
big fire
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efface
wipe out; remove all trace of
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germinal
just growing; not developed; immature
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mutinous
very rebellious
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personable
attractive
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ratify
suapprove; consent
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subpoena
summons to court
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voracious
ravenous
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befuddle
confuse
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effigy
a model of a person
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perspicacious
insightful; sharp; wise
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raucous
rough and unpleasant (of sounds)
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substantiate
give supporting evidence
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waive
surrender; give up
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begrudge
resent
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congeal
to solidify
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effusive
gushing; demonstrative
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glacial
hostile; unfriendly; cold; icy
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navigable
suitable for sailing
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perspicacity
insight
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raze
destroy; demolish; tear down
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subterfuge
a trick
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beguile
mislead; lure
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congenital
present from birth
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goad
prod; urge
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irreproachable
cannot be criticized; perfect
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rebuttal
denial
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wary
hesitant; cautious
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belabor
explain in unnecessary detail
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connoisseur
person with refined taste and good judgment
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egregious
outstandingly, obviously bad
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irrevocable
cannot be cancelled; unchangeable
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peruse
read carefully
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recant
disclaim; retract statement
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subversive
rebellious; revolutionary
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beleaguer
besiege; attack
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consecrate
dedicate
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egress
exit
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itinerant
nomadic; wandering from place to place
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waylay
accost; stop; approach; hinder
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belie
contradict
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gratuitous
unwarranted
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receptacle
container; vessel; holder
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gravity
seriousness
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neologism
newly coined word
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supercilious
proud and haughty
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whelp
young dog
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bellicose
war-like; aggressive
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consummate
complete; total; supremely good
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gregarious
extroverted; sociable; outgoing
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jaundiced
cynical; pessimistic
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nettle
annoy
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recuperate
get better after illness
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superlative
extremely good; the best
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whet
sharpen
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jaunt
short pleasure trip
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niggardly
miserly; stingy
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red tape
formalities; paperwork; official procedure
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bemoan
complain about
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contrite
sorry
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guffaw
sudden loud laughter
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emancipate
set free
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philistine
uncultured person
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redolent
smelling of; giving off odors
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surreptitious
secret; sneaky; stealthy
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willful
stubborn
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contrition
sorrow and repentance
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embezzle
defraud; steal
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guile
cunning; craftiness
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jingoistic
extremely patriotic; nationalistic
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phlegmatic
calm; imperturbable
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redress
put right something that was wrong
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wily
cunning
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contumacious
stubborn
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embroil
involve in hostility or argument
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guileless
frank; straightforward; honest
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jocular
in a joking manner
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nondescript
having no special features; dull and ordinary
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pillage
plunder
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wispy
flimsy; frail; delicate
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benignity
compassion; gentleness; fondness
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contusion
a bruise
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jollity
gaiety; happiness
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nonentity
a person of no importance; not famous
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referendum
public vote
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bequeath
leave something in one's will to be given after one's death
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conundrum
a puzzle
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jubilant
ecstatic; delighted; rejoicing
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refute
disprove
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sybarite
lover of luxury
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zany
wacky
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berate
scold; criticize
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gustatory
concerned with the sense of taste
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judicious
correct in judgment; wise
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pivotal
of central importance
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regale
entertain
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sycophant
bootlicker; flatterer
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corpulent
fat
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hackneyed
common and over-used
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jurisprudence
science or study of law
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placate
pacify; soothe; calm
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relegate
dismiss to a lower position
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taciturn
quiet; saying little
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zealot
fanatic
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corrugated
highly folded
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hallowed
worshipped; consecrated
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tactile
concerned with the sense of touch
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zenith
summit
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abash
humiliate
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abominate
detest
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amerce
to punish, especially with a monetary fine
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anathema
a person or thing that is shunned because it is loathsome
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animadversion
extremely critical comment
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animus
hostility
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aspersion
slanderous or defamatory charge
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askance
refers to looking at something with suspicion or disapproval
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artifice
deceit
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apoplectic
1. symptoms of a stroke; 2. being in a state of extreme anger or rage
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apoplexy
stroke
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baleful
ominous
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bane
scourge
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bedlam
mayhem
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belabor
assault
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bête noire
extremely disliked or frightening person or thing
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bilious
person or thing that is irritable or bad-tempered
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bluster
harangue
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brandish
to show something in a menacing way
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brash
agressive
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brazen
shameless; brash
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brouhaha
ruckus
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bugaboo
persistent problem
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bull
push/drive violently/forcefully
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bumptious
pushy
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callous
heartless
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calumny
defamation
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canard
rumor
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cantankerous
irritable
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captious
extremely critical
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carp
to complain loudly and excessively
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castigate
criticize
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cataclysm
catastrophe
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caustic
scathing
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cavil
to complain about trivial matters
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censorious
stern
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censure
criticize
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chafe
irritate
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chagrin
feeling humiliated or mortified as a result of an embarrassing situation
