Flashcards in Vocabulary List 1 Deck (200):
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Inundate
(2 verbs)
v. overwhelm someone with things to take care of
v. flood
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Hamlet
(1 noun)
n. A modest settlement, usually smaller than a town
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Detritus
(1 noun)
n. Debris, waste, dross
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Maelstrom
(1 noun)
n. A situation of turbulence or turmoil; a state of confused movement
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Colloquial
(1 adjective)
adj. Used in ordinary conversation
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Vernacular
(1 noun, 1 adjective)
n. The language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people of a particular region or country
adj. spoken or written in one's mother tongue
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Dressing
(1 noun)
n. Material used to protect a wound
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Tempest
(1 noun)
n. A violent storm
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Percolate
(1 verb)
v. To spread an idea, feeling, or gossip throughout a populace
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Exultant
(1 adjective)
adj. effusively happy
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Unearthly
(2 adjectives)
adj. abnormal or mysterious
adj. unreasonably inconvenient
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Eldritch
(1 adjective)
adj. preternatural, anomalous, caused by supernatural influences
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Compendium
(1 noun)
n. an abridged summary of a larger work; a compilation of information
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Nondescript
(1 noun, 1 adjective)
adj. stark, austere, having nothing of interest
n. a person of pedestrian qualities, a snip
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Escapade
(1 noun)
n. a wild and exciting undertaking
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Apparition
(1 noun)
n. a ghostly figure
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Hale
(1 verb, 1 adjective)
v. to drag forcibly
adj. restored to good health (hale and hearty)
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Glade
(1 noun)
n. an open space in a forest
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Inscrutable
(1 adjective)
adj. impossible to read or comprehend
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Connive
(1 verb)
v. conspire to do something illegal; to inconspicuously allow an illegal act to be carried out
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Beatific
(1 adjective)
adj. blissfully happy
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Ream
(1 noun)
n. a large quantity of written materials
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Enigmatic
(1 adjective)
adj. difficult to understand, abstruse
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Transcendent
(1 adjective)
adj. surpassing the normal, preternatural
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Prima donna
(1 noun)
n. a self-consequential, temperamental person
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Askance
(1 adjective)
adj. directed with doubt or suspicion
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Oblique
(1 adjective)
adj. not forthright or direct in speaking
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Crotchety
(1 adjective)
adj. cantankerous, ornery
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Auspicious
(1 adjective)
adj. felicitous, apposite, happening under fitting circumstances
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Overt
(1 adjective)
adj. artless, plainly apparent
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Decorum
(1 noun)
n. behavior in keeping in good tastes; urbanity
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Wily
(1 adjective)
adj. skilled at getting an advantage, canny, sharp
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Snide
(1 adjective)
adj. derogatory or disparaging in tone
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Laden
(1 adjective)
adj. loaded or weighed down with
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Petulant
(1 adjective)
adj. childishly sulky and bad-tempered
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Addle
(1 verb)
v. confuse or vex
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Condone
(1 verb)
v. accept; approve
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Divisive
(1 adjective)
adj. tending to engage in contention
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Underfoot
(2 adjectives)
adj. under one's feet
adj. constantly present and in one's way
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Scintillating
(1 adjective)
adj. sparkling
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Backwater
n. a cloistered settlement; a stymied, non-progressive place
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Cad
(1 noun)
n. someone of low moral, a sordid person
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Bureaucracy
(1 noun)
n. excessively byzantine legal procedure
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Titular
(1 adjective)
adj. derived from a title
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Staid
(1 adjective)
adj. calm, respectable, unadventurous
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Feckless
(1 adjective)
adj. irresponsible, not fit for a mantle of power; inept, lacking initiative or strength of character
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Dalliance
(1 noun)
n. procrastination, a deliberate waste of time
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Bygone
(1 adjective)
adj. belonging to an earlier time
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Spartan
(1 adjective)
adj. not indulging much in luxuries, non-epicurean
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Functionary
(1 noun)
n. one who performs official duties
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Appellation
(1 noun)
n. a name or title
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Infringe
(1 verb)
v. encroach, advance exceeding personal space (infringe on)
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Fop
(1 noun)
n. a man concerned with his clothes and appearance
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Effulgent
(1 adjective)
adj. refulgent
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Balm
(1 noun)
n. something with a soothing, calming, or restorative effect
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Partisan
(1 adjective)
adj. prejudiced in favor of a cause
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Dissolute
(1 adjective)
adj. morally lazy, supine
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Adage
(1 noun)
n. a short proverb, aphorism
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Aplomb
(1 noun)
n. self-confidence, assurance, hubris
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Balk
(1 verb)
v. refuse to comply
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Foray
(1 noun)
n. an attempt to assimilate into a new activity or sphere
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Bastion
(1 noun)
n. a place or person strongly upholding or advocating an attitude, principle, or activity
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Lisp
(1 noun, 1 verb)
n. a speech defect where s sounds like th in thick and z sounds like th in thin
v. to speak with a lisp
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Transverse
(1 adjective)
adj. situated or extending across something
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Contour
(1 noun)
n. an outline depicting a shape
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Facsimile
(1 noun)
n. an exact copy, autotype
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Patronize
(1 verb)
v. treat with kindness demeaningly
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Penitent
(1 adjective)
adj. feeling remorseful; repentant
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Derelict
(1 adjective, 1 noun)
adj. dilapidated to disuse and negligence
n. a person without a home, job, or property
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Bequeath
(1 verb)
v. endow, leave behind for someone after one's parting; to pass on to someone else
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Schism
(1 noun)
n. a split or division between two strongly opposed parties due to difference in belief or opinion (a schism between two things)
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Guttural
(1 adjective)
adj. produced in the throat; harsh-sounding
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Syntax
(1 noun)
n. the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences of a language
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Modicum
(1 noun)
n. a small quantity of something
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Yokel
(1 noun)
n. a country person
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Sashay
(1 verb)
v. to walk in an ostentatious yet casual manner
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Wanton
(2 adjectives)
adj. deliberate and unprovoked
adj. salacious
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Plait
(1 noun)
n. a length of hair or other flexible material interlaced by three or more strands, a braid
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Jaunty
(1 adjective)
adj. cheerful, sanguine, self-confident
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Brook
(1 verb)
v. tolerate or allow
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Inexorable
(2 adjectives)
adj. impossible to coax
adj. impossible to stop or forestall
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Impotent
(1 adjective)
adj. unable to take effective action
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Fiscal
(1 adjective)
adj. involving financial matters
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Loquacious
(1 adjective)
adj. talkative, voluble, glib
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Finicky
(2 adjectives)
adj. fussy about one's needs or requirements
adj. showing close attention to detail, minute
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Sneer
(1 verb)
v. smile or speak in a contemptuous, flouting fashion
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Faux
(1 verb)
adj. artificial
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Overtone
(1 noun)
n. a subtle quality, connotation, or implication
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Tumescent
(1 adjective)
adj. pretentious or pompous in speech
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Grouse
(1 verb)
v. grumble, carp
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Contrition
(1 noun)
n. a feeling of remorse or regret
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Tantalize
(1 verb)
v. torment or tease someone with the idea or smell of something unobtainable
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Wherewithal
(1 noun)
n. money or means required to do something
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Litany
(1 noun)
n. a tedious recital or repetitive series
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Snafu
(1 noun)
n. a confused or chaotic state, a mess, jumble, mix-up
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n. dialect spoken in a certain region
Vernacular
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v. overwhelm with things to take care of
Inundate
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n. a settlement usually smaller than a village
Hamlet
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n. debris or dross
Detritus
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n. a state of great turbulence and confusion, turmoil
Maelstrom
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adj. used in informal conversation
Colloquial
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n. a fertile soil of sand and gravel containing humus
Loam
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n. material placed on a wound
Dressing
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n. an extremely windy storm
Tempest
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v. (of an idea, feeling, or information) to spread gradually throughout a populace
Percolate
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adj. effusively happy
Exultant
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adj. abnormal or mysterious; unreasonably inconvenient
Unearthly
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adj. preternatural, anomalous, caused by supernatural influences
Eldritch
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n. an abridged summary of a larger work; a compilation of information
Compendium
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adj. stark, austere, having nothing of interest
n. a person of pedestrian qualities, a snip
Nondescript
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n. a wild and exciting undertaking
Escapade
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n. a ghostly figure
Apparition
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v. to drag forcibly
Hale
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n. an open space in a forest
Glade
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adj. impossible to read or comprehend
Inscrutable
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v. conspire to do something illegal
Connive
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adj. blissfully happy
Beatific
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n. a large quantity of written materials
Ream
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adj. difficult to understand, abstruse
Enigmatic
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adj. surpassing the normal, preternatural
Transcendent
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n. a self-consequential, temperamental person
Prima donna
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adj. directed with doubt or suspicion
Askance
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adj. not forthright or direct in speaking
Oblique
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adj. cantankerous, ornery
Crotchety
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adj. felicitous, apposite, happening under fitting circumstances
Auspicious
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adj. artless, plainly apparent
Overt
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n. behavior in keeping in good tastes or urbanity
Decorum
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adj. skilled at getting an advantage, canny, sharp
Wily
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adj. derogatory or disparaging in tone
Snide
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adj. loaded or weighed down with
Laden
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adj. childishly sulky and bad-tempered
Petulant
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v. confuse or vex
Addle
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v. accept; approve
Condone
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adj. tending to engage in contention
Divisive
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adj. constantly present and in one's way
Underfoot
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adj. sparkling
Scintillating
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n. a cloistered settlement; a stymied, non-progressive place
Backwater
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n. someone of low moral, a sordid person
Cad
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n. excessively byzantine legal procedure
Bureaucracy
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adj. derived from a title
Titular
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adj. calm, respectable, unadventurous
Staid
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adj. irresponsible; inept
Feckless
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n. procrastination, a deliberate waste of time
Dalliance
144
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adj. belonging to an earlier time
Bygone
145
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adj. not indulging much in luxuries, non-epicurean
Spartan
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n. a name or title
Appellation
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v. encroach, advance exceeding personal space
Infringe
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n. a man concerned with his clothes and appearance
Fop
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adj. refulgent
Effulgent
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n. something with a soothing, calming, or restorative effect
Balm
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adj. prejudiced in favor of a cause
Partisan
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adj. morally lazy, supine
Dissolute
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n. a short proverb, aphorism
Adage
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n. self-confidence, assurance, hubris
Aplomb
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v. refuse to comply
Balk
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n. an attempt to assimilate into a new activity or sphere
Foray
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n. a place or person strongly upholding or advocating an attitude, principle, or activity
Bastion
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n. a speech defect where s sounds like th in thick and z sounds like th in thin
Lisp
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adj. situated or extending across something
Transverse
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n. an outline depicting a shape
Contour
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n. an exact copy, autotype
Facsimile
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v. treat with kindness demeaningly
Patronize
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adj. feeling remorseful; repentant
Penitent
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adj. dilapidated due to negligence and disuse
Derelict
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v. endow, leave behind for someone after one's parting; to pass on to someone else
Bequeath
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n. a split or division
Schism
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adj. produced in the throat; harsh-sounding
Guttural
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n. the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences of a language
Syntax
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n. a small quantity of something
Modicum
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n. a country person
Yokel
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v. to walk in an ostentatious yet casual manner
Sashay
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adj. deliberate and unwarranted
adj. salacious
Wanton
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n. a length of hair or other flexible material interlaced by three or more strands, a braid
Plait
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adj. cheerful, sanguine, self-confident
Jaunty
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v. tolerate or allow
Brook
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adj. impossible to coax
adj. impossible to stop or forestall
Inexorable
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adj. unable to take effective action
Impotent
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adj. involving financial matters
Fiscal
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adj. talkative, voluble, glib
Loquacious
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adj. fussy about one's needs or requirements
adj. showing close attention to detail, minute
Finicky
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v. smile or speak in a contemptuous, flouting fashion
Sneer
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adj. artificial
Faux
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n. a subtle quality, connotation, or implication
Overtone
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adj. pretentious or pompous in speech
Tumescent
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v. grumble, carp
Grouse
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n. a feeling of remorse or regret
Contrition
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v. torment or tease someone with the idea or smell of something unobtainable
Tantalize
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n. money or means required to do something
Wherewithal
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n. a tedious recital or repetitive series
Litany
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n. a confused or chaotic state, a mess, jumble, mix-up
Snafu
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Smart
(1 verb)
v. (of a wound or body part) to cause a sharp, stinging pain
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v. (of a wound or body part) to cause a sharp, stinging pain
Smart
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Arboreal
(1 adjective)
adj. living in trees; related to trees
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adj. living in trees; related to trees
Arboreal
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Juxtaposition
(1 noun)
n. the fact of the closeness of two contrasting things
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n. the fact of the closeness of two contrasting things
Juxtaposition
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Mire
(2 nouns, 1 adjective)
n. swampy or boggy ground
n. a difficult situation of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment
v. to cover in mud or stick in mud
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n. a difficult situation of difficulty, distress, or embarrassment
Mire
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adj. involving or causing much bloodshed
Sanguinary
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