Week 1 Flashcards
(40 cards)
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vicarious
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done by one person substituting for another
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enigma
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mystery, puzzle
3
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adulate
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to praise excessively
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orthodox
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conservative; fundamental
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anachronistic
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something out of its proper time
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idiosyncratic
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behavioral eccentricity
7
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abhor
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to detest, loathe
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surreptitious
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secret or stealthy
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debacle
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a sudden disastrous collapse; downfall or defeat
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consecration
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to make sacred
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equitable
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impartial, fair
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calumny
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slander
13
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assiduous
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diligent,
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profound
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deep
15
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amalgam
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a mixture (in chemistry a mixture of mercury and another metal)
16
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polemic
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controversy; argument or debate
17
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laud
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to praise
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indefatigable
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untiring
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nefarious
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evil; wicked
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insidious
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working in a subtle or secret manner
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stagnation
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stale, not moving
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rancor
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deep-seated ill will
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decorous
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proper
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viscous
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tending to resist flow
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frugal
careful with money; thrifty
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indiscreet
imprudent
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mendicant
a beggar
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sycophant
a servile flatterer of important persons
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dissembler
one who feigns
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collusion
the act of conspiring to defraud
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facade
the front face of a building; an artificial or false appearance
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buffoon
a clown or jester
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affect
to pretend or feign
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exhort
to urge strongly by argument
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benefactor
a "do-gooder"; one who performs acts of charity
36
avarice
greed
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glutton
one who eats to excess
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eulogy
a public speech given in praise of someone or something
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divert
to amuse or entertain
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stoic
one unmoved emotionally by pleasure or pain
