Week 32, 33 Flashcards
(40 cards)
1
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profound
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deep, intense
2
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alleviate
A
make easier, lighten
3
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prodigious
A
extraordinary, enormous
4
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expedite
A
carry out promptly
5
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celerity
A
speed, rapidity
6
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usurp
A
seize, annex, grab
7
Q
paltry
A
of little importance, insignificant
8
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condone
A
excuse, pardon
9
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trivial
A
petty, worthless
10
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bizarre
A
fantastic, odd
11
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menial
A
humble, degrading
12
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venerable
A
respected, worshiped
13
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extraneous
A
foreign, not belonging
14
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ambiguous
A
vague, undefined, not specific
15
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succint
A
brief, concise
16
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archaic
A
out of date
17
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emulate
A
rival, strive to equal
18
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facetious
A
comical, humorous, witty
19
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rabid
A
fanatical, furious, mad
20
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salubrious
A
healthful, wholesome
21
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complacent
A
self-satisfied
22
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somber
A
gloomy, sad
23
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debilitate
A
weaken
24
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impetuous
A
impulsive
25
occult (adj.)
secret, mysterious, supernatural
26
discreet
careful, cautious, prudent
27
forment
stir up, instigate
28
glean
gather, collect
29
quarry
something hunted or pursued
30
slovenly
disorderly, carelessly
31
abjure
renounce, abstain from
32
reproach
rebuke, reprimand
33
pentitent
regretful, confessing guilt
34
evanescent
fleeting, passing, momentary
35
tantamount
equivalent, identical
36
propensity
disposition, inclination, bent
37
wary
watchful, shrewd
38
allay
calm, soothe
39
deter
hinder, discourage
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connoisseur
expert
