Week 4 Flashcards

(50 cards)

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Virtuoso

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(n) a person who is supremely skilled in a fine art

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(adj) sheer and filmy; transparent

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Diaphanous

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Sapient

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(adj) wise

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(adj) secretive or covert

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Clandestine

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5
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Peerless

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(adj) without equivalent; better than or above all others

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(adj) wise

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Sapient

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(n) lack of consciousness, knowledge, or memory; being completely forgotten

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Oblivion

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(v) to discover the meaning of a cipher or encryption; to understand a coded or hidden meaning

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Decipher

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Aboveboard

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(adj) honest and unconcealed; forthright

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Finite

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(adj) having an end or limit; not infinite

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(adj) found in ample supply

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Plenteous

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(adj) sorry for past actions; desiring forgiveness

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Contrite

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(adj) having an end or limit; not infinite

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Finite

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(v) to rush; to act with urgency

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Hustle

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Oblivion

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(n) lack of consciousness, knowledge, or memory; being completely forgotten

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Indignant

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(adj) poor; lacking sufficient money

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(v) to misinterpret; to understand incorrectly

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Misapprehend

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Diaphanous

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(adj) sheer and filmy; transparent

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Stupendous

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(adj) immense in size or magnitude

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Aroma

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(n) a typically pleasant scent or smell

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Reoccur

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(v) to happen for a second time, or to happen repeatedly at intervals

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Toilsome

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(adj) difficult; requiring great labor

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Prudence

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(n) wise caution; the quality of being careful and judicious

24
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(adj) poor; lacking sufficient money

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(adj) honest and unconcealed; forthright
Aboveboard
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Luminous
(adj) giving off light
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Unctuous
(adj) smarmy or greasy
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(adj) smarmy or greasy
Unctuous
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Hustle
(v) to rush; to act with urgency
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Decipher
(v) to discover the meaning of a cipher or encryption; to understand a coded or hidden meaning
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(n) wise caution; the quality of being careful and judicious
Prudence
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Clandestine
(adj) secretive or covert
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(adj) difficult; requiring great labor
Toilsome
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Outcry
(n) a loud noise or exclamation, particularly of disapproval
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(n) a recess or partially enclosed area connected to a larger room
Alcove
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Misapprehend
(v) to misinterpret; to understand incorrectly
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(n) a typically pleasant scent or smell
Aroma
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(v) to happen for a second time, or to happen repeatedly at intervals
Reoccur
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(n) a loud noise or exclamation, particularly of disapproval
Outcry
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Contrite
(adj) sorry for past actions; desiring forgiveness
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Embroil
(v) to entangle in disagreement, argument, or conflict
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Plenteous
(adj) found in ample supply
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(adj) immense in size or magnitude
Stupendous
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Boisterous
(adj) active and happy; full of energy
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(n) a person who is supremely skilled in a fine art
Virtuoso
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Alcove
(n) a recess or partially enclosed area connected to a larger room
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(adj) without equivalent; better than or above all others
Peerless
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(v) to entangle in disagreement, argument, or conflict
Embroil
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(adj) active and happy; full of energy
Boisterous
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(adj) giving off light
Luminous