Word Lisf 8 J-R Flashcards
(45 cards)
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jaunty
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lighthearted, playful
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lackadaisical
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lacking energy, lazy
3
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libel
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printed lies that harm someone’s reputation
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listless
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slow, lacking energy
5
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luminary
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a famous person
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magnate
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powerful person (especially in business)
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marred
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spoiled, damaged
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maudlin
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overly sentimental
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mercurial
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- changeable
2. moody
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monolithic
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- huge
2. like a single, seamless whole
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nefarious
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wicked
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obfuscating
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confusing, clouding
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odious
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disgusting, hateful
14
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ornithologist
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one who studies birds
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palisade
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- line of cliffs
2. fence made out of stakes
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panache
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style, flair
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parry
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to ward off (a punch), to deflect
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patter
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meaningless speech
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pejorative
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insulting
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perfidy
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disloyalty, untrustworthiness
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pestilence
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disease
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pinion
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- wing
2. to hold someone down
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placard
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poster
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plaudit
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praise
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plunder
to rob
26
pontificate
to speak in a "know-it-all" way
27
precarious
dangerous
28
precocious
matured earlier than normal, forward
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prevaricatie
to lie
30
profligate
very wasteful, extravagant
31
propensity
special liking for something, tendency, preference
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proselytizer
one who attempts to convert others to his religion
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purgation
purification, freedom from blame
34
putrid
bad smelling, spoiled
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quagmire
a problem that is difficult to escape
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quip
a clever or witty remark
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raconteur
storyteller
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rancor
hatred
39
redoubtable
causing fear or extreme respect
40
remiss
careless, not responsible
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reprehensible
blameworthy, shameful
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respite
a rest period
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retinue
staff for a high-ranking person, team of attendants
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rhapsodize
to express with great delight
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rotund
round, fat
