Word List 10 J-R Flashcards
(42 cards)
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jurisprudence
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the study of law
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licentiousness
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ignoring moral restrictions, self-indlugence
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loath
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reluctant
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malapropism
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use of the wrong word
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martinet
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strict person
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mawkish
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overly sentimental
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mired
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- stuck in mud
2. soiled
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mollify
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to calm, to soothe
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moratorium
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an official delay
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motley
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made up of different colors or parts
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myriad
A
many
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neologism
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a new word or phrase
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officiate
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to perform an official duty, to referee
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opportune
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advantageous
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overwrought
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overly excited, overdone
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palpable
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touchable, material
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parity
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equality
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pauper
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beggar, poor person
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percipient
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perceptive
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perturb
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to disturb
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philistine
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uncultured person, slob
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pique
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to annoy
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plaintive
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sad
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pneumatic
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operated by air pressure
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precipitate
1. abrupt, too sudden
2. to make happen suddenly
3. to rain or snow
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propound
to state an idea
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provision
1. a supply of food
| 2. part of an agreement
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pulchritude
beauty
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quandary
problem, state of uncertainty
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quibble
minor argument
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rarefy
to become less dense, to make thinner
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rebuke
to criticize
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rectify
to correct
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relic
object from the past
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renounce
to give up an opinion or habit, to disown
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replete
well-filled
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repugnant
offensive, disgusting
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restitution
returning something to its former condition or owner
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retrograde
to go back to an earlier or worse condition
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riddled
full of flaws or holes
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rivet
metal fastener (sed to attach girders)
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ruffle
to make rough, to disturb
