Word List 12 Flashcards
(84 cards)
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abysmal
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very deep; very bad
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approbation
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approval
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bent
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inclination; aptitude
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cadge
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get by begging
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debacle
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disaster
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extemporize
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speak without preparation or rehearsal
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incumbents
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occupiers of a job or position
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lambaste
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attack verbally
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noisome
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disgusting
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pastiche
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work (usually artistic) which imitates, or is composed of parts taken from varied sources
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cloistered
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isolated
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disabuse
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make someone aware of an error in thinking
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engendering
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causing
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intemperate
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excessive
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lugubrious
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sad, gloomy
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nonplussed
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confused
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pedagogy
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science of education; teaching
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slake
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quench; satisfy
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artless
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without effort; without trickery; simple
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comeliness
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beauty
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doff
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take off (esp. a hat)
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erudition
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learning; scholarly knowledge
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plaintive
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sad; mournful
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suborn
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bribe
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tendentious
dogmatic; biased
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tortuous
indirect; winding
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verbiage
excessive or meaningless wordiness
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complaisance
flexibility; willingness to please
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daguerreotype
forerunner of the photographic process
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fawn
grovel
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gregariousness
sociability
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nascent
emerging; newly formed
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paean
praise; tribute (esp. in song)
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reproof
scolding; criticism
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scurvy
contemptible; rascally
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tutelary
serving as a guardian
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abscission
cutting; process causing leaves to fall off
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debilitating
weakening
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foible
quirk; minor weakness
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importune
beg; solicit
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slew
glut; excess
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toady
sycophant; flatterer
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torrid
hot and steamy
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veracious
true
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asperity
using harsh or critical tone
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blowhard
boastful person
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disingenuous
crafty
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evanescent
short-lived
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labile
changing rapidly; unstable
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malapropism
use of similar sounding but incorrect word
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posture
to put on an act
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proximate
immediate; nearest
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pugnacious
aggressive; ready to fight
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gaucherie
awkwardness
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heterodox
unorthodox
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inscrutability
quality of being difficult to comprehend
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mannered
stylized; pretentious
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pluck
courage
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sedulous
persevering; eager and thorough
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syllogism
type of logical reasoning
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vicissitude
unexpected change in fortune or circumstances
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acolyte
disciple; follower or attendant
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admonitory
scolding
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caprices
whimsies; fancies
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deferential
showing respect
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intractability
stubbornness, resistance
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luminary
eminent person
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undergird
support; strengthen
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vitiate
weaken; sap energy
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coterie
clique; small group with common interests
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denigrate
decry; criticize; belittle
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empirical
found by experiment or practice
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gainsay
contradict
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prolixity
wordiness
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rebus
puzzle in which pictures give clues
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sere
withered; old
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vulpine
like a fox
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exacerbated
made worse
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exact
to demand; extort
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faddish
whimsical; following a fashion
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hapless
unlucky
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perennial
long-lasting
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rent
torn
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xenophobe
person afraid of foreigners
