Word List 20 Flashcards by Jerry Xia

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dulcet

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adj. melodious

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disjointed

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adj. disconneted

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indentation

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n. notch, deep recess

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facade

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n. the front of a grandiose building

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pristine

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adj. the initial status

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jabber

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v. to chatter rapidly or unintelligently

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celerity

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n. speed, rapidity

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discourse

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n. speech, formal discussion

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contrived

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adj. to be pompous or artificial

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misgivings

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n. doubts

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ballast

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n. heavy substance used to add stability or weight

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intermittent

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adj. to be periodic

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appraise

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v. to ratify the value of

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dote

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v. to be excessively fond of

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voyeur

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n. peeping tom

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opiate

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n. medicine to induce sleep

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engross

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v. to be occupied fully with

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travesty

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n. harshly distorted imitation

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jaunty

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adj. lighthearted

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demented

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adj. to be insane

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tundra

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n. rolling, treeless plain covered with ice

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cessation

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n. stoppage

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carnal

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adj. fleshly

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slake

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v. quench; sate

myopic

adj. nearsighted

obstreperous

adj. boisterous, noisy

obdurate

adj. stubborn

lethargic

adj. drowsy

welter

n. turmoil; bewildering jumble

recrimination

n. countercharges

arbitrary

adj. to be reckless

filial

adj. pertaining to a son or a daughter

firebrand

n. person to stir up the argue

strew

adj. to spore around

lilliputian

adj. to be extremely small

preternatural

adj. supernatural

guffaw

n. boisterous laughter

scad

adj. a great plenty of

reprisal

v. to revenge

doggerel

n. poor verse

disfigure

v. mar in beauty

raspy

adj. grating, harsh

vex

v. annoy; distress

pertinent

ad. to the point; relevant

waft

v. to float around

authoritative

adj. having the weight of the authority

vociferous

adj. clamorous

jubilation

n. rejoicing

debilitate

v. to enervate

surly

adj. rude, across

grill

v. to question severly

inviolable

v. unable to breach

disconcert

v. confuse, upset

cleave

v. to split or sever, cling to, remain faithful to