Word List 27 Flashcards by Jerry Xia | Brainscape

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jostle

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v. shove, bump

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evanescent

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adj. ephemeral

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schism

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n. division

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hodgepodge

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n. jumble

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recapitulate

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v. summarize

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supersede

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v. cause to be set aside; replace

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avarice

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n. greediness for wealth

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nomenclature

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n. terminology, system of names

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preen

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v. make oneself tidy in appearance

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oblique

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adj. to be inclined or indirect

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swagger

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v. to behave arrogantly

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refrain

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v. to abstain from; resist

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reverie

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n. daydreaming

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despoil

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v. strip of valubles

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blasphemy

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n. irreverence to deties

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renegade

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n. deserter

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atone

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v. compensate

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bureaucracy

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n. administrative system

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limber

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adj. bouncy, flexible

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attentive

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adj. alert and watchful

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beleaguer

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v. attack

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equine

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adj. to be like a horse

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floe

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n. mass floating block of ice

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personable

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adj. handsome

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subversive

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adj. to be destructive

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aerie

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n. nest of a large bird

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disclaim

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v. disown; renounce claim to

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reprove

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v. to condemn

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grate

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v. give out loud and harsh noise

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jaundiced

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adj. to be biased

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delve

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v. to dig and investigate

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mercenary

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adj. to be interested in money or gain

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morbid

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adj. to be biased and moody

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authoritarian

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adj. to be overbearing

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monumental

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adj. gigantic in size

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restive

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adj. to be restlessly impatient

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crest

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n. climax

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garner

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n. attain; store up

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prognosis

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n. forecast

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dais

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n. raised platform to give a lecture

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antecede

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v. precede

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spangle

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n. small metallic piece sewn to cloth

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scanty

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adj. meager, insufficient

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dissertation

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n. formal essay

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protract

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v. postpone, prolong

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hedonist

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n. one who believes that pleasure is the sole purpose in life

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bludgeon

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n. club; heavy-handed weapon

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nicety

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n. subtle precision

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cognizance

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n. knowledge

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contingent

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adj. tentative

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amputate

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v. cut off a part of a body

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recast

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v. redo, reconstruct

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secession

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n. withdrawal

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adjunct

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n. accessory

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extort

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v. wring from; get money by threat

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insidious

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adj. be sly and stealthy

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exult

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n. rejoice

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laceration

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n. torn, ragged wound

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nonentity

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n. to be an immaterial exsistence

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spatula

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n. broad blade for painting

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censorious

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adj. to be fastitious

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brusque

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adj. blunt, abrupt

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regal

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adj. royal