Word List 28 Flashcards by Angela Reyes | Brainscape

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superannuated

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adj. retired on pension because of age

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supercilious

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adj. contemptuous; haughty

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superficial

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adj. trivial; shallow

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superfluity

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n. excess; overabundance

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supersede

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v. cause to be set aside; replace

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supine

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adj. lying on back

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suppliant

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adj. entreating; beseeching

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supplicate

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v. petition humbly; pray to grant a favor

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supposititious

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adj. assumed; counterfeit; hypothetical

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surcease

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n. cessation

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surfeit

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v. cloy; overfeed

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surmise

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v. guess

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surreptitious

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adj. secret

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sycophantic

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adj. servilely flattering

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sylvan

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adj. pertaining to the woods; rustic

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synchronous

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adj. similarly timed; simultaneous with

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synthesis

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n. combining parts into a whole

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tacit

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adj. understood; not put into words

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taciturn

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adj. habitually silent; talking little

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tactile

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adj. pertaining to the organs or sense of touch

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tautological

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adj. needlessly repetitious

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tawdry

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adj. cheap and gaudy

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tedium

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n. boredom; weariness

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temerity

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n. boldness; rashness

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temperate

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adj. restrained; self-controlled

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temporal

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adj. not lasting forever; limited by time; secular

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temporize

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v. avoid committing oneself; gain time

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tenacious

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adj. holding fast

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tenet

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n. doctrine; dogma

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tenuous

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adj. thin; rare; slim

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tenure

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n. holding of an office; time during which such an office is held

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tepid

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adj. lukewarm

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terminus

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n. last stop of railroad

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terrestrial

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adj. on the earth

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terse

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adj. concise; abrupt; pithy

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tertiary

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adj. third

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thrall

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n. slave; bondage

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threnody

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n. song of lamentation; dirge

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throes

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n. violent anguish

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tipple

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v. drink (alcoholic beverages) frequently

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titanic

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adj. gigantic

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toady

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v. flatter for favors

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tome

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n. large volume

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topography

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n. physical features of a region

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torpid

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adj. dormant; dull; lethargic

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tortuous

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adj. winding; full of curves

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tract

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n. pamphlet; a region of indefinite size

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tractable

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adj. docile

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traduce

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v. expose to slander

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transcend

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v. exceed; surpass

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transcribe

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v. copy