Word List 3 Flashcards by Shara He

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Burgeon

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Grow; flourish; put forth new shoots

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Alacrity

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Eagerness; enthusiasm; quickness

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Deleterious

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Harmful

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Euphemism

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A polite phrase to cover something unpleasant

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Hypocritical

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Insincere

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Lethargic

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Tired; without energy

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Ogle

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Stare at; observe in an obvious manner

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Postulate

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Hypothesize; propose

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Robust

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Strong; healthy; tough

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Tractable

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Obedient; dutiful; polite

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Alchemy

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Medieval chemistry; attempt to change base metal into gold

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Burnish

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Polish

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Deliberate

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To think over deeply

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Euphony

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Pleasant sounds

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Iconoclast

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Person who opposes orthodoxy

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Levity

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Flippancy; joking about serious matters

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Olfactory

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Concerned with the sense of smell

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Potable

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Suitable for drinking

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Rotund

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Round

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Tranquil

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Peaceful

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Alibi

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An excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene

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Buttress

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Strengthen; support

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Delineation

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Demarcation; explanation; definition; outlining

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Evacuate

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Vacate; empty; abandon

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Idiosyncrasy

A personal peculiarity; something unique to an individual

Libertarian

Someone who opposes tyranny

Ominous

Threatening

Potent

Powerful; compelling; strong

Ruminate

Think over something; ponder

Transcribe

Copy

Allay

To lessen

Byline

The line that tells you who wrote an article

Demur

Hesitate; refuse

Exacerbate

Make worse

Ignominious

Shameful

Liniment

Soothing lotion

Omnipotent

All-powerful

Pragmatic

Practical

Ruse

Trick; stratagem

Transgress

Go astray; disobey; commit a sin

Alleviate

Make less severe

Cacophony

Discordant loud noises

Denounce

Condemn; speak out against

Exasperated

Frustrated; annoyed

Ignominy

Shame [ignominious (a) = shameful]

Lithe

Flexible; supple

Omniscient

All-knowing

Pragmatist

Practical person; one who is concerned with usefulness

Saccharin

Falsely sweet

Transient

Short-lived; ephemeral

Aloof

Distant; detached; cold

Cajole

Coax

Deplete

Use up; lessen

Exception able

Very bad (something which we should object to)

Illuminate

To light up or make clear

Livid

Very angry

Onerous

Burdensome; hard to undertake

Preamble

Introductory material

Sacrosanct

Very holy; inviolable

Traverse

To move across