Word List 33 Flashcards by Jennifer Zhang

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Onerous

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Burdensome

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Elated

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Overjoyed; In high spirits

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Surrogate

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Substitute

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Repast

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Meal; Feast; Banquet

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Cadaver

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Corpse

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Ingénue

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An artless girl; An actress who plays such parts

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Inanimate

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Lifeless

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Garnish

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Decorate

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Churlish

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Boorish; Rude

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Poignancy

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Quality of being deeply moving; Keenness of emotion

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Exhaustive

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Thorough; Comprehensive

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Verdant

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Green; Lush in vegetation

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Unruly

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Disobedient; Lawless

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Debutante

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Young woman making formal entrance into society

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Cession

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Yielding to another; Ceding

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Astral

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Relating to the stars

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Archives

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Public records; Place where public records are kept

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Anoint

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Consecrate

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Frustrate

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Thwart; Defeat

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Indignation

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Anger at an injustice

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Renegade

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Deserter; Traitor

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Genre

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Particular variety of art or literature

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Cantata

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Story set to music; To be sung by a chorus (usually a religious musical work)

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Abeyance

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Suspended action

Inconsequential

Insignificant; Unimportant

Heedless

Not noticing;Disregarding

Insidious

Treacherous; Stealthy; Sly

Onset

Beginning; Attack

Skimp

Provide scantily; Live very economically

Finesse

Delicate skill

Nondescript

Indistinctive; Ordinary; Indescribable

Surmise

Suppose as a reasonable guess

Frantic

Wild

Amoral

Non-moral

Manifesto

Declaration; Statement of policy

Eccentricity

Oddity; Idiosyncrasy

Witticism

Witty saying; Wisecrack

Reek

Emit (odor); A strong and disagreeable fume or odor

Hybrid

Mongrel; Mixed breed

Deprecate

Express disapproval of; Protest against; Belittle

Altercation

Noisy quarrel; Heated dispute

Practicable

Feasible

Expedient

Suitable; Practical ; Politic

Buffoonery

Clowning

Besmirch

Soil; Defile