Flashcards in Word List 34 Deck (42):
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excoriate
v. flay; abrade
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execrate
v. curse; express abhorrence for
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exegesis
n. explanation, especially of Biblical passages
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ex officio
adj. by virtue of one's office
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expletive
n. interjection; profane oath
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febrile
adj. feverish
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excision
n. act of cutting away
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fiduciary
adj. pertaining to a position of trust
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floe
n. mass of floating ice
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fluted
adj. having vertical parallel grooves (as in a pillar)
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fracas
n. brawl, melee
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frond
n. fern leaf; palm or banana leaf
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fulcrum
n. support on which a lever rests
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fulgent
adj. beaming; radiant
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gambit
n. opening in chess in which a piece is sacrifice
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garrulous
adj. loquacious; wordy
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gasconade
n. bluster; boastfulness
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gauche
adj. clumsy; borrish
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genealogy
n. record of descent; lineage
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genuflect
v. bend the knee as in worship
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germinal
adj. pertaining to a germ; creatice
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gerrymander
v. change voting district lines in order to favor a political party
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gestate
v. evolve, as in prenatal growth
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gratuity
n. tip
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hackles
n. hairs on back and neck of a dog
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hegira
n. flight
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hermetically
adv. sealed by fusion so as to be airtight
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hew
v. cut to pieces with ax or sword
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hortatory
adj. encouraging; exhortive
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hoyden
n. boisterous girl
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hummock
n. small hill
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husbandry
n. frugality; thrift; agriculture
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hustings
n. meetings particularly to choose candidates
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hyperbole
n. exaggeration; overstatement
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hyperborean
adj. situated in extreme north; arctic; cold
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hypothecate
v. mortgage; pledge as security
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idiosyncratic
adj. private; peculiar to an individual
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illusive
adj. decieving
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imbrue
v. drench, stain, especially with blood
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immure
v. imprison; shut up in confinement
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impalpable
adj. imperceptible; intangible
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