Word List 47 Flashcards
1
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Infuriate
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Enrage; Anger
2
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Profound
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Deep; Not superficial; Complete
3
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Irremediable
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Incurable; Uncorrectable
4
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Muse
A
Ponder
5
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Irascible
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Irritable; Easily angered
6
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Pseudonym
A
Pen name
7
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Prompt
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Cause; Provoke; Provide a cue for an actor
8
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Celerity
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Speed; Rapidity
9
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Flamboyant
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Ornate
10
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Nomenclature
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Terminology; System of names
11
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Renown
A
Fame
12
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Carping
A
Finding fault
13
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Fluctuate
A
Waver; Shift
14
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Bristling
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Rising like bristles; Showing irritation
15
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Pyromaniac
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Person with an insane desire to set things on fire
16
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Desultory
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Aimless; Haphazard; Digressing at random
17
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Optional
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Not obligatory; Left to one’s choice
18
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Rabid
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Like a fanatic; Furious
19
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Precocious
A
Advanced in development
20
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Ruffian
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Bully; Scoundrel
21
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Jovial
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Good-natured; Merry
22
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Fiasco
A
Total failure
23
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Clandestine
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Secret
24
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Lithe
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Flexible; Supple
25
Moodiness
Fits of depression of gloom
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Feign
Pretend
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Grate
Make a harsh noise; Have an unpleasant effect; Shred
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Avuncular
Like an uncle
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Portent
In; Omen; Forewarning
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Atavism
Reversion to an earlier type; Throwback
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Bedizen
Dress with vulgar finery
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Rile
Vex; Irritate; Muddy
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Physiological
Pertaining to the science of the function of living organisms
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Porous
Full or pores; like a sieve
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Assurance
Promise or pledge; Certainty; Self-confidence
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Discrete
Separate; Unconnected
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Episodic
Loosely connected; Divided into incidents
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Disquiet
Make uneasy or anxious
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Arroyo
Brook, creek, stream; A water-carved gully
40
Kaleidoscope
Tube in which patterns are made by the reflection in mirrors of colored pieces of glass, etc.
41
Avalanche
Great mass of falling snow and ice
42
Pique
Irritation; Resentment
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Fanfare
Call by bugles or trumpets
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Succumb
Yield; Give in; Die
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Delectable
Delightful; Delicious
