word list 6 Flashcards
(136 cards)
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abase
A
to lower
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acquiesce
A
to agree
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adjunct
A
something attached to a main body
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aesthetic
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having to do with art or beauty
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air
A
to bring out into the open
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allegory
A
symbolic story
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altruism
A
goodness
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amorphus
A
without shape
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anecdote
A
a short an amusing story
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annulment
A
cancelation
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anterior
A
placed infront
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aperture
A
opening
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apprehensive
A
worried
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arcane
A
mysterious
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aristocratic
A
ascetic
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`assuage
A
to soothe
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audacity
A
nerve
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autocratic
A
favoring complete rule by one person
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avow
A
to swear by
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balk
A
to hesitate suddenly
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barracks
A
housing for soldiers
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Avow
A
To swear by
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Balk
A
To hesitate suddenly
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Barracks
A
Housing for soldiers
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Becalmed
Made peaceful
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Bellicose
Warlike in manner
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Berate
To scold
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Bicker
To argue about unimportant things
29
Blunderbuss
Old fashioned shotgun
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Bourgeoisie
Middle class
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Browbeat
To bully
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Burnish
To polish
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Cacophonous
Harsh sounding
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Callow
Immature
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Castigate
To punish
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Catharsis
Sudden emotional relief
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Caustic
Bitter
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Ceremonious
Formal
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Cherubic
Angel like
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Circuitous
Roundabout
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Cite
To quote
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Clemency
To forgive
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Coerce
To force someone to do something
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Coherent
Logical
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Colloquial
Informal but common speech
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Commend
to praise
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Compliant
Obedience
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Condescend
To talk down to
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Confiscate
To seize
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Congenial
Friendly
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Conscript
To force into service
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Contentious
Argumentive
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Contusion
Bruise
54
Corpulent
Fat
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Cosmopolitan
Sophisticated
| From the city
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Crest
Top
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Cupidity
Greed
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Dart
To move quickly
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Debauchery
Corruption
60
Decorum
Proper behavior
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Defector
One who leaves his or her side to join the enemy
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Defy
To resist openly
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Contentious
Argumentive
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Contusion
Bruise
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Corpulent
Fat
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Cosmopolitan
Sophisticated
| From the city
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Crest
Top
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Cupidity
Greed
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Dart
To move quickly
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Debauchery
Corruption
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Decorum
Proper behavior
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Defector
One who leaves his or her side to join the enemy
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Defy
To resist openly
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Demographer
An expert on population statistics
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Deprecate
To criticize
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Despise
To hate
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Determinate
Definite
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Didactic
Intended to teach
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Dilapidated
Run down
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Dirge
Funeral song
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Disbursement
Spending
82
Disenfranchise
Take away someone's right to vote
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Dispassionate
Neutral
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Dissent
Disagreement
85
Dither
To be indiscisive
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Doctrine
Something taught
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Dormant
Asleep
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Drape
To cover loosely
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Drudgery
Boring work
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Ebullient
Bubbly
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Edifying
Enlightening
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Elicit
To bring out
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Emaciated
Very thin
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Embody
To express
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Emulate
To imitate someone who is admired
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Endemic
Limited to
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Enthrall
To fascinate
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Enunciate
To pronounce clearly
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Equanimity
Calmness
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Eschew
To avoid
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Ethos
Values of a culture
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Exacerbate
To make worse
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Expatriate
To remove one from his homeland
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Extemporize
To perform without practice
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Extricate
To remove
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Facade
The front of a building
| Surface appearance
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Fallow
Unplowed
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Feint
An action intended to mislead an opponent
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Fetter
A chain
| To prevent from moving
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Finesse
Skill
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Flippant
Joking disrespectfully
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Fluster
To embarrass
113
Forswear
To reject
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Fraught
Filled with
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Furrow
Ditch or hole in the ground
| To wrinkle
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Gag
Joke
| To prevent from speaking
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Gambol
To jump or dance playfully
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Gentry
Upper class
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Gratuitous
Uncalled for
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Hack
A writer for hire
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Hedonist
One who loves physical pleasures
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Heretofore
Until now
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Iconoclast
One who attacks established beliefs
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Impalpable
Unable to be touched
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Implacable
Incapable of being soothed
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Impudence
Rudeness
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Incantation
Magical chant
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Incisive
Sharp
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Incorporeal
Without physical existence
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Indecorum
Lack of good manners
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Indignant
Characterized by a sudden feeling of shock
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Insidious
Dangerous in a way that is difficult to see
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Intemperate
Extreme
| Violent
134
Intransigent
Stubborn
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Invective
Insult
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Irate
Very angry
