Words Flashcards
(119 cards)
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affected
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behaving in an artificial way to impress people
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dismal
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causing gloom or depression
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gustatory
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relating to sense of taste
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till
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to prepare the soil for planting
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taboo
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something forbidden
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noisome
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disgustingly offensive, foul
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paucity
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smallness of number
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taut
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tense, very tight
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impute
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to assign credit, often of guilt or blame
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disparate
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extremely unlikely
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protract
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to extend the duration of, prolong
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quotidian
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daily, customary
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retract
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to take back
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repertoire
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the range of pieces an artist is prepared to perform
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ineffable
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incapable of being expressed
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kindle
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to set free, ignite
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lenient
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not strict
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histrionic
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overly dramatic
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ingenious
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inventive, cunning, clever
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valiant
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courageous, brave
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dovetail
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to combine or interlock into a unified whole
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choleric
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easily angered, bad-tempered
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earshot
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the distance within which a sound can be heard
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saturate
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to soak or fill to capacity
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obstinate
unreasonably stubborn
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bellow
to yell very loudly, to shout
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acrid
harsh, sarcastic, bitter to the taste
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ludicrous
ridiculous, exaggerated to cause laughter
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culminate
to reach the highest point
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quail
to draw back in fear, to lose heart or courage
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chaste
pure, not engaging in sexual activity
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manumit
to grant freedom to slaves, to emacipate
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tract
area of land or water
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venue
the location where something takes place
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attract
to pull towards, to stimulate interest
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dowdy
lacking in neatness and style
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deride
to criticize, to make fun of(ridicule)
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berserk
dangerously destructive, frenzied
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vindicate
to clear of blame with supporting arguments
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olfactory
relating to sense of smell
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canon
a law or body of laws
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ubiquitous
present everywhere
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malady
a disease, illness
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anecdote
a brief story
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salutary
beneficial, favorable to health
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Maelstrom
a violently confused state, a large whirlpool
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diffuse
to spread around or scatter
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embezzle
to take money for one's own use
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accrue
to come as a gain
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diffident
lacking self-confidence, shy
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muse
to mediate
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condone
to pardon or overlook voluntarily
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covert
concealed or disguised, secret
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adulterate
to make impure, corrupt
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ethereal
delicate, soft, airy
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anthropology
the study human behaviors
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crestfallen
feeling disappointed
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collude
to plot secretly
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collateral
parallel, serving to support
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extant
currently existing
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blandishment
a flattering act or remark
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unpretentious
modest, not showy
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weather
to survive
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conundrum
a riddle or puzzle
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colloquial
appropriate to spoken
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lethargic
dull, sluggish, moving slowly
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insensible
not able to fell or percieve
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commensurate
equal in proportion
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hyperbole
exaggeration
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proleteriat
the working class
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dupe
to deceive and trick
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fruitless
without results, unprofitable
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parody
a humorous imitation
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traction
the ability to stay on the surface
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salient
important, most noticeable
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exemplary
worthy to serve as a model
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frugal
careful in spending money
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assuage
to lessen the intensity of pain
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predilection
a preference, strong liking, bias
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arbitrate
to settle differences between two parties
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piety
commitment to natural obligations
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sojourn
to stop temporarily
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discernible
differences detected by the eye
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taciturn
disinclined to talk
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fractious
tending to be troublesome
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vapid
lacking liviness
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dissapprobation
strong feelings of disapproval
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schism
a division, a split
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placidly
peacefully
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ascertain
to make certain
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accost
to approach and speak to someone
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procure
to obtain
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quell
to stop something
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inordinately
unreasonably large in size
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ingenuous
honest, sincere
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analogous
comparing things that have similar feature
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obstreperous
difficult to deal with
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evade
to avoid or escape from someone or something
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umbrage
state of feeling upset
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vehement
showing strong feeling
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apoplectic
vehement denial or offense
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tirade
a long, angry speech
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cantankerous
arguing and complaining
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melancholy
sad
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austere
plain without decoration
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obliiquely
expressed indirectly
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elusive
difficult to describe
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flighty
unstable or easily excite
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extract
to remove with effort
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duress
hardships
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credit
to believe, to treat
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bourgeoisie
the middle class
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forthright
direct and without evasion
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archive
records or documents of a government
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collage
an assembly of disease elements
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repel
to drive or force back
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sensuous
appealing to the senses
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anachronism
something not belonging to a certain period
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table
to post consideration of
