Deck 42 Flashcards

1
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opportune

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adj. timely; well-chosen

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2
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overbearing

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adj. bossy and arrogant

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3
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pan

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v. criticize harshly

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4
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paraphrase

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v. restate a passage in one’s own words while retaining thought of author

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5
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pastiche

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n. piece of writing or music made up of borrowed bits and pieces; hodgepodge

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6
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pedantic

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adj. showing off learning; bookish(unimaginative)

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7
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peruse

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v. read with care

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8
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placebo

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n. harmless substance prescribed as a dummy pill

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9
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postulate

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n. essential premise; underlying assumption

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10
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predicament

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n. tricky or dangerous situation; dilemma

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11
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presentiment

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n. feeling something will happen; anticipatory fear; premonition

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12
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qualms

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n. misgivings; uneasy fate

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13
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punctilious

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adj. laying stress on niceties of conduct or form; minutely attentive to fine points (careful)

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14
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realm

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n. kingdom; field or sphere

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15
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reconnaissance

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n. survey of enemy by soldiers; reconnoitering

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16
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regal

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adj. royal

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17
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riddle

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v. pierce with holes; permeate or spread throughout

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18
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salubrious

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adj. promoting good health; healthful

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19
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scuffle

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v. struggle confusedly; move off in a confused hurry

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20
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slither

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v. slip or slide

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21
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stealth

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n. slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness

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22
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stratify

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v. divide into classes; be arranged into strata

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23
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supplicate

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v. petition humbly; pray to grant a favor

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24
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swelter

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v. to be oppressed by heat

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25
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therapeutic

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adj. curative

26
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tyranny

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n. oppression; cruel government

27
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unprepossessing

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adj. unattractive

28
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engross

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v. occupy fully

29
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equilibrium

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n. balance

30
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effrontery

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n. shameless boldness

31
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emanate

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v. issue forth

32
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blanch

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v. bleach; whiten

33
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auxiliary

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adj. helper, additional or subsidiary

34
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climactic

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adj. relating to the highest point

35
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cognitive

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adj. having to do with knowing or perceiving; related to the mental processes

36
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construe

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v. explain; interpret

37
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confine

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v. shut in; restrict

38
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copious

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adj. plentiful

39
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cupidity

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n. greed

40
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cumulative

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adj. growing by addition

41
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deadpan

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adj. wooden; impersonal

42
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deadlock

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n. standstill; stalemate

43
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delude

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v. deceive

44
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disabuse

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v. correct a false impression; undeceive

45
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discrete

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adj. separate; unconnected

46
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diverge

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v. vary; go in different directions from the same point

47
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engender

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v. cause; produce

48
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extrovert

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n. person interested mostly in external objects and actions

49
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fallible

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adj. liable to err

50
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fell (adj)

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adj. cruel; deadly

51
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gavel

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n. hammer-like tool; mallet

52
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gibe

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v. mock; taunt; scoff at

53
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gorge (v)

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v. stuff oneself

54
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gorge (n)

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n. small, steep-walled canyon

55
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haggle

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v. argue about prices

56
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hindrance

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n. block; obstacle

57
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humid

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adj. damp

58
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imperious

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adj. domineering; haughty (commanding)

59
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import

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n. importance; meaning

60
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idolatry

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n. worship of idols; excessive admiration