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Flashcards in Third Quarter Act Words Deck (48)
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1
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Difficult to please

A

Fastidious

2
Q

Long-lived, lasting

A

Enduring

3
Q

Apt to catch fire

A

Combustible

4
Q

Dismay

A

Chagrin

5
Q

Painkiller; something which suspends feeling

A

Analgesic

6
Q

Very slow to act; sluggish; dull; inactive

A

Inert

7
Q

Something not normally expected

A

Aberration

8
Q

Departure from the expected norms

A

Deviance

9
Q

To assist in bringing together separate parties

A

Mediate

10
Q

Glaringly obvious

A

Blatant

11
Q

Helpful, tending to promote

A

Conducive

12
Q

Hang around, dawdle

A

Linger

13
Q

Hostility, ill will

A

Animosity

14
Q

Relating to trends in population

A

Demographic

15
Q

To reduce or prevent

A

Inhibit

16
Q

To declare; to affirm; to assent

A

Allege

17
Q

To want what another has

A

Covet

18
Q

To pour from one vessel into another

A

Decant

19
Q

Being impervious to light

A

Opacity

20
Q

A sleepwalker

A

Somnambulist

21
Q

Pensive, languid, lacking life or spirit

A

Lackadaisical

22
Q

To distinguish or mark by a specific difference

A

Differentiate

23
Q

Emphasize, mark to make noticeable

A

Accentuate

24
Q

The art of examining ideas logically

A

Dialectic

25
Q

One who hoards money and is hesitant to spend it

A

Miser

26
Q

A break or pause

A

Hiatus

27
Q

To retreat or retract; to pull or move back; to withdraw

A

Recede

28
Q

Casual; accidental; not of prime concern

A

Incidental

29
Q

Raving; furious; violent; wild; disorderly

A

Frantic

30
Q

Common; widespread

A

Prevalent

31
Q

Like a castle; magnificent; stately

A

Palatial

32
Q

Courteous and gracious

A

Cordial

33
Q

To repeat or duplicate

A

Replicate

34
Q

Accept or assent without open opposition; consent

A

Acquiesce

35
Q

Violent Anger; vehement exasperation; indignation

A

Wrath

36
Q

To organize or structure as laws

A

Codify

37
Q

Incapable of being defended

A

Untenable

38
Q

High-sounding, pretentious

A

Bombastic

39
Q

High minded; noble

A

Magnanimous

40
Q

Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable

A

Frail

41
Q

A wearing down or weakening of resistance

A

Attrition

42
Q

To get or maneuver through cleverness or craftiness

A

Finagle

43
Q

Ordinary, commonplace

A

Pedestrian

44
Q

Characterized by diligence, steadiness, and perseverance

A

Industrious

45
Q

To turn friendliness into hostility

A

Alienate

46
Q

Convoluted and confusing as in a maze

A

Labyrinthine

47
Q

Believable

A

Credible

48
Q

Consisting of ice; frozen; icy

A

Glacial