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55 Cards in this Set
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diluvial (adj.)
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related to flood
antediluvian means “before the Flood,” Noah’s flood |
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verdict (n.)
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decision about guilt or innocence in a civil or criminal case
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candescent (adj.)
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glowing with heat
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perforate (v.)
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pierce and make a hole in
perforated paper with small holes so that a part maybe torn off easily |
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puncture (n.)
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a small hole in a tire
make a hole |
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perfidious
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deceitful and untrustworthy: a perfidious lover
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artless
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w/o guile or deception
w/o effort or pretentiousness; natural w/o skill or finesse |
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decorous
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polite and restrained
in keeping with good taste and propriety dancing with decorous space between partners |
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tint (n.)
tint (v.) |
a shade or variety of color
color sth slightly; tinge |
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unadorned
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plain
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prognosticate (v.)
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foretell, predict
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contention
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heated disagreement
in contention = having a good chance of success |
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fecund (adj.)
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fertile, capable of producing an abundance of offspring or new growth
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levity
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humor or frivolity, not serious
as in taking things lightly |
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sanity
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the ability to think and behave in a normal and rational manner; sound mental health
ex: I began to doubt my own sanity link: insane |
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sterile (adj.)
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not able to produce children
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ventilation
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provision of fresh air to a room, building
pubilc discussion or examination of an opinion, issue |
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provision
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action of providing
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pedant (n.)
pedantic (adj.) |
a person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules or with displaying academic learning
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dyspeptic (adj.)
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having indigestion or consequent irritability or depression
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mawkish
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sentimental in a feeble or sickly way
ex: a mawkish poem |
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glint (n)
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small flash of light
a brightness in so's eyes seen as a sign of particular emotion |
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profess (v)
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claim openly but often falsely that one has
ex: he professed his love for her |
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commendable
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deserving praise
ex: commendable restraint |
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odious
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extremely unpleasant; repulsive
offensive, detestable, repugnant, abominable |
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conciliatory (n)
conciliate |
intended or likely to placate or pacify
ex: a conciliatory approach |
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laudable (adj)
laud (v) (n) |
deserving praise or commendation
commendable |
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derogatory (adj)
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showing a critical or disrespectful attitude
ex: she is always making derogatory remarks, such as telling that I am fat. |
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expurgate (v)
expurgation, expurgator, expurgatory |
remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a book)
syn: censor |
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obscene (adj)
obscenity |
(of a portrayal or description of sexual matters)
offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency ex: obscene jokes |
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infraction (n)
infringe (v) |
infringement, violation of a law
actively break the terms of law or agreement, violate ex: making an unauthorized copy would infringe copyright infringe on his privacy |
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perjury (n)
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the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation
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penance (n)
penance (v) |
voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong
~ re.pen.tance |
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whitewash (v)
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deliberately conceal mistake or fault to look better
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discharge (v)
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unburden, reject, exude, enlist
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temerity (n)
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excessive confidence or boldness; audacity; foolish daring
ex: no one had the temerity to question his conclusions |
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bland (adj)
blandness |
lack of character
dull, mild, insipid, uninteresting, unremarkable |
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temerarious (adj)
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rash, reckless
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lenient (adj.)
leniency |
(of punishment a person) permissive, merciful, tolerant
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permissive
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allowing or characterized by great or excessive freedom of behavior
ex: permissive parent |
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perquisite (n)
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a thing regarded as a special right or privilege enjoyed as a result of one's position
a reward over and above one's salary perk |
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impediment
impede (v) |
hindrance or obstruction
ex: a serious impediment to scientific progress |
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verbatim (adj)
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exactly the same words as were used originally
ex: your quotation must be verbatim |
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paraphrase (v)
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to express the meaning of the writer using different words
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perplex (v)
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cause to feel baffled
ex: perplexing problem ex: she was perplexed by her husband's moodiness |
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saturnine (adj)
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heavy, gloomy, sluggish, slow
ex: saturnine temperament |
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magnanimous (adj)
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generous or forgiving, esp. toward a rival or someone less powerful than oneself
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finicky (adj)
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picky, fussy, fastidious
finicky eater |
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vitiate (v)
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spoil, make worse, corrup
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intransigent (adj)
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unwilling to change one's views or to agree about sth
unyielding opposite: flexible |
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ineluctable (adj)
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unable to be avoided or resisted;
inescapable |
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modality (n)
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mode
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jejune (adj)
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naive, simplistic, superficial, immature, sophomoric, juvenile
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morose (adj)
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sad, ill-tempered
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contrive
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artifice to create
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