unit 1-3 flash cards _ english
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adjunct (n. and adj.
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bellwether (n.)
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caterwaul (v.)
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chimerical (adj.)
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effete (adj.)
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fait accompli (n.)
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hidebound (adj.)
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hierarchy (n.)
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liturgy (n.)
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mirage (n.)
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morass (n.)
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noisome (adj.)
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oblivious (adj.)
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poltroon (n.)
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proselyte (n.)
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quasi (adj.)
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raillery (n.)
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supine (adj.)
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vignette (n.)
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(n.) something added to somethingelse as helpful or useful but notessential; an assistant or helper; avaluable quality or characteristic. (a
added or connected in a subordinatecapacity; attached to a faculty or stain an auxiliary capacity
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ASSOCIATE, ADDITON, ACCESORY
(n.) the male sheep that leads tflock to the slaughterhouse; aleader, as in desperate or violen
undertaking; an indicator oftrends.
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RINGLEADER, INITIATOR, BAROMET
(v.) to howl or screech like a cat
to quarrel; (n.) a harsh or noisycry; a racket
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(v.) WHINE, (n.) WAIL, SCREECH
(adj.) absurd; wildly fantastic;impossible
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FANCIFUL, VISIONARY, QUIXOTIC, PIN-THE SKY
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(adj.) lacking in wholesome vigor or
energy; worn-out or exhausted; steror unable to produce; out of date
DECADENT, ENFEEBLED, OUTMODE
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(n.) an accomplished andpresumably irreversible deed,fact, or action
ACCOMPLISHED FACT
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(adj.) narrow-minded and rigid,especially in opinions or prejudices;stubbornly and unthinkingly
conservative
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INTOLERANT, INFLEXIBLE
(n.) any system of things or peoplearranged or graded one above anoth
in order of rank, wealth, class, etc.
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CHAIN OF COMMAND, PECKING ORD
(n.) a religious service or rite; t
form of a ritual or other act ofpublic worship
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CEREMONY, OBSERVANCE
(n.) something illusory, withoutsubstance, or without a basis inreality; an illusion
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OPTICAL ILLUSION
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(n.) a patch of low, soft, wet ground
swamp; a confusing situation in whione is entrapped, as in quicksand
BOG, QUAGMIRE
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(adj.) offensive or disgusting; foul-smelling; harmful or injurious
FETID, NOXIOUS, RITE, LOATHSOM
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(adj.) forgetful; unaware
INSENSIBLE
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(n.) a base coward
CRAVEN, DASTARD, CHICKEN
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(n.) a convert; a disciple
NOVICE, NEOPHYTE
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(adj.) resembling but not actuallybeing; seemingly but not actually orcompletely
KIND OF, SEMI-, AS IF
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(n.) good-humored ridicule;teasing
BANTER, PERSIFLAGE
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(adj.) irreverently mocking;coarse, vulgar, or indecent inlanguage
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BAWDY, RISQUE
(adj.) lying flat on one's back; listlesor lethargic; apathetic or passive
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PRONE, PROSTRATE, INERT
(n.) a short description or sketch; apicture or illustration with edges tha
gradually shade off; a decorativedesign on the title page of a book orthe beginning or end of a chapter
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THUMBNAIL SKETCH, ANECDOTE
aegis (n.)
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apprise (v.)
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bibulous (adj.)
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claque (n.)
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deracinate (v.)
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eleemosynary (adj.
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indigenous (adj.)
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lachrymose (adj.)
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lexicon (n.)
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melee (n.)
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microcosm (n.)
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minuscule (adj. and n
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obfuscate (v.)
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paternalism (n.)
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polarize (v.)
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purview (n.)
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sanguine (adj.)
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solecism (n.)
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vassal (n.)
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verisimilitude (n.)
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(n.) protection; patronage; sponsorship
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AUSPICES
(v.) to inform of; to make aware of by givi
oral or written notice
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ACQUIANT, NOTIFY
(adj.) fond of or inclined to drink; absorbe
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INEBRIOUS, ALCOHOLIC
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(n.) a group of people hired to applaud a perform
or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admire
an opera hat
FAN DUB, FLATTERERS, HANGERS ON
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(v.) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, o
dislocate; to eliminate all traces of
EXTIRPATE, ERADICATE, EXPUNGE
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(adj.) charitable; dependent upon or supported
charity; derived from or provided by charity
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PHILANTHROPIC, BENEFICIENT
(adj.) originating in the country or region where
found, native; inborn; inherent
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ENDEMIC, DOMESTIC, HOMEGROWN
(adj.) given to tears or weeping; causing to shed
tears; mournful, lugubrious
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TEARFUL, DOLEFUL, DOLOROUS
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(n.) a dictionary of a language; the special
vocabulary of a person, group, or subject; a
compendium
WORDBOOK, GLOSSARY
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(n.) a confused struggle; a violent free-for-
a tumultuous mingling.
FRACAS, BRAWL, SCUFFLE, DONNYBRO
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(n.) a miniature world or universe; a group or
system viewed as the model of a larger group or
system.
EPITOME WORLD IN LITTLE
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EPITOME, WORLD IN LITTLE
(adj.) very small, tiny; (n.) a lowercase lett
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(adj.) INFINITESMAL, INSIGNIFICANT
(v.) to darken or obscure; to confuse or
bewilder
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MUDDY THE WATERS
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(n.) the policy or practice of treating or governin
people in the manner of a father dealing with hi
children
RENEVOLENCE, SOLICITUDE, FATHERLINE
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(v.) to cause or concentrate around two conflicti
or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate
pattern.
SPLIT, DIVIDE, ALIENATE, ESTRAGE
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(n.) the range, extent, or scope of something; in l
the scope or limit of what is provided in a statut
JURISDICATION ORBIT
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JURISDICATION, ORBIT
(adj.) having a ruddy complexion; of a naturall
cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
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FLUSHED, ROSY
(n.) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a
breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake
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MISUAGE, BLUNDER, FAUX PAS
(n ) a person under the protection of a feudal lo
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(n.) a person under the protection of a feudal lo
whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate o
dependent; a servant; (adj.) subservient
(n.) MENIAL, MINION (adj.) SERVILE
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(n.) the quality of appearing to be true, rea
likely, or probable
REALISM LIFELIKENESS
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REALISM, LIFELIKENESS,AUTHENTICITY
ancillary (adj.)
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bowdlerize (v.)
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condescend (v.)
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cozen (v.)
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enclave (n.)
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forte (n.)
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gratis (adj.)
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icon (n.)
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interstice (n.)
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macrocosm (n.)
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mountebank (n.)
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paean (n.)
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persiflage (n.)
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plethora (n.)
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pragmatic (adj.)
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quizzical (adj.)
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rapacity (n.)
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schism (n.)
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therapeutic (adj.
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virtuoso (n. and adj.
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(adj.) subordinate or supplementary
AUXILLARY, SUBSIDARY, ACCESOR
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(v.) to remove material considered offensiv
(from a book, play, film, etc.)
CENSOR, PURGE, EXPURAGTE
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(v.) to come down or stoop voluntarily to
lower level; to deal with people in a
patronizing manner
DEIGN
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(v.) to trick; to cheat or swindle
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DUPE, DECIEVE, BEGUILE, INVEIGL
(n.) an enclosed district, region, or area
inhabited by a particular group of people
having a special character
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ISLAND, SUBGROUP
(n.) a person's strong point; what a person
does best
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GIFT, APTITUDE, SPECIALTY
(adj.) free; (adv.) without charge
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(adj.) ON THE HOUSE; (adv.) FREEL
(n.) a representation or image of a sacred
f id d d i lf
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personage, often considered sacred itself;
image or picture; a symbol; a graphic sym
on a computer monitor display; an object
blind devotion
EMBLEM, IDOL
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(n.) a small, narrow space between things
parts of things
GAP, SLOT, CREVICE, INTERVAL, LACU
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(n.) the universe considered as a whole; th
entire complex structure of something
COSMOS ENTIRELY
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COSMOS, ENTIRELY
(n.) a trickster or swindler; a charlatan
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IMPOSTOR, QUACK
(n.) a song of praise, joy, or triumph
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HYMN, ODE, ANTHEM
(n.) lighthearted joking, talk, or writing
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BANTER, JESTING, REPARTEE, BADINA
(n.) overfullness; superabundance; superf
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SUPRPLUS, SURFEIT, GLUT, EXCES
(adj.) concerned with practical considerat
or values; dealing with actions and results
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or values; dealing with actions and results
rather than with abstract theory; stiff in o
opinions
DOWN TO EARTH, BUSINESSLIKE
(adj ) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
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(adj.) puzzled; mocking; odd; equivocal
PECULIAR, PERPLEXED, MYSIFIED
DERISIVE
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DERISIVE
(n.) inordinate greed; the disposition to ob
one's desires by force, extortion, or plunde
AVARICE CUPIDITY VORACIOUSNE
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AVARICE, CUPIDITY, VORACIOUSNE
(n.) a formal split within a religious
organization; any division or separation o
group or organization into hostile factions
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RIFT, BREACH
(adj.) having the power to heal or cure;
beneficial
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CURATIVE, SALUTARY, SALUBRIO
(n.) a brilliant performer; a person with
masterly skill or technique; (adj ) masterly
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masterly skill or technique; (adj.) masterly
brilliant
(n.) EXPERT, MASER, PRODIGY, MAEST