unit 1-3 flash cards _ english

8/7/2019 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energy; worn-out or exhausted; steror unable to produce; out of date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

( ) th li ti f t ti i


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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

( ) ll b t thi


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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

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