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AM LIT FINAL FLASHCARDS
Phillips
127
English
10th Grade
06/04/2007
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eccentric
 Definition
odd in order
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altruistic
 Definition
unselfish
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apocryphal
 Definition
doubtful authenticity
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atrophy
 Definition
waste away
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din
 Definition
loud noise
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emaciated
 Definition
sickly thin
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ephemeral
 Definition
short (in time)
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immutable
 Definition
unchangeable
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fastidious
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hard to please
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paucity
 Definition
scarcity
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munificent
 Definition
very generous
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supercilious
 Definition
haughty
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surly
 Definition
sarcastic, rude
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loquacious
 Definition
talkative
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auspicious
 Definition
good omen
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unctious
 Definition
greasy
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cozen
 Definition
cheat
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histrionic
 Definition
exaggerated behavior
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pogrom
 Definition
organized persecution
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pusillanimous
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timid
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pyrrhic victory
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victory @ great cost
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philistine
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smugly conventional
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pragmatic
 Definition
practical
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digressive
 Definition
wandering
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venial
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pardonable
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garrulous
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very talkative
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perfunctory
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routine
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soporific
 Definition
boring
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didactic
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teaching tool
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alleviate
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to lessen
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acute
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sharp
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diligent
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hard working
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cynical
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pessimistic
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dearth
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lack of
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impecunious
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poor
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furtive
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sly
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indolent
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slothful
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parsimonious
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frugal
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raze
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demolish
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sycophant
 Definition
suck-up
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abstemious
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sparing
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lugubrious
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mournful
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jejune
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dull
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exigency
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emergency
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bellwether
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presage to the future
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pastiche
 Definition
stylistic imitation
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attrition
 Definition
wearing away
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malaproprism
 Definition
word misuse
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cupidity
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greed
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mercenary
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hired soldier
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venal
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bribeable
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reprehensible
 Definition
deserving of blame
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truculent
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cruel
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prolific
 Definition
abundant production
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maudlin
 Definition
weakly sentimental
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ambivilant
 Definition
mixed feelings
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cherubic
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angelic
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capricous
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erratic
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copious
 Definition
large amounts
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duplicity
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decietfulness
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enigma
 Definition
mystery
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ingenuous
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naive, innocent
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laconic
 Definition
using few words
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incessant
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unending
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querelous
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argumentative
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perspicacous
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keen
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nefarious
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wicked
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vindicate
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avenge
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chicanery
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a quibble used to trick
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deleterious
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injurous
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diffident
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lacking confidance
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obfuscate
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to confuse
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spurious
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not true
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lethargy
 Definition
drowsy + dull
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spoonerism
 Definition
a mix up of inital sounds of words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)
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quixotic
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chivalrous and romantic
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gam
 Definition
female leg
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inane
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senseless
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stringent
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strict
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diabolical
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devilish
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salacious
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lustful
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ex
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away
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chronos
 Definition
time
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mal
 Definition
hate
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loq
 Definition
talk/speak
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gregis
 Definition
herd
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fid
 Definition
trust
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ab
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against
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ambi
 Definition
both
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neo
 Definition
new
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per
 Definition
through
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poly
 Definition
many
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pan
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all
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post
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after
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eu
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good
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hypo
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small/below
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di
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two
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luc
 Definition
light
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insipid
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bland
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anomaly
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deviation from rule
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gratuitous
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w/o reason
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lachrymose
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mornful
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prophetic
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predictive
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overt
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avalible, not concealed
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inveterate
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habited
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trite
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hackneyed
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colloquy
 Definition
conversation
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craven
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coward
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prolix
 Definition
drawn out greatly
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voracious
 Definition
eating alot/great appitite
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redundant
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unecessary repitition
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volatile
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explosive
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sporadic
 Definition
happening in scattered intervals
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dubious
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doubtful
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acrimony
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bitterness
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demoniac
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evil, like a demon
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veracious
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honest
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disputacious
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argumentative
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ravenous
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extremely hungry
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disingenuous
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lacking in innocence
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avid
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enthusiastic
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extrinsic
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extraneous
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adulatory
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flattery
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encomium
 Definition
speech of praise
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exculpate
 Definition
free from blame
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superannuated
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out of date
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assuage
 Definition
alleviate
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