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AM LIT FINAL FLASHCARDS
Phillips
127
English
10th Grade
06/04/2007

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eccentric
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odd in order
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altruistic
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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
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unchangeable
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fastidious
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hard to please
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paucity
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scarcity
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munificent
Definition
very generous
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supercilious
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haughty
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surly
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sarcastic, rude
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loquacious
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talkative
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auspicious
Definition
good omen
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unctious
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greasy
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cozen
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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
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practical
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digressive
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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
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boring
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didactic
Definition
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
Definition
sparing
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lugubrious
Definition
mournful
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jejune
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dull
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exigency
Definition
emergency
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bellwether
Definition
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
Definition
greed
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mercenary
Definition
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
Definition
angelic
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capricous
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erratic
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copious
Definition
large amounts
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duplicity
Definition
decietfulness
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enigma
Definition
mystery
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ingenuous
Definition
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
Definition
argumentative
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perspicacous
Definition
keen
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nefarious
Definition
wicked
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vindicate
Definition
avenge
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chicanery
Definition
a quibble used to trick
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deleterious
Definition
injurous
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diffident
Definition
lacking confidance
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obfuscate
Definition
to confuse
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spurious
Definition
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
Definition
chivalrous and romantic
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gam
Definition
female leg
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inane
Definition
senseless
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stringent
Definition
strict
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diabolical
Definition
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
Definition
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
Definition
all
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post
Definition
after
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eu
Definition
good
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hypo
Definition
small/below
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di
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two
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luc
Definition
light
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insipid
Definition
bland
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anomaly
Definition
deviation from rule
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gratuitous
Definition
w/o reason
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lachrymose
Definition
mornful
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prophetic
Definition
predictive
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overt
Definition
avalible, not concealed
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inveterate
Definition
habited
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trite
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hackneyed
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colloquy
Definition
conversation
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craven
Definition
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
Definition
unecessary repitition
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volatile
Definition
explosive
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sporadic
Definition
happening in scattered intervals
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dubious
Definition
doubtful
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acrimony
Definition
bitterness
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demoniac
Definition
evil, like a demon
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veracious
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honest
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disputacious
Definition
argumentative
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ravenous
Definition
extremely hungry
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disingenuous
Definition
lacking in innocence
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avid
Definition
enthusiastic
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extrinsic
Definition
extraneous
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adulatory
Definition
flattery
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encomium
Definition
speech of praise
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exculpate
Definition
free from blame
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superannuated
Definition
out of date
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assuage
Definition
alleviate
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