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1-50 Flashcards

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Aesthetics

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An artistically beautiful or pleasing appearance; Attractive; Referring to the look of something

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Abstract

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(Used as a tone word) based on ideas, not on concrete facts or events

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Agitate

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To upset, disturb

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Aloof

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Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote

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Altruistic

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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others. Selflessness

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Ambivalence

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The coexistence of opposing attitudes or feelings, such as love and hate, toward a person, an object, or an idea

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Anecdote

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A short account of an interesting or humorous incident

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Apathy

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Lack of interest or concern. Indifference

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Appetite

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To have a desire for

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Appropriate

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Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place. Fitting

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Articulate

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Characterized by the use of clear, expressive language

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Assiduous/ assiduity

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Persistent application or diligence. Unflagging effort

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Atavism

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The reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, usually caused by the chance recombination of genes

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Austere

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Severe or stern in disposition or appearance. Somber and grave

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Breezy

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(Authors tone) casual or carefree

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Carnivalesque

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Having characteristics resembling what you would find at a carnival

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Charismatic

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Possessing personal magnetism or charm

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Coagulate

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To cause transformation of a liquid into a semi-solid or solid mass

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Concession

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Something, such as point previously claimed in an argument, that is later conceded; an acknowledgment or admission

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Curator

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The custodian of a collection. Someone who preserves and cares for something

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Cursory

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Hasty. Performed in a quick or superficial manner without attention to details

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Decry

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To condemn openly

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Deficit

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Inadequacy or insufficiency

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Defile

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To debase the pureness or excellence of. Corrupt

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Defray

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To pay for part of the cost of something. Ex- a school holding a fundraiser to defray the cost of new uniforms

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Delinquent

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Being overdue in payment. Not paid at the required or expected time

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Diminish

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To make smaller or less or to cause to appear so

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Discrepancy

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Divergence of disagreement, as between facts or claims. Difference

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Disillusionment

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The act of disenchanting

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Dispirited

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Having lost enthusiasm and hope. Disheartened

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doctor

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to falsify or change in such a way as to make favorable to oneself

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dynamic

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characterized by continuous change, activity, or progress

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efficacious

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producing a desired effect; effective

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effusive

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unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushy; the opposite of reticent

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elicit

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to bring or draw out (something latent); educe; to arrive at (ex- a truth) by logic

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emulate

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to strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation

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ennui

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listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from lack of interest; boredom

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equivocal

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uncertain; open to different interpretation (if you believe something implicitly, you believe in it without a doubt, so equivocally is the opposite- you are uncertain)

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esoteric

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intended for or understood by only a particular group

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evocative

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tending or having the power to draw forth or bring out something latent, hiddne, or unexpressed

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exasperate

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to make very angry or impatient; annoy greatly

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exhaustive

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treating all parts without omission; thorough

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facile

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done or achieved with little effort or difficulty; easy

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fanaticism

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excessive irrational zeal or devotion

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fastidious

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possessing or displaying careful, meticulous attention to detail

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fidelity

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faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances

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fixed

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unchanging

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flippant/ flippancy

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marked by disrespectful levity or casualness; pert

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foreshorten

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to reduce the length of; curtail or abridge

49
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fortitude

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strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

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