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126-150 Flashcards

1
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entrenched

A

dug in

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2
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rote

A

mechanical memorization; often without full understanding

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3
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replete

A

well-filled; abundantly supplied

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4
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aptitude

A

an inherent capacity for learning, understanding, or performing

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5
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exiguous

A

scanty, meager, small; slender

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6
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parochial

A

restricted; limited, narrow; local

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7
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negotiate

A

to succeed in going over, coping with, or accomplishing

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8
Q

acclaim

A

to praise enthusiastically, esp publicly

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9
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rigor

A

strictness or severity

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10
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incessant

A

never pausing; continuous; without a stop

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11
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cede

A

to give or formally surrender to another

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12
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recumbent

A

lying down in a position of comfort

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13
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consensus

A

a position reached by a group as a whole or by majority will; general agreement

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14
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intrinsic

A

relating to the essential nature of a something

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15
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herald

A

to bear news; to announce

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16
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procastinate

A

to delay; to put off

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17
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sanction

A

to give official approval

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18
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gist

A

the main objective or point

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19
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resonate

A

echo

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20
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loquacious

A

very talkative

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21
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contumacious

A

stubbornly disobedient; rebellious; insubordinate

22
Q

impervious

A

completely resistant to penetration; unaffected

23
Q

timorous

A

full of fear

24
Q

fidelity

A

a strict faithfulness to vows or promises; exact correspondence with fact

25
Q

oblivous

A

unaware

26
Q

gauche

A

socially awkward

27
Q

downtrodden

A

badly and unfairly treated; oppressed

28
Q

ramification

A

a development or consequence resulting from a course of action

29
Q

skirt

A

to lie along the edge of; to pass nearby or around, rather than through

30
Q

adept

A

very skilled, esp. natural talent improved by practice

31
Q

jargoon

A

the specialized terminology of a profession; incoherent speech

32
Q

windfall

A

unexpected good fortune

33
Q

anathema

A

someone or something that is hated

34
Q

curtail

A

to cut short, abbreviate

35
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patriarch

A

a man who rules a family clan; a very respected old man

36
Q

balk

A

to stop short and refuse to continue

37
Q

belligerent

A

eager to fight; aggressive; engaged in warfare

38
Q

reciprocate

A

to give something in return

39
Q

epithet

A

a descriptive term for a person or thing

40
Q

facilitate

A

to make easier

41
Q

deficit

A

an inadequacy; an unfavorable condition or position

42
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pedagogy

A

the art or profession of teaching

43
Q

forbidding

A

disagreeable; menacing

44
Q

arduous

A

difficult; laborious

45
Q

pristine

A

remaining in a pure state

46
Q

equanimity

A

evenness of temper, esp. as a characteristic state

47
Q

arduous

A

difficult; laborous

48
Q

innate

A

possessed at birth; inborn

49
Q

emolument

A

payment for an office or employment

50
Q

pique

A

to arouse;(interest, curiosity, etc.); to irritate

51
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pacify

A

to make peaceful; to restore calm

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