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178-238 Flashcards

1
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precocious

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having early development in maturity and intelligence

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prescribe

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  1. recommend, advise 2. command
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presumption

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  1. assumption, guess 2. boldness, disrespect
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pretense

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  1. make-believe, fake 2. false claim
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5
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prevalent

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widespread

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proclivity

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natural tendency

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procure

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get or provide

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profane

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  1. not sacred or religious 2. showing disrespect for religion
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prohibitive (related: prohibit, prohibition)

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  1. forbidding or restrictive 2. excessively high in price
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prolific

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  1. productive, creative, fertile 2. plentiful
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prospective

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likely or expected to become

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quagmire

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  1. complex, difficult situation 2. bog or swamp
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qualified

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  1. competent, able 2. limited
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quash

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  1. reject 2. put down, suppress
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15
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radical

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extreme

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recourse

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the act of turning to someone or something for assistance

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rectify (related: rectitude)

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put right, correct

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regressive

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backward-looking, becoming less advanced

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19
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rejuvenate

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make young again

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remission

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reduction or decrease, particularly of a debt or medical symptoms

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remote

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distant, far

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renounce

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reject, abandon

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repudiate

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reject entirely, deny

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repugnant

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offensive, disgusting

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resign (related: resignation, resigned)

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  1. give in, surrender 2. step down from a position
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rhetorical (related: rhetorical, rhetorician)

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persuasive speech or writing

27
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rudimentary

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  1. basic 2. undeveloped, incomplete
28
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sanction

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  1. (noun) penalty for disobeying a law 2. (verb) punish, impose a penalty 3. (verb) formally approve
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sanguine

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cheerfully confident, optimistic

30
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satire (related: satirical, satirize)

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sarcastic imitation

31
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saturate

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soak, make completely full

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scintillating

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lively, effervescent

33
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scope

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  1. range 2. opportunity, possibility
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sensational

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amazing, shocking, scandalous

35
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servile

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submissive, overly willing to please, obsequious

36
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shopworn

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worn out, trite

37
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simile

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comparison

38
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solicitous (related: solicitousness)

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expressing care or concern often too much

39
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sparse

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lacking, rare

40
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spate

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outbreak of similar events happening one after another

41
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spurn

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reject, turn down

42
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stagnant (related: stagnation)

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not moving, dormant

43
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stark (related: starkness)

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harsh, plain

44
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staunch

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strong, loyal

45
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stock (adjective)

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standard, usual, automatic

46
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strain

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  1. (verb) stress, force, make an excessive effort 2. (noun) excessive stress, effort, or force 3. (verb) separate solids from a liquid
47
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stupefy

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amaze (stupid)

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subjugate

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conquer, dominate, control

49
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subordinate

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lower in rank, inferior

50
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subservient

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  1. obedient, yielding 2. less important
51
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subtle

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not obvious

52
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supine

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  1. lying on one’s back 2. not resisting
53
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susceptible

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easily influenced or affected

54
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sustain

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  1. strengthen, support 2. maintain, carry on 3. experience, suffer
55
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synthesis

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combination of elements or ideas

56
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tangent (related: tangential)

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  1. different or irrelevant line of thought 1. a line that touches a curve at a point (in math)
57
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tempestuous

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stormy

58
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tenacious (related: tenacity)

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stubborn, determined

59
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thrive

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grow, develop, prosper

60
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transcend

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go beyond, rise above

61
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trite

A

unoriginal, common

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