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2014 CTY Reading List 1-5 Flashcards

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Ambivalent

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Undecided, having mixed emotions

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Absurd

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Silly, ridiculous

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Amused

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Entertained, finding humor

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Angry

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Enraged, very mad, I incensed, threatening or menacing

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Apathetic

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Lacking of concern, showing little interest

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Arrogant

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Haughty, acting with false superiority

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Bitter

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Resentful, having strong animosity or rancor

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Cheerful

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Jovial, happy, in good spirits

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Comic

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Humorous, funny

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Compassionate

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Sympathetic, having feeling for others, showing pity, empathy

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Complex

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Complicated, having many varying characteristics

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Condescending

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Patronizing, stooping to the level of one’s inferiors

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Critical

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Disapproving

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Cruel

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Causing suffering, causing pain

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Cynical

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Bitterly mocking and scornful of the motives or virtues others

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Incredulous

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Doubtful, disbelieving, skeptical

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Indignant

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Angry, angered by something unjust, mean, unworthy

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Intimate

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Personal, close, deeply associated

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Irreverent

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Lacking respect

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Malicious

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Spiteful, seeking to harm others

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Objective

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Factual rather than influenced by opinion or emotion

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Reticent *

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Reserved, restrained

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Reverent

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Respectful, showing deep respect

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Satiric

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Refocusing or attacking by means of irony or wit

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Sentimental

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Emotional, showing special feelings for

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Vindictive

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Unforgiving and bitter

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Difficult to comprehend

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Aesthetic

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Having to do with beauty

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Aloof *

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Socially distanced

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Arbitrary *

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Random, subjective, despotic

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Austere *

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Strict and forbidding

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Benevolent

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Kind

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Boisterous

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Lively, noisy, animated

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Churlish

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Rude, mean, boorish

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Conciliate

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To win over

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Contrite

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Showing sincere remorse

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Dearth

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A lack of, paucity

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Despondent

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Hopeless, dejected, discouraged

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Diffident

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Lacking confidence, timid

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Eclectic

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Diverse, multifarious

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Empathetic

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Emphasizing

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Entrenched

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Deeply situated

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Euphuism

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A nice way of saying something rude

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Expedite

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To speed up

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Frivolous

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Petty, unimportant, trivial, trifling

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Imperturbable

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Incapable of being upset or agitated

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Innocuous

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Harmless or innocent

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Kinship

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The state of family, affinity

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Nascent

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At beginning stages, not fully formed, inchoate, incipient

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Nonchalant

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Coolly unconcerned, laid back

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Obtuse

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Stupid, dull headed

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Pernicious

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Causing harm or ruin, insidious

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Pompous

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Arrogant especially in speech

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Prudent

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Wise, shrewd, astute

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Refute

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To reject or deny

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Reticent

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Shy or quiet, tacit, taciturn

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Sardonic

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Sour, sarcastic, mocking

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Subjective

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Based on firsthand experience

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Sycophant

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A self-seeking flatterer

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Vex

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To irritate or annoy

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Zealot

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A passionate person

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Alleviate

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To ease, assuage, mitigate, mollify, palliative, placate

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Approbation

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Approval, praise

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Belie

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To show to be false or contradict, to misinterpret

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Cognitive

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Related to knowing

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Consecrated

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Set apart for a special purpose, made holy

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Derisive

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Belittling, mocking

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Didactic

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Instructive, educational

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Economical

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Avoiding waste or extravagance, thrifty

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Endorsing

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Supportive

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Espouse

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To make one’s own, adopt

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Evanescent

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Fleeting, temporary, ephemeral

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Guile

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Cunning, deception

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Implication

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Something suggested to be inferred or understood

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Lament

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To mourn or grieve

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Pious

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Godly, devout

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Pragmatic

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Practical, utilitarian

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Prolific

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Efficient and producing large quantities

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Repentant

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Remorseful, regretful

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Substantiate

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Establish proof or affirm, corroborate

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Zephyr

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Gentle breeze, anything fine or light quality

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Ameliorate

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Improve, upgrade

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Belligerent

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Hostile and wanting to fight

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Capricious

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Unpredictable

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Empirical

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Based on experience rather than theory

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Heydey

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Period of greatest power

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Immolate

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Kill or sacrifice by fire

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Misanthrope

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Hater of human kind

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Modicum

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Small amount

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Posterity

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Future generations

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Preclude

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Promulgate

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Announce or declare

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Repudiation

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Sanction

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Penalty or law, authorities approval

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Trenchant

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Vignette

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Short scene from a movie, short descriptive sketch in literature

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Vocation

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Job or occupation

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Blasphemy

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To disrespect something serious

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Diatribe

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Verbal or written attack

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Garrulous

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Wordy and talkative

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Jargon

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Special language

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Laconic

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Using few words

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Vernacular

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Vituperation

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Verbal abuse

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Truckle

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To submit or yield tamely

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