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1100 Words I Need To Know > 2nd Months Vocab > Flashcards

2nd Months Vocab Flashcards

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Inane

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Foolish

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Rampant

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Going unchecked, widespread

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Ethics

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Code of principles

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Concur

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Agree

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Clandestine

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Secret, undercover

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Flagrant

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Outrageous, glaringly bad; notorious

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Admonish

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To warn, to (reprove): reprimand or censure someone, rebuke, reproach, scold, chastise, chide, upbraid, berate, criticize

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Duress

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Force, (compulsion): obligation, constraint, coercion, pressure, intimidation

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Culprit

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The guilty person

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Inexorable

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Inflexible, (unrelenting): implacable, uncompromising, unyielding, relentless, determined, tenacious, steadfast, tireless, unflagging, unwavering

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Egregious

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Remarkably bad; outstanding for undesirable quality

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Distraught

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Mentally confused, crazed

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Duplicity

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Cunning, trickery; deceitfulnese, dishonesty

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Acrimonious

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Bitter; angry, caustic, sarcastic, acid, harsh, spiteful, vicious, hostile, venomous, malicious (bitchy)

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Paucity

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Scarce; shortage

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Elicit

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To draw forth; extract, evoke, obtain

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Pernicious

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Harmful, causing injury

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Tolerate

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To put up with, to bear

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Construe

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To make a deduction, to infer; interpret, presume, assume “reckon”

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Impunity

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Freedom from punishment

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Affluent

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Rich; wealthy, prosperous

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Feasible

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Possible, pratical, attainable

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Discern

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Perceive; recognize, distinguish

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Sally

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Suddenly rush forward; charge, raid

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Consternation

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Dismay; having feelings of dismay or anxiety typically at something unexpected, discomposure

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Precocious

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Reaching maturity early; advanced, clever, intelligent

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Perfunctory

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Done without care, superficial; halfhearted, quick, careless, routine
“A perfunctory review”

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Chargin

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Feelings of disappointment, humiliation; embarrassment, displeasure, dissatification, annoyance, irritation, resentment

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Perverse

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Contrary, persisting in error; disobliging, unreasonable

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Deride

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To ridicule, scoff at; mock, jibe at, insult

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Disparage

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To discredit, belittle; undervalue

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Laudable

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Praiseworthy; commendable, admirable, deserving, creditable

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Fiasco

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Complete failure; disaster, catastrophe, wreck, debacle

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Masticate

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To chew up; munch, chomp, eat

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Eschew

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Avoid; abstain from, refrain from

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Quell

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To put an end; crush, squash, subdue, suppress, overcome

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Voluble

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Talkative; coversational, loquacious

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Confidante

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One to whom you confide your secrets

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Dubious

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Doubtful, suspicious

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Obsolescence

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Process of wearing out; the condition of no longer being used or useful: the condition of being obsolete

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Implacable

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Cannot be pacified*, inexorable; *(soothe, bring peace, conciliate, appease);
unforgiving, remorseless, cruel, harsh

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Paroxysm

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A fit, sudden outburst; eruption, explosion, convulsion, spasm

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Reprehensible

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Worthy of blame; deplorable, despicable, disgraceful, shameful, inexcusable, unjustifiable

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Jurisdiction

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Power, range of authority

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Skirmish

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Small fight, brief encounter; clash, conflict

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Harass

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To trouble, torment

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Monolithic

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Massively solid; (of a large organization) unbending, indivisible, fossilized

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Arbitrary

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Based on whim, dictatorial; random choice rather than reason or system, unpredictable, whimsical, irrational, illogical, personal

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Indigent

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Poor, needy; disadvantaged, destitute, impecunious

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Fray

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A fight; battle, skirmish, altercation

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Stymie

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To hinder, impede (to prevent or hinder the progress of) be an obsticle, thwart, stump

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Effigy

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A likeness (usually of a hated person); a sculpture or model if a person, figurine

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Flout

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Show contempt, scoff; disregard, disobey, violate, breach, ignore, fail to comply with

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Cognizant

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Turbulent

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Unruly, agitate; (characterized by conflict) stormy, unstable, violent, chaotic, tempestuous, lawless

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Terminate

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Forthwith

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Immediately

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Exacerbate

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To irritate, make worse

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Revert

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Oust

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To drive out, eject

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin, wasted away

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Surge

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To rush suddenly

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Tranquil

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Sanctuary

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Acend

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Malnutrition

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Faulty or inadequate diet (lack of sufficient nutrients in the body)

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Afflict

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To trouble greatly, to distress (of a problem or illness: burden, worry, oppress, torment, blight)

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Besiege

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Surround (a place) with armed forces in order to capture it or force it’s surrender).

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Privation

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Lack of necessities (deprivation, hardship, desititude)

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Sinister

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Evil, ominous (giving the impression that something harmful is happening or will happen: menacing, threatening, disturbing, alarming)

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Ubiquitous

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Being everywhere at the same time; pervasive, omnipresent, universal, widespread

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Remote

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Distant, hidden away

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Thwart

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To hinder, defeat

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Harbinger

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A forerunner, advance notice; sign, indication, signal, omen, forewarning, augury

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Malignant

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Likely to cause death; uncontrollable, deadly, fatal, incurable, invasive

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Excruciating

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Agonizing, torturing

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Respite

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An interval of relief, delay

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Reverberating

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Resounding, reechoing

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Fretful

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Worrisome, irritable

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Succumb

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To give way, yield

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