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3. Lessons 11-15 Flashcards

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baneful

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adj. CAUSING RUIN; HARMFUL; PERNICIOUS. Norman’s baneful remark about Nora’s hair ruined the rest of her day.

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deleterious

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adj. HARMFUL TO ONE’S HEALTH OR OVERALL WELFARE; PERNICIOUS. PBCs and other harmful pollutants have had a deleterious effect on fish in the Hudson River.

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detrimental

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adj. HARMFUL. Smoking is known to be detrimental to your health.

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devious

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adj. DISHONEST OR DECEPTIVE; TRICKY. Russ is too devious to trust with the keys to the equipment closet.

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iniquitous

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adj. SHOWING A LACK OF FAIRNESS; WICKED; VICIOUS. Iniquity has no place in a courtroom dedicated to justice.

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malicious

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adj. INTENDING TO HURT OR HARM ANOTHER; SPITEFUL. Malicious gossip did irreparable harm to Hans’ reputation.

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nefarious

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adj. VERY MEAN AND WICKED. Extortion of other kids’ money is just one example of Hubert’s nefariousness.

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odious

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adj. LOATHSOME; EVIL; REVOLTING IN A DISGUSTING WAY. I can’t imagine a more odious crime than child abuse.

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ominous

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adj. PERTAINING TO AN EVIL OMEN; FOREBODING. The dark clouds on the horizon looked ominous.

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pernicious

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adj. VERY DESTRUCTIVE OR HARMFUL, USUALLY IN AN INCONSPICUOUS AND RELENTLESS WAY. Cigarette smoke caused a pernicious growth to form in Mr. Down’s lung. Eventually. the malignancy killed him.

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rancorous

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adj. DEEPLY HATEFUL OR SPITEFUL; MALICIOUS. I once felt bitter about her deception, but now I’ve lost my rancor.

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virulent

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adj. EXTREMELY POISONOUS; DEADLY; FULL OF SPITEFUL HATRED. Rattlesnakes are virulent; their poison can be fatal.

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berate

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vb. TO REBUKE OR SCOLD IN A HARSH TONE. The teacher berated Jonathan for shouting an obscenity in class.

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carp

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vb. TO FIND FAULT; TO BE CRITICAL. To carp is to harp on your discontentment without taking any positive steps toward improving your circumstances.

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castigate

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vb. TO SCOLD OR PUNISH SEVERELY. Fearing castigation, Myron made sure that he handed in his lab report on time.

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censure

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vb. TO CRITICIZE STRONGLY. A letter of censure, criticizing his behavior, was put in his file.

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chastise

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vb. TO PUNISH OR SCOLD HARSHLY. My parents chastised me for putting bubble gum in my little sister’s hair.

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deprecate

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vb. TO SHOW MILD DISAPPROVAL. They respond to praise. Deprecation doesn’t change their behavior at all.

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deride

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vb. TO RIDICULE OR MAKE FUN OF; TO SCOFF AT. Filled with derision, the cocky young man made fun of one person after another.

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impugn

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vb. TO OPPOSE OR ATTACK SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. The scandal impugned the reputation of the judge.

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rebuff

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vb. TO SNUB; TO BLUNTLY REFUSE. I hoped to make up with him after the argument, but I was rebuffed.

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rebuke

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vb. TO REPRIMAND OR SCOLD SHARPLY. Sarah continued to bite her nails in spite of being rebuked time and time again.

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reprove

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vb. TO SPEAK TO IN A DISAPPROVING MANNER; TO SCOLD. The teacher reproved Sonny for not bringing a note from his parents.

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upbraid

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vb. TO CHIDE; TO SCOLD BITTERLY. Janet upbraided her sister for eavesdropping on her phone calls. “Stay out of my love life,” she chided.

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aloof

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adj. UNINTERESTED; SHOWING NO CONCERN; EMOTIONALLY REMOVED OR DISTANT. Biff’s recent aloofness contrasts sharply with his usual gregariousness.

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apathetic

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adj. INDIFFERENT; SHOWING NO CARING, INTEREST, OR CONCERN; LACKING EMOTION. The crowd was mostly apathetic. They didn’t give a hoot who won the game

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detached

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adj. ALOOF; INDIFFERENT. Ken seemed to rise above the petty bickering, but he wasn’t as detached as he appeared.

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impassive

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adj. LACKING EMOTION OR DRIVE. Jake’s impassive nature contrasts with Jenny’s innate enthusiasm.

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indifferent

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adj. APATHETIC; SHOWING LITTLE OR NO CONCERN OR CARE. Your indifference really bothers me. I wish you could get excited about the campus visit.

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listless

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adj. LACKING INTEREST IN SOMETHING, USUALLY BECAUSE OF ILLNESS, FATIGUE, OR GENERAL SADNESS; SPIRITEDNESS. After discussing the issue, Sheila replied listlessly, “Whatever.”

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nonchalant

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adj. CASUAL AND INDIFFERENT; NOT SHOWING ANY GREAT CONCERN OR WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING. Mark wanted to follow the rules to the letter, but Monica was more nonchalant about them.

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phlegmatic

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adj. HARD TO GET EXCITED OR EMOTIONAL; CALM; SLOW MOVING. Andrea is too phlegmatic to scream about anything.

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remote

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adj. EMOTIONALLY DISTANT AND DISINTERESTED; ALOOF; UNINVOLVED; DISTANT, FAR AWAY. In Cast Away, the hero found himself alone on a remote island for four years.

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stolid

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adj. LACKING EMOTION OR NOT SHOWING ANY EMOTION ; STOICAL. Girls can cry as much as they want. Boys, on the other hand, are supposed to be stolid.

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enervated

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adj. TIRED, LACKING ENERGY; SPENT OF ENERGY, DISSIPATED. To a reasonable extent, energized and enervated are antonyms.

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indolent

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adj. LAZY; NOT WANTING TO DO ANY WORK. “The Lazy Boy” is a perfect title for a story about indolent youth.

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languor

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n. A WEAK OR LIFELESS FEELING. The story is about a slow journey down a river flowing languorously to the sea.

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lassitude

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n. A TIRED FEELING, USUALLY RESULTING FROM DEPRESSION OR TOO MUCH WORK. Overcome by lassitude, I sat on the porch all day and watched the grass grow.

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lethargic

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adj. HAVING LITTLE OR NO ENERGY. With the lethargy lifted, he turns into a human dynamo.

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sedentary

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adj. HAVING TO DO WITH SITTING AROUND A LOT. Polly has a sedentary desk job; she sits all day in front of a computer screen.

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sluggish

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adj. SLOW AND LAZY. Sluggishness must run in the family. His brother moves like a snail, too.

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soporific

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adj. SLEEP-INDUCING; SLEEPY. Coffee is a good anti-soporific. At least, it keeps me awake.

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stagnant

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adj. LACKING MOVEMENT OR ENERGY. A stagnant career is one that is not going any where.

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torpid

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adj. LACKING ENERGY; RELATING TO INACTIVITY; FEELING SLUGGISH. Lying in the sun, a sweet torpidity overcame me, and I soon fell asleep.

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compliant

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adj. YIELDING, SUBMISSIVE. If you comply with the school rules, you won’t get into trouble.

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fawning

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adj. GAINING THE FAVOR OF ANOTHER BY ACTING OVERLY KIND OR BY USING FLATTERY. Fawning is a form of manipulation to win favors and get what you want from others.

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obsequious

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adj. OBEYING OR PERFORMING A SERVICE FOR SOMEONE IN AN OVERLY ATTENTIVE MANNER. Some teachers prefer obsequious students who fawn over them.

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servile

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adj. SLAVE-LIKE; VERY HUMBLE AND SUBMISSIVE. I hate having a servile job. It’s not in my nature to bow to the whims of others.

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slavish

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adj. SLAVE-LIKE; OVERLY HUMBLE; INVOLVING VERY HARD WORK. Nichole worked slavishly in the kitchen preparing dinner for 30 people.

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submissive

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adj. VOLUNTARILY OBEYING ANOTHER; HUMBLE. Lauren was attracted to submissive friends, people who’d do everything she asked of them.

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subordinate

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adj. INFERIOR; LOWER IN RANK OR STATUS. The sailor was accused of insubordination after defying the lieutenant’s order.

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subservient

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adj. OBEDIENT; OBSEQUIOUS. The apprentice played a subservient role, trying to serve his master in every way.

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sycophant

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n. A SELF-SERVER WHO TRIES TO GAIN THE FAVOR OF OTHERS THROUGH THE USE OF FLATTERY OR BY BEING OVER ATTENTIVE. Jason made a sycophantic speech full of praise and flattery for the chairman.

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toady

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n. A FLATTERER; A SYCOPHANT. Hoping to win the coach’s favor, James became the coach’s toady.

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