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51-100 Flashcards

1
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furtive

A

characterized by stealth; surreptitious

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2
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galvanize

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to arouse to awareness or action; spur

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3
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gift

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a talent, aptitude, or inclination (ex- the gift of gab)

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4
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herald

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verb= to proclaim or to declare something as important or good; noun= a sign of things to come

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5
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hinder

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to obstruct or get in the way of something

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6
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histrionic

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excessively dramatic or emotional; affected

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7
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hodgepodge

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a mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble

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8
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idealistic

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unrealistically aiming for perfection; having utopian ideas

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immerse

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to engage wholly or deeply; absorb

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impertinent

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inappropriate, out of place; intrusive, presumptuous; behaving without proper respect and showing condescension; insolent

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11
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implicit

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with no qualifications or questions; implied or understood though not stated

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12
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impromptu

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prompted by the occasion rather than being planned in advance

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13
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impugn

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to attack as false or questionable; challenge in argument

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14
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inchoate

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just beginning to form; not completely developed or clear (ex- a child’s inchoate awareness of language)

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15
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incite

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to provoke and urge on

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16
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indolent

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disinclined to exert oneself; habitually lazy

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17
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inert

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unable to move or act

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18
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inevitable

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impossible to avoid or prevent

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19
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ingrate

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an ungrateful person

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20
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inhibit

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to prevent an occurrence

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21
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intermediary

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acting as a mediator or an agent between persons or things

22
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intricate

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having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate

23
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intuition

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the act or faculty of knowing or sensing without the use of rational processes; immediate cognition

24
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irascible

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prone to outbursts of temper; easily angered

25
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irrelevant

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unrelated to the matter at hand

26
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jobial

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marked by joyous humor and positive spirit

27
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jubiland

A

expressing joy

28
Q

lassitude

A

a state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness

29
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laud

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to give praise to; glorify

30
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loaded

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charged with emotional or associative significance that hinders rational or unprejudiced consideration of the terms involved in a discourse

31
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loquacious

A

very talkative

32
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magnanimous

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generous in forgiving; unselfish

33
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magnitude

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greatness in size or extent

34
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maladroit

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marked by a lack of adroitness; inept

35
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malevolence

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malicious behavior

36
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manifold

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varied and many (think of “many folds”)

37
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meld

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to cause to merge

38
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mercurial

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quick and changeable in temperament; volatile

39
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milieu

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the total environment or setting; surroundings (your milieu is your world, or the context you come from. Sometimes a milieu shapes a person, as when a “milieu of abuse and poverty” inspires someone to improve things for others.)

40
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minutiae

A

a small or trivial detail (the plural of minutia)

41
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multifarious

A

very diverse (similar to eclectic in meaning)

42
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nemesis

A

an enemy; a person who is a source of great suffering and distress; a rival

43
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nuance

A

a subtle or slight degree of difference

44
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obstruct

A

to impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder

45
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obtrusive

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tending to push self-assertively forward; brash

46
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officious

A

marked by excessive eagerness in offering unwanted services or advice to others

47
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ornate

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elaborately heavily, and often excessively ornamented

48
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ostracize

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to exclude from a group; to shun

49
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overstate

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to state in exaggerated terms

50
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palliative

A

relieving or soothing the symptoms of a disease or disorder without effecting a cure

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