5th G. Alan Flashcards

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Aberration

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(noun)

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

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Abet

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(verb)

assist in a crime; Encouraging someone to do something negative

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Abridge

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(verb)

shorten (a piece of writing) without losing the sense

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Acme

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(noun)

the point at which something is at its best or most highly developed

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5
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Aerial

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(adj)

of or relating to air

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Agitate

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(verb)

to be upset, to be annoyed or to be angry

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Alias

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(noun)

false identity; fake name

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Antagonist

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(noun)

a person who actively opposes or is hostile to someone or something; an adversary.

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Arid

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(adj)

extremely dry; too dry to produce rain

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Aspire

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(verb)

to achieve something that you thought you couldn’t

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Coddle

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(verb)

to comfort; to treat someone in an good way

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Coerce

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(verb)

to persuade an unwilling person by using force or threats

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Cohabit

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(verb)

to live together

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14
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Coherent

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(adj)

logical and consistent; well-reasoned

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Commonplace

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(adj)

ordinary; every day; repeated too often

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16
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Compound

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(verb) (noun)

to combine; augment

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17
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Congruity

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(noun)

a point of agreement; equal

18
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Deft

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(adj)

skilled and quick in one’s movement

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Diffuse

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(verb)
to spread (over a large area)
20
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Dormant

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(adj)

not active; asleep; not awake

21
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Dupe

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(verb) (noun)

to deceive; trick.

22
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Duplicity

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(noun)

the act of being deceitful; To lie

23
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Elation

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(noun)

great happiness and exhilaration.

24
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Enunciate

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(verb)

say or pronounce clearly.

25
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Fathom

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(verb)

to understand; to measure or discover

26
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Feasible

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(adj)

possible to do

27
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Foil

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(verb)

to prevent something from succeeding

28
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Hasten

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(verb)

to quicken

29
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Ignoramus

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(noun)

an ignorant or stupid person

30
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Innumerable

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(adj)

too many to count

31
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Instigate

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(verb)

to bring about or start something

32
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Jargon

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(noun)

nonsensical words or expressions

33
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Malice

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(noun)

evil; the desire to harm someone; ill will

34
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Martial

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(adj)

relating to fighting or war.

35
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Miserly

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(adj)

stingy, cheap

36
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Pending

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(adj)

unresolved; unsettled; awaiting decision or settlement

37
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Sporadic

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(adj)

starting and stopping irregularly

38
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Stifle

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(verb)

to suffocate or to restrain oneself

39
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Stoic

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(adj)

to experience pain and hardship without showing their feelings

40
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Vilify

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(verb)

to insult; to speak or write about sb or sth negatively