7/5 Flashcards
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Contrived
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Not natural
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Contrivance
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Device or tool
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Conundrum
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Puzzling question
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Convene
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To summon
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Conventional
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Traditional
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Conversant
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Familiar with
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Convey
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Communicate
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Conviction
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Finding someone guilty
Strong opinion
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Convivial
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Pleasantly merry
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Convoluted
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Complicated; difficult to understand
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Copious
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Large amounts
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Corollary
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Natural consequence
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Corpulence
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Fatness
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Correlation
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Connection
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Corroborate
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Support with evidence
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Corruption
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Dishonesty
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Cosmopolitan
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Containing people from all over the world
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Cosset
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Protect something too carefully
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Covenant
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Formal agreement that is legally blinding
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Cozen
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Cheat
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Crafty
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Cunning
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Crass
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Very great
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Craven
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Cowardly
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Credo
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System of beliefs
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Credulous
Gullible
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Crony
Close friend
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Crux
Central point
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Cryptic
Having a hidden meaning
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Culpable
Deserving blame
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Cunning
Clever of deceiving people
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Curative
Able to cure a illness
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Cursory
Done in a hurr
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Curt
Short and rude
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Curtail
Make shorter
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Cynically
Distrustfully
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Dalliance
Frivolous behavior
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Daunt
Frighten
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Daunting
Difficult
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Dearth
Lack of something
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Debilitating
Making very weak
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Debunk
Expose
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Deceitful
Sneaky
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Decimate
Destroy a large number of people
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Decipher
Decode
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Decorous
Respectable and polite
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Decorum
Etiquette
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Decry
Say that one does not approve of something
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Defiance
Resistance
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Deficient
Not having enough of something
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Deficit
Shortage (money)
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Defunct
No longer existent
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Degenerate
Deteriorate
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Degradation
Distruction of the beauty or quality of something
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Delectable
Pleasant
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Deleterious
Harmful
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Delineate
To show by drawing or describing
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Deluge
Large number of things happening at the same time
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Demagogue
A political leader who tries to win people's support by using emotional and often unreasonable arguments
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Demise
Death
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Demur
Express a doubt
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Demure
Shy, quiet
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Denigrate
Blacken, defame
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Denounce
Disapprove strongly
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Denuded
Bare
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Deprecate
Criticize
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Deprivation
Taking away something from somebody
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Derelict
In bad condition
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Deride
Ridicule
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Derision
Scorn
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Derisory
So small it needs no consideration
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Derivative
Unoriginal
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Derive
Get something from something
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Derogate
Disgrace
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Desecrate
Spoil something holy
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Desiccate
Remove all moisture from food to preserve it
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Desolate
Empty of people
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Despondent
Without hope
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Despot
Tyrant
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Desultory
Unplanned and disorganized
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Deter
Prevent
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Deteriorate
Become worse
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Detractor
Critic
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Deviate
To do something different from the usual way of behaving
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Devious
Cunning
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Diabolic
Shocking or bad
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Diatribe
Long attack with words
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Dichotomous
Entirely different
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Didactic
Meant to teach a lesson
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Diffident
Unable to act with confidence
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Diffuse
Spread widely
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Dilapidated
Old and broken
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Dilatory
Slow in doing things
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Dilettante
Amateur
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Diligent
Working hard
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Diminutive
Very small
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Disapprobation
Disapproval
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Disassemble
Take apart
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Disavow
Deny
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Disavowal
Denial
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Discern
See clearly
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Disclose
Make something known
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Discomfited
Confused or embarrassed
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Discord
Argument
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Discordant
Not in agreement
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Discount
Regard as unimportant
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Discredit
Damage good reputation of
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Discreet
Careful
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Discrepancy
Failure to agree
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Discrete
Separate
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Discretion
Caution
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Discriminating
Showings good judgment and perception
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Discursive
Talking about subjects only slightly connected with the main subject
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Disdain
Haughtiness
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Disgruntled
Discontented
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Dishearten
Lose hope
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Disingenuous
Insincere
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Disinterest
Unconcern
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Disjointed
Unconnected
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Dislodge
Remove
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Dismay
Feeling of shock and fear
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Disparage
Speak without respect
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Disparate
Contrasting
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Disparity
Difference or inequality
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Dispassionate
Not influence by emotion
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Dispel
Dismiss
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Disperse
Scatter
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Disposition
Tendency
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Disquieting
Alarming
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Dissect
Examine in great detail
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Dissemble
Hide ones true thoughts
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Disseminate
Spread ideas or belief widely
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Dissension
Angry disagreement
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Dissipate
Disappear
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Dissolve
Disappear
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Dissonance
Discord
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Distaste
Dislike
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Distension
Swelling
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Distinctive
Clearly different from others
