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Ap English Language pt. 2 Flashcards

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Misanthrope

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A person who hates human beings

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Meticulous

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Extremely careful, fastidious, painstaking

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Myopic

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Nearsighted, narrowminded

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Machination

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Plot or scheme, plan

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Myriad

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Immense number, multitude, many

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Nocturnal

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Pertaining tonight; active at night

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Negligent

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Careless, inattentive

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Neophyte

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Novice, beginner

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Obsolete

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No longer in use

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Obliterate

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Demolish, wipeout, destroy

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Obsequious

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Overly submissive, brownnosing

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Omnipotent

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Having unlimited power

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Obdurate

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Stubborn

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Paltry

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Pitifully small or worthless

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Paramount

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Supreme, dominant, primary

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Paragon

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Model of excellence or perfection

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Pedestrian

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Commonplace, ordinary, dull

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Pestilence

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Epidemic, plague

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Pilfer

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To steal

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Phoenix

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Mystical, immortal bird that lives for 500 years, burns itself to death, and rises from its ashes

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Phlegmatic

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Calm in temperament; sluggish, apathetic

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Philistine

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Narrow minded person, someone lacking appreciation for art or culture

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Phalanx

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Massed group of soldiers, people, or things

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Placate

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To soothe or pacify, to calm

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Plebeian

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Crude, vulgar, low class

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Pithy

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Concise, to the point, succinct

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Pneumatic

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Relating to air; work to buy compressed

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Plethora

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Excess, overabundance

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Poignant

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Emotionally moving

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Polyglot

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A speaker of many languages

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Polemic

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Controversy, argument; verbal attack

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Portent

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An omen, a sign

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Impetuous

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Quick to act without thinking

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Listless

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Lacking energy and enthusiasm

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Masquerade

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Disguise; action that conceals the truth

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Nullify

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To make legally invalid; to counteract the effect of

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Ostentatious

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Characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others

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Pare

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To trim

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Refurbish

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To renovate

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Serenity

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Calm, peacefulness

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