AT Test C Flashcards

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Dilute

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V.

To bring down a concentration, weaken

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Complacency

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Adj.

Tendency to feel too comfortable

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Mar

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V.

To impair the appearance of

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Doff

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V.

To take off

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5
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Hue

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N.

A shade of a certain color

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Egotistical

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Adj.

Self-centered

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Brazen

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Adj.

Filled with confidence, bold and shameless

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Mercenary

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N.

A person doing something for money

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Diffident

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Adj.

Shy, lacking confidence

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Narcissistic

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Adj.

Self-centered, caring about oneself

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Worldly

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Adj.

Well traveled, knowledgable about the world

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12
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Pilfer

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V.

To steal none valuable items

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Waver

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V.

To go back and forth indecisive

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Succumb

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V.

To be defeated by, to give in

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Drab

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Adj.

Lacking color or variety

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16
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Abstain

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V.

To stop doing something

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17
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Implore

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V.

To beg or ask

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18
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Tentative

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Adj.

Not fixed, not confirmed

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19
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Recluse

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N.

A hermit, a reclusive person

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Aspirant

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V.

To strive to achieve

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Estimation

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N.

An opinion

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22
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Evocative

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V.

To bring nostalgia,

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Indelible

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V.

Unable to be deleted, unforgettable

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Reminiscent

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V.

To bring nostalgia

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Hauteur
N. | A snob, being haughty
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Nuance
N. | A subtle distinction
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Homily
N. | A religious lecture
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Façade
N. | The superficial appearance, the front appearance
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Quiescent
Adj. | Quiet, going through a quiet period
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Inept
Adj. | Not skilled, incompetent
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Unpalatable
Adj. | Doesn't taste good, unappetizing
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Reticent
Adj. | Reluctant to share ones thoughts, shy, inhibited
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Discordant
Adj. | Not sounding good, lacking harmony
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Tactless
Adj. | Lacking sensitivity, careless
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Disdain
N. | Hate, disrespect
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Scrupulous
Adj. | Careful, miticulous, assiduous, sedulous, punctilious
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Baste
V. | To moisturize a piece of meat
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Whitewash
V. | To point everything white, to cover up something bad
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Undermine
V. | To try to go against, subvert
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Gawky
Adj. | Awkward, clumsy, nerdy
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Shrewd
Adj. | Smart, perseptive
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Listless
Adj. | Lacking energy, lethargic, sluggish
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Shirk
V. | To avoid responsibility
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Despondent
Adj. | Lacking all hope, discouraged
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Melancholy
N. | Being in a sad state, depression
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Ecstatic
Adj. | Super happy, joyful
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Consign
V. | To commit to something, to assign permanently
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Relegate
V. | To consign, to assign permanently
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Incontrovertible
Adj. | Unable to be controverted, proven, indisputable
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Reticent
Adj. | Not revealing ones thoughts easily
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Prosaic
Adj. Having to do with pros Or Ordinary, boring, plain
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Irresolute
Adj. | Not determined, without a motive, wavering
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Obstinate
Adj. | Stubborn in the bad sense, refusing to change
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Lintel
N. | A piece of wood protecting a window
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Mantle
N. | The shelf over a fireplace
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Audacious
Adj. | Taking risks in a good and bad way, courageous, disrespectful
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Aristocratic
Adj. | The very wealthy
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Acquisitive
Adj. | Having the desire to acquire more
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Tyrant
N. | A cruel, oppressive, unfair ruler
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Prodigy
N. | A young person who has exceptional abilities
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Cantankerous
Adj. | Bad tempered, argumentative
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Engorged
Adj. | Swollen, expanded temporarily
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Apoplectic
Adj. | Overwhelmed with anger or rage,
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Lackadaisical
Adj. | Careless, lazy, doing something without effort
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Immunize
V. | To make immune to something
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Resuscitate
V. | To revive or bring back to conciousness
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Buttress
N. A support for a building V. To support a building