August 2023 Flashcards

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1
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AMELIORATE

A

to make a bad or
unpleasant situation
better

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2
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UNATTAINABLE

A

not able to be achieved

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3
Q

SUPERFLUOUS

A

more than is needed or
wanted; unnecessary

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4
Q

AMORPHOUS

A

having no fixed form or
shape

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5
Q

MISCONSTRUE

A

to form a false
understanding of the
meaning or intention of
something that someone
does or says

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6
Q

PROHIBITIVE

A

serving as an obstacle
or barrier

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7
Q

STIPULATE

A

to state exactly what
something must be or
how something must be
done

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8
Q

INDUCE

A

to persuade someone to
do something

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9
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ENGENDER

A

to make people have a
particular feeling or
make a situation start to
exist

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10
Q

DISPERSED

A

scattered or spread
over a large area

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11
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SUPPLANT

A

to supersede and
replace

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12
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AUSTERE

A

having a simple and
plain appearance

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13
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EQUITABLE

A

fair

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14
Q

AUGMENT

A

to make (something)
greater by adding to it;
to increase in size,
quantity, or degree

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15
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CONVENTIONAL

A

traditional and ordinary;
following established
customs or practices

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16
Q

IDIOSYNCRASY

A

having
unique characteristics or
habits

17
Q

COALESCE

A

come together to form
one mass or whole; to
unite or merge

18
Q

SYNOPSIS

A

brief outline
(overview) or summary
of a longer text or event

19
Q

COARSENESS

A

the quality of being
rough or harsh in texture
or behavior

20
Q

IMPOSING

A

having an appearance
that looks important or
causes admiration

21
Q

INCONGRUOUS

A

appearing strange or
wrong within a
particular situation

22
Q

INDULGENTLY

A

in a way that allows
someone to have or do
what they want,
especially when this is
not good for them

23
Q

IRREFUTABLE

A

impossible to prove
wrong