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Barron's 17th Ed. High Frequency Words Flashcards

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chicanery

A

the use of tricks to deceive someone

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gainsay

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Deny or contradict, speak against or oppose

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aberrant

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markedly different from an accepted norm

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abeyance

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temporary cessation or suspension

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goad

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stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick

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abscond

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To depart in a sudden or secret manner

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distend

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cause to expand as it by internal pressure

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abstemious

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marked by temperance in indulgence

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commensurate

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corresponding in size or degree or extent

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levity

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a manner lacking seriousness

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compendium

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A short but detailed collection of information; a condensed account

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loquacious

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full of trivial conversation; talking a lot

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harangue

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(To make) a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion (noun or verb)

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malingerer

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someone shirking duty by feigning illness or incapacity

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ebullient

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joyously unrestrained, bubbling with excitement

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iconoclastic

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characterized by attack on established/cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc

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maverick

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someone who exhibits independence in thought and action

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mendacious

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given to lying

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anachronism

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something located at a time when it could not have existed

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elegy

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a mournful poem; a lament for the dead

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craven

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lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful; cowardly; a coward (if used as noun)

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endemic

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native to or confined to a certain region; natural or characteristic of a specific people or place

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enervate

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weaken mentally or morally; exhaust

Origin: to cut the sinews of (nerve)

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apprise

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inform somebody of something; advise

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engender
Produce, cause, or give rise to; beget; "hatred engenders violence"
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neophyte
any new participant in some activity
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denigrate
charge falsely or with malicious intent
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ephemeral
anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
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incoate
only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
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obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
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equanimity
steadiness of mind under stress
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obviate
do away with
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equivocate
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
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occlude
block passage through
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dessicate
lacking vitality or spirit; lifeless
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erudite
having or showing profound knowledge
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officious
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
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assiduous
marked by care and persistent effort
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desultory
marked by lack of definite plan or regularity or purpose
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onerous
not easily borne; wearing
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indigence
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
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opprobium
a state of extreme dishonor
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indolent
disinclined to work or exertion
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audacious
disposed to venture or take risks
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inert
unable to move or resist motion
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ostentatious
intended to attract notice and impress others
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diffidence
lack of self-assurance
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exculpate
pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
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ingenuous
lacking in sophistication or worldliness
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paragon
a perfect embodiment of a concept
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exigency
a pressing or urgent situation
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aver
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
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innocuous
not injurious to physical or mental health
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banal
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
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dirge
a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
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paucity
an insufficient quantity or number
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belie
be in contradiction with
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pedantic
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
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penchant
a strong liking
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fatuous
devoid of intelligence
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insularity
the state of being isolated or detached
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penury
a state of extreme poverty or destitution
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perennial
lasting three seasons or more
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felicitous
exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style
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perfidious
tending to betray
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burnish
polish and make shiny
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inured
made tough by habitual exposure
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invective
abusive language used to express blame or censure
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flout
treat with contemptuous disregard
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irascible
quickly aroused to anger
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phlegmatic
showing little emotion
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foment
try to stir up
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laconic
brief and to the point
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dissemble
behave unnaturally or affectedly
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lassitude
a feeling of lack of interest or energy
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platitude
a trite or obvious remark
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propitiate
make peace with
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proscribe
command against
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stint
supply sparingly and with restricted quantities
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truculence
obstreperous and defiant aggressiveness
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quibble
evade the truth of a point by raising irrelevant objections
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striate
marked with stripes
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veracious
habitually speaking the truth
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quiescent
being quiet or still or inactive
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salubrious
promoting health
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verbose
using or containing too many words
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subpoena
a writ issued to compel the attendance of a witness
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recalcitrant
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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prevaricate
be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
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vituperative
marked by harshly abusive criticism
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supersede
take the place or move into the position of
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probity
complete and confirmed integrity
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recondite
difficult to penetrate
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refractory
stubbornly resistant to authority or control
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prodigal
recklessly wasteful
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tangential
of superficial relevance if any
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welter
a confused multitude of things
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solicitous
full of anxiety and concern
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soporific
sleep inducing
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zealot
a fervent and even militant proponent of something
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reprobate
a person without moral scruples
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specious
plausible but false
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torpor
a state of motor and mental inactivity

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