Barron's 333 List 3 Flashcards

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Gainsay

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v. Speak against, challenge, deny,

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Immutable

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adj. Fixed, Cannot be changed

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Maverick

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n. Rebel, Loner, Non-conformist

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Morose

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adj. Gloomy, Sad, Quiet

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Officious

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adj.

Objectionably aggressive in offering one’s unrequested or unwanted help; meddlesome; Obsolete, ready to serve

assertive of authority in a domineering way, especially with regard to trivial matters.

“the security people were very officious”

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Rescind

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v. Cancel out, Remove, Revoke;
Invalidated by higher authority: Repel

The farmers want the farm bills rescinded

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Venerate

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v. Revere, Respect for someone, Honor someone with act

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Belie

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v. To contradict, Disguise, to disguise the truth, to misinterpret

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Craven

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adj. Cowardly, Defeated

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Impervious

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adj.
Nor affected or bothered by something

Impenetrable

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Paucity

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n. Scarcity, Shortage, Deficit

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Delineate

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v.
To describe or portray with accuracy

Indicate exact position of (something)

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Futile

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adj. Useless, Hopeless

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Rarefied

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adj. Less dense; Known or understood by a small group of people: Esoteric, recondite

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Reprobate

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n. depraved, unprincipled person;

v. to disapprove, condemn

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Apathy

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n. Absence of emotion, interest or concern

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Burgeon

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v. To grow or develop quickly, flourish

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Contrite

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adj. Feeling/showing regret for bad behavior, Remorseful

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Effrontery

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n. Shameless boldness; Very confident attitude or way of behaving that is shocking or rude; Audacity, Cockiness, Impertinence
hindi: गुस्ताख़ी

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Gregarious

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adj. Friendly, Social

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Hyperbole

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n. Obvious and intentional exaggeration; Rhetoric; figure of speech not to be taken seriously;

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Innocuous

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adj. Harmless; Innocent; Inoffensive

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Malleable

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adj. Capable of being changed, bent or adapted

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Meticulous

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adj. very careful,diligent, attention to detail, scrupulous

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Pragmatic

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adj. Practical. realistic

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Repudiate

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adj.
to reject;
to say/show that (something) is unjust or not true;
refuse to acknowledge or pay
refuse to have anything to do with: disown

deny, rescind, reprobate

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Vacillate

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repeatedly changing opinions: indecisive, uncertain, oscillate

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Ambiguous

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Unclear, having more than one possible meaning

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Assuage

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v.
Make (unpleasant feeling) less intense; relieve, ameliorate
Satisfy, appease
Pacify

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Bolster

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v. to add to, support or uphold: strengthen, reinforce

eg: cushion

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Capricious

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adj. changeable, inconsistent, fickle;
not logical or reasonable - not able to predict, unpredictable

“a capricious climate”

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Caustic

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n. Severely critical or sarcastic

Corrosive

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Chicanery

Shi-ca-nery

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n. using trickery and deception to cheat

“He wasn’t above using chicanery to win votes”

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Deride

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v.
ridicule, insult, criticize, make fun of, mock

the decision was derided by environmentalists

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Disabuse

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v.
to free from error, misconception or fallacy

persuade (someone) that an idea or belief is mistaken.

“he quickly disabused me of my fanciful notions”

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Disparate

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adj.
different, eclectic, distinct

essentially different in kind; not able to be compared.

“they inhabit disparate worlds of thought”

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Dissemble

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v.
to hide your real intentions and feelings or the facts
“He had dissembled about the risks involved”

to put on the appearance of : SIMULATE
“She lay down and dissembled sleep”

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Equivocate

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v.
to use unclear language to deceive, mislead someone; to avoid committing oneself to what one says

use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; prevaricate

“the government have equivocated too often in the past”
“he seemed to equivocate when asked about his last job”

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Mitigate

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v.
to make less painful or severe; ameliorate
lessen the gravity of (an offence or mistake)

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Mollify

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v. to make less angry: calm, appease

reduce severity: assuage, mitigate