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Barron's list Flashcards

1
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Abate

A

subside , or moderate

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aberrant

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abnormal, or deviant

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Abeyance

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suspended action

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4
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abscond

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leave hurriedly and secretly

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5
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abstemious

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eating and drinking sparingly, temperate

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Admonish

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Reprove or warn

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7
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adulterate

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make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances

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aesthetic

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artistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful

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aggregate

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gather; accumulate

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10
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alacrity

A

cheerful promptness; eagerness

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11
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alleviate

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relieve

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12
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amalgamate

A

combine

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13
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ambiguous

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unclear or doubtful in meaning

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14
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ambivalence

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the state of having mixed feelings

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15
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ameliorate

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improve

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anachronism

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time related word

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17
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analogous

A

comparable

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18
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anarchy

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absence of governing body; state of disorder: dominating

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anomalous

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abnormal, different from the usual

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apathy

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indifference

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21
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antipathy

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aversion, dislike

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22
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appease

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pacify, soothe

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23
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apprise

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inform

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24
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approbation

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praise: approval

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25
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Appropriate (verb)

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acquire; take possession of for one’s own use typically without permission

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arduous

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strenuous: hard

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27
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artless

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without guile; open and honest

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28
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ascetic

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severe or strict in manner and attitude; practicing self-denial: AUSTERE

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Assiduous

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diligent

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assuage

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ease or lessen (pain); satisfy (hunger); soothe (anger)

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31
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attenuate

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make thin or weaken

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32
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audacious

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daring, bold

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austere

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severe or strict in manner and attitude

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autonomous

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self governing/ independent

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35
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banal

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hackneyed; commonplace; trite; lacking originality

36
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aver

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declare, claim, assert

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belie

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contradict; give a false impression

38
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beneficent

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generous or doing good

39
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bolster

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support; reinforce

40
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bombastic

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pompous; using inflated language

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boorish

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rude; insensitive

42
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burgeoning

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grow forth; send out buds

43
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buttress

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support; prop up

44
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burnish

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make shiny by rubbing; polish

45
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capricious

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unpredictable; fickle

46
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castigate

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punishment; severe criticism

47
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catalyst

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an agent that helps increase the pace in some process

48
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caustic

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burning; sarcastically biting

49
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chicanery

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deception: trickery

50
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coagulate

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changing state from solid to semi solid: congeal; clot;

51
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coda

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the ending part of a movement or a piece; summarises or concludes

52
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cogent

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clear, logical, and convincing

53
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commensurate

A

equal

54
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compendium

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brief, comprehensive summary

55
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complaisant

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trying to please; overly polite; obliging

56
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complaisant

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trying to please; overpolite; agree to everything without protest

57
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compliant

A

conforming to requirements

58
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conciliatory

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likely to pacify, reconciling; soothing

59
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confound

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puzzled; confused

60
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condone

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accept what is wrong; forgive; give a tacit approval

61
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connoisseur

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art expert; specially in taste

62
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contention

A

heated disagreement

63
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contentious

A

quarrelsome

64
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contrite

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repentant; penitent; remorseful

65
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trite

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banal, hackneyed, nothign new

66
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conundrum

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difficult problem, riddle

67
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converge

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approach; tend to meet; come together

68
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convoluted

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tortuous, coiled around, circuitous

69
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craven

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coward

70
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daunt

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intimidate; frighten

71
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decorum

A

orderliness

72
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default

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failure to pay, act

73
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deference

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polite submission and respect

74
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delineate

A

depict, show

75
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denigrate

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disrespect

76
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deride

A

mock/ disrespect

77
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derivative

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unoriginal; obtained from another source

78
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desiccate

A

dry up

79
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desultory

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lacking enthusiasm, plan or purpose; AIMLESS

80
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DETERRENT

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hindrance

81
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diatribe

A

warning/scolding

82
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dichotomy

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split into 2 parts esp. comtradictory ones

83
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diffidence

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shy

84
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diffuse

A

spread, wordy, rambling

85
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digression

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deviate

86
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dirge

A

lament with music

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