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Barrons list 9 Flashcards

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Invocation

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Invocation means the act of appealing to a higher authority for help. (noun)

An example of invocation is when you turn to an authority for help in proving your point, invoking or relying on the authority.
An example of invocation is a prayer to God at the beginning of a service asking for help or a blessing.
An example of invocation is when you conduct a seance to call spirits forth.
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Retaliate

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Retaliate means to respond to a wrong by returning the wrong with an equally wrong action. (verb)

An example of to retaliate is for a person to punch someone who has hit him.

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Complicity

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Complicity means the state of being an accomplice or partner when doing something wrong. (noun)

An example of complicity is a person who helps someone else commit a crime.

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tangible

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Tangible means something that can be understood. (adjective)

An example of tangible is a scientific fact that is not disputed.
A tangible is a real thing that can have value. (noun)

An example of tangible is a car when discussing someone’s will.
adjective

a. Discernible by the touch; palpable: a tangible roughness of the skin.
b. Possible to touch.
c. Possible to be treated as fact; real or concrete: tangible evidence.
Possible to understand or realize: the tangible benefits of the plan.
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numismatist

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numismatist

noun
the study or collection of coins, medals, tokens, paper money, etc.

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list

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noun
An inclination to one side, as of a ship; a tilt.

To lean or cause to lean to the side: The damaged ship listed badly to starboard. Erosion first listed, then toppled the spruce tree.

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invoke

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To call on (a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration: “Stretching out her hands she had the air of a Greek woman who invoked a deity” (Ford Madox Ford).
To appeal to or cite in support or justification.
To call for earnestly; solicit: invoked the help of a passing motorist.
To summon with incantations; conjure.
To resort to; use or apply: “Shamelessly, he invokes coincidence to achieve ironic effect” (Newsweek).
Computer Science To activate or start (a program, for example).

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slither

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To slither is to move smoothly and unobtrusively along a surface, often with a twisting motion. (verb)

When a snake glides smoothly along the ground, twisting back and forth, this is an example of a time when the snake slithers.

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precedent

noun

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1- a. An act or instance that may be used as an example in dealing with subsequent similar instances.

b. Law A judicial decision that may be used as a standard in subsequent similar cases: a landmark decision that set a legal precedent.

2- Convention or custom arising from long practice: The President followed historical precedent in forming the Cabinet.

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gaunt

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Gaunt means looking thin, bony or sickly (adjective)

An example of gaunt is the appearance of someone who hasn’t eaten enough for many weeks.

Thin and bony; angular. See Synonyms at lean2.
Emaciated and haggard; drawn.
Bleak and desolate; barren.
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Dishearten

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Dishearten means to discourage or cause the loss of hope. (verb)

An example of to dishearten is to tell a person that he will never fulfill his dreams.
To shake or destroy the courage or resolution of; dispirit

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Ethereal

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Ethereal describes someone or something that is light, airy or heavenly. (adjective)

An example of ethereal is the voice of a person who seems to whisper when talking.
An example of ethereal is a party room decorated only with the color white, using soft fabrics such as netting and chiffon.

Characterized by lightness and insubstantiality; intangible.
Highly refined; delicate. See Synonyms at airy.
a. Of the celestial spheres; heavenly.
b. Not of this world; spiritual.
Chemistry Of or relating to ether.

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longevity

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1- a. Long life; great duration of life: His longevity vexed his heirs.
b. Length or duration of life: comparing the longevities of the two peoples.

2- Long duration or continuance, as in an occupation: had unusual longevity in the company; her longevity as a star.

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pan

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To pan is to criticize someone harshly or to movie a video camera back and forth. (verb)

An example of pan is when a movie critic gives a movie two thumbs down.
An example of pan is when you are filming a movie and you move the video camera from side to side to capture the whole screen.

Informal Severe criticism, especially a negative review: gave the film a pan.

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Scanty

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Scanty describes a small or insufficient amount, or clothing that is too revealing. (adjective)

When you have only one chip to eat and you are starving, this is an example of a serving of chips that would be described as scanty.
When you wear a short mini skirt and a shirt that shows off your belly and bust line, this is an example of clothing that would be described as scanty.,   meager
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unseemly

adj, adv

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adjective
not seemly; not decent or proper; unbecoming; indecorous
Not suited to the circumstances; inappropriate.

adverb
in an unseemly manner

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rebuff

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To rebuff is to reject someone or something in an abrupt way. (verb)

When someone asks you on a date and you turn them down by telling them you don’t like the way they dress, this is an example of a time when you rebuff.

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pulverize

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pulverize

to crush, grind, etc. into a powder or dust
to break down completely; demolish
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influx

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A flowing in: an influx of foreign capital.

A mass arrival or incoming: an influx of visitors to the  city; large   influxes of refugees.
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Clientele

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Clientele are the customers of a business or professional. (noun)

The regulars at a bar are an example of clientele.

The clients of a professional person or practice considered as a group.
A body of customers or patrons: a restaurant's clientele.
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Patent

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1-A patent is the right from the federal government to produce and sell something for a certain number of years without anyone copying it. (noun)
An example of patent is a protection against copying the production method used to create M&Ms.
2-Patent means protected by a government issued right allowing someone to make and sell a product or service for a certain amount of years without anyone being allowed to copy it. (adjective)
An example of patent is a protection afforded to the makers of Converse All Star sneakers.
3-Patent means to obtain a right to the producing and selling of a product that also stops anyone from copying it. (verb)
An example of patent is to contact the United States Patent and Trademark Office to get such a right.

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Wane

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Wane means to decrease in power, size or intensity. (verb)

An example of to wane is for the visible face of the moon to appear to be gradually growing smaller over many nights, changing from a full round shape to a thin crescent shape.
Wane is a period of decline in size or intensity. (noun)

An example of wane is the declining popularity and career of an old movie star.

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Jubilation

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Jubilation is a feeling of great happiness, triumph or joy. (noun)

The feeling of great happiness you feel on your wedding day or when your baby is born is an example of jubilation., exult

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Mete

v, n

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Mete means to hand out or measure. (verb)

An example of mete is to distribute a stack of handouts, one sheet to each student.

A mete is a limit or boundary. (noun)
An example of a mete is a city boundary.
s: allot

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rift

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A rift is a crack or opening, a distance between people, or a shallow part of a waterway. (noun)
An example of a rift is a separation between friends after a fight.
An example of a rift is a shallow part of a river.

To rift means to break or split open. (verb)
An example of to rift is to split apart pieces of wood.

*rift narrow opening in a large mass

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ramp

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A ramp is a sloped or curved surface that joins different levels. (noun)

An example of a ramp is how someone in a wheelchair would get onto a sidewalk from a street.
An example of a ramp is the sloping runway used to launch a boat into water from a trailer.
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Juncture

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Juncture is a specific point in time or a place where two things meet. (noun)

An example of juncture is a time when a problem becomes known.
An example of juncture is the corner of a street where two streets meet.

*A juncture is a crucial point in time when a decision must be made. At this juncture, a president might say, the government must decide whether to go ahead with war or to try to solve things diplomatically.

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perspicuous

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perspicuous

clear in statement or expression; easily understood; lucid

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devoid

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Devoid means lacking or without. (adjective)
An example of devoid is a desert having no water.

Completely lacking; destitute or empty:
ex a novel devoid of wit and inventiveness.

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prefigure

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To suggest, indicate, or represent by an antecedent form or model; presage or foreshadow:
ex The paintings of Paul Cézanne prefigured the rise of cubism in the early 20th century.

To imagine or picture to oneself in advance.

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Indicative

n, adj

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Indicative is a grammar term for a verb or a sentence that either makes a statement or asks a question. (noun)
An example of the indicative is the sentence, “The birds are singing.”
Indicative means a type of behavior that gives a suggestion or shows something. (adjective)
An example of indicative is a behavior, like a smile, that shows joy.
An example of indicative is sneezing and coughing that can be a sign of a cold.

*serving to indicate: symptoms indicative of anemia; an insignia indicative of high rank.

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sober

adj

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1-Sober means not intoxicated or subdued in personality or color. (adjective)
An example of sober is a person with a blood alcohol level of .0.
An example of sober is a person who always seems to have self-control of their feelings regardless of the situation.

2- Habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic liquors or drugs; temperate.

3- Plain or subdued: sober attire.
4-Devoid of frivolity, excess, exaggeration, or speculative imagination; straightforward: gave a sober assessment of the situation.
5- Marked by seriousness, gravity, or solemnity of conduct or character. 6-Marked by circumspection and self-restraint.

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bode

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To bode is to be a prediction of some particular outcome. (verb)

Getting into a huge argument with your spouse the night before your marriage is an example of something that doesn’t bode well for your future.
To be an omen of: heavy seas that boded trouble for small craft.
s, portend

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reparation

n

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1-The act or process of repairing or the condition of being repaired.
2-The act or process of making amends; expiation.
3-Something done or paid to compensate or make amends.
4-reparations Compensation or remuneration required from a defeated nation as indemnity for damage or injury during a war.
an example of a reparation is money paid for an item broken in a store.

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maraud

v, n

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to rove in search of plunder; make raids

transitive verb
to raid; plunder; pillage

noun
Archaic the act of marauding

Ex. marauding army

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meager

adj

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1-Deficient in quantity, fullness, or extent; scanty.
2-Deficient in richness, fertility, or vigor; feeble:
ex the meager soil of an eroded plain.
3-Having little flesh; lean.

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ceremonious

adj

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ceremonial
full of ceremony
characterized by conventional usages or formality; very polite
excessively formal or proper

Strictly observant of or devoted to ceremony, ritual, or etiquette; punctilious: “borne on silvery trays by ceremonious world-weary waiters” (Financial Times).

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vapid

adj

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Lacking liveliness, animation, or interest; dull:
ex vapid conversation.
Lacking taste, zest, or flavor; flat:
ex vapid beer.

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Immaculate

adj

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Immaculate describes someone or something that is free from mistakes, absolutely clean and without sin. (adjective)

Impeccably clean; spotless.
Free from stain or blemish; pure.
Free from fault or error: ex an immaculate record.
Having no markings.

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transpose

V

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To reverse or transfer the order or place of; interchange.
To put into a different place or order: transpose the words of a sentence.
Mathematics To move (a term) from one side of an algebraic equation to the other side, reversing its sign to maintain equality.
Music To write or perform (a composition) in a key other than the original or given key.
To render into another language.
To alter in form or nature; transform.

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exploit

n, v

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An exploit is a heroic act or an act worthy of praise. (noun)

An example of exploit is a journey to the top of a large mountain.
Exploit means to use someone or something to achieve one’s own purposes. (verb)

An example of exploit is to pretend to befriend an intelligent student in class for the sole purpose of copying his homework.

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sibylline

adj

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The adjective sibylline means “having a secret meaning” or “foretelling the future,” like a fortune teller whose crystal ball reveals a sibylline message about what will happen.

Adj resembling or characteristic of a prophet or prophecy
“a kind of sibylline book with ready and infallible answers to questions”

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spurn

v

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To spurn is to reject someone with contempt. (verb)

An example of spurn is when someone asks you out on a date and you are very rude when you decline.

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conservatory(conservatoire)

adj

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A room enclosed in glass, for growing and showing plants; noncommercial greenhouse

A school, or academy, of the fine arts, specif. of music

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malcontent

adj, n

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Dissatisfied with existing conditions.
noun
A chronically dissatisfied person.
One who rebels against the established system: “ex immature malcontents who have long since sold out to conformity” (John M. Wilson). , discontented

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killjoy

n

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killjoy grouch; spoilsport; one who intentionally spoils

the pleasure of others

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discourse

n, v

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The definition of discourse is a discussion about a topic either in writing or face to face. (noun)

An example of discourse is a professor meeting with a student to discuss a book.
Discourse means to talk about a subject. (verb)

An example of discourse is two politicians talking about current events.
A formal, lengthy discussion of a subject, either written or spoken., colloquy

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bifurcated

adj

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bifurcated divided into two branches; forked

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Lucrative

adj

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Lucrative describes something that can lead to a lot of profit or wealth or that has led to a great deal of profit or wealth. (adjective)

An example of lucrative was the invention of Facebook.

adjective: Producing wealth; profitable:
ex a lucrative income; a lucrative marketing strategy.

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qualms

adj

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A sudden, brief feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea
A sudden feeling of uneasiness or doubt; misgiving
A twinge of conscience; scruple
A sudden disturbing feeling: ex qualms of homesickness.

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