Basic Flashcards

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Tedious

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boring, dull

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Reminiscence

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a spoken or written story about the events you remember

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Belie

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to contradict, give a false idea; show something cannot be true

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Speculation

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the act of guessing w/o knowing the fact

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Robust

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strong, durable, tough

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Bolster

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to improve something by making stronger

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Porous

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full of holes

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Implausible

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difficult to believe

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Antiquated

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old-fashioned,not suitable for the modern world

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Translucent

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not transparent, but clear enough to allow light to pass through

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Somber

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gloomy, sad and serious

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Incongruous

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incompatible, inappropriate

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Pretentious

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pompous, trying to seem more important than you really are

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Quixotic

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foolishly idealistic

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Novel

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new, different and unusual

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Obtuse

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slow or unwilling to understand things

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Scope

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range of things that a subject or activity deals with

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Debunk

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to show that an idea or a belief is false

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Consistent

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having the same belief or behavior

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Yield

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the amount of something that is produced

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Inference

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something that you think is probably true

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Jot

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to write quickly

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Stipulate

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to say that something must be done when you are making an agreement

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Myriad

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frequent, a great number

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Dearth

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a lack of something

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Amiss

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having a problem

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Imply

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to suggest that something is true w/o saying it directly

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Intimate

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to make people understand what you mean w/o saying it directly

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Luminary

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someone who is very famous or respected for his skills

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Prompt

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to make people say or do something as a reaction

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Seminal

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containing new ideas and influential

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Contention

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a belief or opinion that someone expresses; disagreement

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Preeminent

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much more powerful and important than many others

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Militate

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to prevent something

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Explicitly

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expressed in a way that is really clear

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Absolve

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to say publicly that someone is not guilty for something

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Assess

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to make a judgment after thinking carefully

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Receptive

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willing to consider new ideas or opinions

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Eschew

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to deliberately avoid doing, using, or having something

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Omit

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to not include something deliberately or by accident

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Encompass

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to include a wide range of ideas, subjects, etc.

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Intrinsic

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being a part of the nature or character of someone or something

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Petulant

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behaving in an impatient way like a child

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Tempestuous

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involving a lot of difficulties and strong emotions

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Arrogate

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to claim you have a particular right, position w/o having it

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Mercurial

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changing mood suddenly; quick and lively

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Pliant

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flexible, easily controlled by other people

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Restrained

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calm behavior; not too brightly decorated

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Instigate

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to start trouble by persuading someone to do something bad; to start a process

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Frenetic

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fast, exciting and not very organized