Basic 7 Flashcards

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Chivalrous

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Being attentive to women like an ideal knight

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2
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Amply

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More than is adequate

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3
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Perquisite

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A right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (esp a hereditary or official right)

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4
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Miscreant

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A person who breaks the law

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5
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Antiquated

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Old-fashioned; belonging to an earlier period in time

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6
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Compound

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Make more intense, stronger, or more marked

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7
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Aphorism

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A short instructive saying about a general truth

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8
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Provisional

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Under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon

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9
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Cumbersome

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Difficult to handle or use especially because of size or weight

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10
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Inkling

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A slight suggestion or vague understanding

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11
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Complementary

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Enhancing each other’s qualities (for two things or more)

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12
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Decimation

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Destroying or killing a large part of the population

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13
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Convivial

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Describing a lively atmosphere

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14
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Debunk

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Expose as false ideas and claims, especially while ridiculing

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15
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Champion

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To fight for a cause

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16
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Colossal

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So great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe

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17
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Vie

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Compete for something

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18
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Relegate

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Assign to a lower position

19
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Hamper

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Prevent the progress or free movement of

20
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Qualm

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Uneasiness about the fitness of an action

21
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Resignation

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The acceptance of something unpleasant that can’t be avoided

22
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Snub

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Refuse to acknowledge; reject outright and bluntly

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Laborious

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Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

24
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Cosmopolitan

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Comprising many cultures; global in reach and outlook

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Carping

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Persistently petty and unjustified criticism

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Paradoxical

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Seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true

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Balk

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Refuse to comply

28
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Constraint

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Something that limits or restricts

29
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Futile

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Producing no result or effect; unproductive of success

30
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Excruciating

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Extremely painful

31
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Boorish

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Ill-mannered and coarse or contemptible in behavior or appearance

32
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Creditable

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Deserving of praise but not that amazing

33
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Deliberate

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Think about carefully; weigh the pros and cons of an issue

34
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Vanquish

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Come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

35
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Abysmal

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Extremely bad

36
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Evasive

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Avoiding or escaping from difficulty or danger or commitment

37
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Besiege

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Harass, as with questions or requests; cause to feel distressed or worried

38
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Obliging

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Showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others

39
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Discreet

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Careful to protect one’s speech or actions in order to avoid offense or draw attention

40
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Dispatch

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The property of being prompt and efficient

Dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently

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Sordid

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Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; foul and run-down and repulsive

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Inarticulate

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Without or deprived of the use of speech or words

43
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Malodorous

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Having an unpleasant small

44
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Staid

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Characterized by dignity and propriety