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Basic III Flashcards

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entice

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verb: get someone to do something through (often false and exaggerated) promises

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degrade

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verb: reduce in worth or character, usually verbally

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transitory

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adjective: lasting a very short time

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quandary

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noun: state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options

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elusive

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adjective: difficult to capture or difficult to remember

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malleable

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adjective: capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out
adjective: easily influenced

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boon

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noun: a desirable state; something helpful or beneficial
adjective: very close and convivial

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snide

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adjective: expressive of contempt; derogatory or mocking in an indirect way

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patronize

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verb: treat condescendingly

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plodding

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adjective: (of movement) slow and laborious

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archaic

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adjective: so old as to appear to belong to a different period

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ingenuity

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noun: the power of creative imagination

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disenfranchise

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verb: deprive of voting rights

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respite

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noun: a pause from doing something (as work)

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malady

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noun: a disease or sickness

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meander

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verb: to wander aimlessly

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morose

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adjective: ill-tempered and not inclined to talk; gloomy

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incessant

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adjective: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing

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resolve

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verb: reach a conclusion after a discussion or deliberation

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robust

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adjective: sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction

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deter

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verb: turn away from by persuasion
verb: try to prevent; show opposition to

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obdurate

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adjective: unable to be persuaded or moved emotionally; stubborn; unyielding

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autonomously

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adverb: acting independently; self-governing (of a country)

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inclement

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adjective: (of weather) unpleasant, stormy
adjective: (of persons or behavior) showing no mercy

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appreciable

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adjective: large enough to be noticed (usu. refers to an amount)

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impermeable

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adjective: does not allow fluids to pass through

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muted

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adjective: softened, subdued

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dearth

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noun: a lack or shortage

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advocate

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verb: speak, plead, or argue in favor of
noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

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jocular

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adjective: characterized by jokes and good humor

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disheartened

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adjective: made less hopeful or enthusiastic

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moot

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adjective: open to argument or debate; undecidable in a meaningless or irrelevant way

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discriminate

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verb: recognize or perceive the difference

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thwart

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verb: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

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apprehension

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noun: fearful expectation

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flounder

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verb: behave awkwardly; have difficulties

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consummate

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adjective: having or revealing supreme mastery or skill
verb: to make perfect and complete in every respect

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guffaw

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verb: laugh boisterously

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pithy

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adjective: concise and full of meaning

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fete

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verb: to celebrate a person

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impede

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verb: be a hindrance or obstacle to

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stolid

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adjective: having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited

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proponent

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noun: a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

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fledgling

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adjective: young and inexperienced
noun: any new participant in some activity

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renege

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verb: fail to fulfill a promise or obligation

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ornate

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adjective: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details

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raffish

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adjective: marked by a carefree unconventionality or disreputableness

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endemic

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adjective: native; originating where it is found

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ascendancy

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noun: the state that exists when one person or group has power over another

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avid

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adjective: marked by active interest and enthusiasm

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