BOX 1 Flashcards
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abate
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subside or moderate
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aberrant
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abonormal or deviant
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abeyance
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suspended action
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abscond
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depart secretly and hide
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abstemious
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sparing in eating and drinking
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admonish
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warn; reprove
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adulterate
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to make impure by adding inferior or tainted substances
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aesthetic
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arstistic; dealing with or capable of appreciating the beautiful
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aggregate
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sum; total; gather; accumulate
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alacrity
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cheerful promptness; eagerness
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alleviate
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relieve
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amalgamate
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combine; unite in one body
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ambiguous
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unclear or doubtful in meaning
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ambivalence
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the state of having cotradictory or conflicting emotional attitudes
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ameliorate
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improve
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anachronism
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something or someone misplaced in time
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analogous
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comparable
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anarchy
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absence of governing body; state of disorder
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anomalous
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abnormal; irregular
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antipathy
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aversion; dislike
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apathy
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lack of caring; indifference
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appease
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pacify; soothe
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apprise
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inform
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approbation
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approval
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appropriate
acquire; take possession of for one's own use
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arduous
hard; strenuous
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artless
open and honest
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ascetic
practicing self-denial; austere
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assiduous
diligent
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assuage
ease; lessen (pain)
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attenuate
make thin; weaken
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audacious
bold
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austere
strict; stern
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autonomous
self-governing
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aver
state confidently
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banal
trite; hackneyed; commonplace
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belie
contradict; give a false impression
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beneficient
kindly; doing good
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bolster
support; reinforce
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bombastic
pompous; using inflated language
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boorish
rude; insensitive
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burgeon
flourish; grow forth; send out buds
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burnish
make shining by rubbing; polish
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buttress
support
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cacophonous
discordant; inharmonious
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capricious
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviour; unpredictable; fickle; incalculable
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castigation
punishment; severe criticism
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catalyst
agent that brings about a chemical change while it remains unaffected and unchanged
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caustic
burning; something biting
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chicanery
trickery; deception
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coagulate
thicken; congeal; clot
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coda
concluding section of a musical or literary composition
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cogent
convincing
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commensurate
equal in extent
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compendium
brief; comprehensive summary
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complaisant
trying to please; obliging
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compliant
yielding
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concilatory
reconciling; soothing
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condone
overlook; forgive; give tacit approval; excuse
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confound
confuse; puzzle
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connoiseur
person competent to act as a judge of art
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contention
claim; thesis // heated disagreement
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contentious
quarrelsome
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contrite
repentent; penitent; feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong
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conundrum
riddle; difficult problem
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converge
come together
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convoluted
coiled around; involved; intricate
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craven
cowardly
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daunt
intimidate
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decorum
propriety; orderliness
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default
failure to do
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deference
courteous regard for another's wish
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delineate
portray
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denigrate
blacken
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deride
scoff; ridicule; make fun of
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derivative
unoriginal; obtained from another source
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desiccate
dry up
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desultory
aimless; haphazard; digressing at random
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deterrent
something that discourages; hindrance
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diatribe
bitter scolding; invective; denunciation
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invective
insulting, abusive, or highly critical language
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dichotomy
branching into two parts; split
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diffidence
shyness
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diffuse
wordy; rambling; spread out (like a gas)
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digression
wandering away from the subject
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dirge
lament with music
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disabuse
correct a false impression; undeceive
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discerning
mentally quick and observant; having insight
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discordant
inharmonious; conflicting
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discredit
defame; destroy confidence; disbelieve
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discrepancy
lack of consistency; difference
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discrete
separate; unconnected
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disingenuous
not naive; sophisticated
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disinterested
unprejudiced
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disjointed
disconnected
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dismiss
eliminate from consideration; rejected
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disparage
belittle
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disparate
different; unrelated
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dissemble
disguise; pretend
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disseminate
distribute; scatter (like seeds); spread
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dissolution
disintegration; looseness in morals
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dissonace
discord
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distend
expand; swell out
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distill
purify; refine; concentrate
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diverge
vary; go in different directions from the same point
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divest
strip; deprive; rid oneself of (a business interest or investment)
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dogmatic
opinionated arbitrary; doctrinal
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dormant
sleeping; lethargic; torpid (mentally or physically inactive // lethargic)
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torpid
lethargic
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dupe
someone easily fooled
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ebullient
showing excitement; over-flowing with enthusiasm
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eclectic
selective; composed of elements drawn from disparate sources
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efficacy
power to produce desired effect
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effrontery
shameless boldness
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elegy
poem or song expressing lamentation
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elicit
draw out by discussion
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embellish
adorn
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empirical
based on experience
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emulate
rival; imitate
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endemic
prevailing among a specific group of people in a specific area or country
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enervate
weaken
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engender
cause; produce
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enhance
increase; improve
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ephemeral
fleeting; short-lived
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equanimity
calmness of temperament
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equivocate
use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself; lie; mislead; attempt to conceal the truth
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erudite
learned; scholarly
