Chapter 1 (1-50) Flashcards by Phuong Bui | Brainscape

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AMBIVALENT

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mixed feelings

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ANOMALY

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a deviation from the norm

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SARCASTIC, SARDONIC, SNIDE

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mocking, derisive comment

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DEARTH, PAUCITY

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a scarcity or shortage

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PRATTLE

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to babble incessantly

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WRY

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dry humor

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UNCONVENTIONAL, UNORTHODOX

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not ordinary or typical

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PAINSTAKING, METICULOUS, EXACTING

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highly detailed

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AUDACIOUS

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very bold; daring

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INDIFFERENT, APATHETIC

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lack of interest or concern

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DIFFIDENT

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lacking self-confidence

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PRAGMATIC

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practical, sensible

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EVOCATION

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an imaginative re-creation

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PRESUMPTUOUS

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overbearing; impertinently bold

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RECALCITRANT

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very stubborn, defiant

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BOON

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a timely benefit

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BANE

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a source of harm

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CLANDESTINE, SURREPTITIOUS

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secretive; covert; not ABOVEBOARD

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AFFABLE, AMIABLE, GENIAL, GREGARIOUS

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agreeable; friendly

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AUSTERE

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bare; not ORNATE

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AUSTERITY

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enforced economy

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ALTRUISTIC

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unselfish concern for others

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AMBIGUOUS

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unclear; not definitive

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UPBRAID, REPROACH, CASTIGATE

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to scold; rebuke

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NOSTALGIA

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a sentimental longing for the past

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CONJECTURE

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an inference

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OBSOLETE, ARCHAIC, ANTIQUATED

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no longer in use

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AUSPICIOUS, PROPITIOUS

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very favorable

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MOROSE

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very depressed

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IMPASSE

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failure to reach an agreement

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ANACHRONISM

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not in the proper time period

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BELIE

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to give a false impression

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MITIGATE, MOLLIFY, ASSUAGE, ALLEVIATE

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to relieve; to lessen; to ease

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COVET

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to strongly desire; to crave

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ANTITHESIS, ANTITHETICAL, ANTIPODAL

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direct opposite

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PROTOTYPE

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an original model

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ALOOF

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detached; reserved

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TRITE, HACKNEYED, BANAL, PLATITUDINOUS, INSIPID, PEDESTRIAN

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commonplace

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ANTEDECENT, FORERUNNER, PRECURSOR

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a preceding event

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PLAUSIBLE

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believable

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IMPLAUSIBLE

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unbelievable

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PRUDENT

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careful; cautious

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AESTHETIC

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an appreciation of what is beautiful or attractive

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PARADOX

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a seeming contradiction that expresses a truth

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ENIGMATIC, INSCRUTABLE

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mysterious; baffling

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ACQUIESCE

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to comply

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NAIVE, GULLIBLE, CREDULOUS

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unsophisticated

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AUTONOMOUS

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independent

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FUTILE

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doomed to failure

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INDIGENOUS, ENDEMIC

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native to an area

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UBIQUITOUS, PREVALENT

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everywhere; widespread

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PANDEMIC

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widespread epidemic

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FORTITUDE

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strength of mind