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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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1
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Deference

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Reverence
Respect
Put off to a later time
Postpone

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Galvanize

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To excite or inspire someone into action

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Equivocal

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Confusing or ambiguous
Not easily or definitely understood

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Veracious

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Truthful

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Censure

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To express strong disapproval

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Vindicate

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To clear of accusation, blame, suspicion or doubt with supporting arguments or proof

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Taciturn

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Quiet

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Loquacious

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Talkative

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Placated

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Calmed

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Misnomer

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Inaccurate name
A wrong or inaccurate name or designation

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Capricious

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Unpredictable

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Didactic

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Instructive (especially excessively)
Condescending
In the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to appear patronizing

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13
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Belies

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Masks

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Obsequious

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Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree
Ass licker

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Sycophantic

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Obedient to a servile degree
Obsequious

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Insipid

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Dry
Lacking flavour
Weak or tasteless

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Congenial

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Friendly

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18
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Proclivity

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Tendency

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Puerile

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Childish

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Cursory

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Hasty and therefore not thorough or detailed
Ill-conducted

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Parochial

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Narrowly restricted in scope or outlook

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Calumny

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Making a false statement meant to injure someone’s reputation
Slanders

23
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Undermine

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To weaken

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Ambivalent

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Mixed or conflicting emotions about something

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Laconic

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(describes a person, speech or style of writing) using very few words

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Craven

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Cowardly

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Benign

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Harmless (of a disease)
Gentle and kindly

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Banal

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Unoriginal, boring
So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring

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Ingenuous

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Childlike, naive

30
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Diatribe

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Bitter speech

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Demurred

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Hesitated
Objected

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Amenable

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Open to
Can be persuaded or convinced

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Disinterested

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Unbiased
Fair

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Incredulous

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Dubious
Disbelieving
Doubtful

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Ameliorated

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Reduced

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Audacious

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Courageous

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Aggrandize himself

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Inflate his reputation

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Diffident

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Shy
Timorous

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Antipathy

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Loathing
Hatred

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Abated

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Diminished

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Fervid

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Intensely enthusiastic or passionate especially to an excessive degree
Hot, burning or glowing

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Cogent

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Clear, logical and convincing
Sound

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Artless

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Unskilled
Naive
Plain
Lacks experience

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Arcane

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Mysterious or secret

45
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Chicanery

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Deceitfulness

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Gentrified

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(of a formerly poor urban area) changed in character by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants

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Desultory

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Random

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Verbose

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Talks too much
Wordy

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Prodigal

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Wastefully extravagant

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Assuaged

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Decrease
Mitigated

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Contends

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Asserts

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Abjure

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Reject

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Ascetic

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Austere
Practicing self-denial

54
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Copious

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A lot

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