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Chapter 1: Communication - Vocabulary Flashcards

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Abberrant

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Deviant, abnormal

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Abrogate

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Annul, revoke

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Abysmal

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Endless, immense

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Accretion

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Addition, expansion

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Acolyte

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Admirer, fan

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Acrimonious

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Sarcastic

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Adroit

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Skillful

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Aeon

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Infinitely long time

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Allegory

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Symbolic story

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Arcane

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Esoteric or obscure

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Aver

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Allege

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Banal

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Ordinary

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Berceuse

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Lullaby or peaceful music

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Capacious

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Spacious or vast

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Capricious

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Flighty, impulsive

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Cataclysm

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Catastrophe

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Catharsis

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Purging or venting

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Cerulean

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Blue (like the sky)

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Convival

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Festive, merry

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Copious

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Abundant

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Denigrate

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Defame, slander

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Deprecate

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Condemn, criticize

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Desuetude

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Period of disuse

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Diffident

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Reserved, insecure

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Dilatory

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To cause delay

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Doltish

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Moronic

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Draconian

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Cruel, harsh

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Ebullient

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Sparkling

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Edifice

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Building, structure

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Eleemosynary

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Charitable

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Empirical

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Pragmatic

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Encomium

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Praise, tribute

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Enervate

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To tire, debilitate

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Epicurean

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Connoisseur

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Epithet

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A disparaging term

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Erudite

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Learned, scholarly

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Esoteric

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Confidential, obscure

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Expiate

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To make amends

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Expository

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Explanatory

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Fastuous

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Arrogant, ostentatious

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Fatuous

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Foolish, silly

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Flagellate

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To punish by whipping

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Fortuitous

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By luck, accidental

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Gambol

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Cavort, play

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Garrulous

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Halcyon

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Harbinger

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Forerunner, herald

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Heterogeneous

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Diverse, varied

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Iconoclastic

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Ignominious

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Degrading, shameful

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Imbue

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To endow, to infuse

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Impugn

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Indolent

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Ineffable

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Indescribable

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Inertia

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Failure to move

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Innocuous

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Insipid

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Dull, empty

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Irascible

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Cantankerous, ornery

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Lascivious

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Lecherous, lustful

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Loquacious

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Talkative, verbose

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Lyceum

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Hall for public lectures

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Magnanimous

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Malapropism

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Misuse of a word

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Mendacity

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Mendicant

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A parasite, mooches

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Morass

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Quagmire, awkward or complex hazardous situation

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Myopic

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Lacking forsight

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Neolithic

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Nemesis

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Downfall, ruin

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Nescience

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Nettle

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Numinous

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Mysterious, spiritual

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Obdurate

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Officious

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Nosey, obtrusive

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Ossify

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To become rigid

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Ostensible

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Panacea

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Panoply

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Ceremonial array

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Paradox

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Contradiction

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Pejorative

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To belittle, make worse

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Percipient

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Discerning

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Peremptory

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Unchallengeable

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Perspicuous

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Perfunctory

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Superficial, routine

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Pique

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Arouse interest, provoke

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Platitude

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Plebeian

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Common, crude

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Plenary

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