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Chapter 1: Core Vocabulary I Flashcards

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Anomaly

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Deviation from the norm or what is expected

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed or opposing ideas at the same time

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Sarcastic, Sardonic, Snide

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Mocking; derisive; taunting; stinging

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Dearth, Paucity

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A scarcity or shortage of something

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Prattle

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To speak in a foolish manner; to babble incessantly

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Wry, Droll

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Dry; humorous with a clever twist and a touch of irony

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Unconventional, Unorthodox

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Not ordinary or typical; characterized by avoiding customary conventions and behaviors

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Meticulous, Painstaking, Fastidious

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Extremely careful; very EXACTING

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Audacious

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Fearlessly, often recklessly daring; very bold

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Indifferent, Apathetic

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Marked by a lack of interest or concern; NONCHALANT

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Diffident, Self-effacing

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Hesitant due to a lack of self-confidence; unassertive; shy; retiring

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Pragmatic

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Practical; sensible; NOT idealistic or romantic

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Evocation

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An imaginative re-creation of something; a calling forth

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Presumptuous

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Taking liberties; brashly overstepping one’s place; impertinently bold; displaying EFFRONTERY

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Recalcitrant

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Stubbornly resistance and defiant; OBSTINATE; OBDURATE; REFRACTORY; disobedient

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Boon

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A timely benefit; blessing

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Bane

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A source of harm and ruin

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Clandestine, Surreptitious

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Secret; covert; not open; NOT ABOVEBOARD

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Affable, Amiable, Genial, Gregarious

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Agreeable; marked by a pleasing personality; warm and friendly

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Austere

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Having no adornment or ornamentation; bare; not ORNATE

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Austerity

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Great self-denial, economy, discipline; lack or adornment

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Altrusim

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Unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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Ambiguity

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The quality or state of having more than one possible meaning; doubtful; EQUIVOCAL

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Upbraid, Reproach, Castigate

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To express disaproval; to scold; to rebuke; to CENSURE

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Nostalgia

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A WISTFUL, sentimental longing for a place of time in the past

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Conjecture

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An inference based upon guesswork; a SUPPOSITION

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Obsolete, Archaic, Antiquated

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No longer in used outmoded in design or style

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Auspicious, Propitious

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Very favorable

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Gaffe

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A blunder; a faux pas; a clumsy social or diplomatic error

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Impasse

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A deadlock; stalemate; failure to reach an agreement

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Anachronism

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The false assignment of an event, person, scene, or language to a time when the event, person, scene, or word did not exist

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Belie

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To contradict; to prove false, used of appearances that are misrepresentative

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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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Covetous

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Grasping, greedy, eager to obtain something; AVARICIOUS

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Antithesis

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The direct of exact opposite; extreme contrast; ANTIPODE

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Anthithetical

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Exactly opposite; ANTIPODAL

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Prototype

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An original model; an initial design

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Aloof

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Detached; distance physically or emotionally; reserved; standing near but apart

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Trite, Hackneyed, Banal, Platitudinous, Insipid

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Unoriginal; commonplace; overused; CLICHED

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Antecedent

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A preceding event; a FORERUNNER; a PRECURSOR

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Plausible

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Believable; credible

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Implausbile

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Unbelievable; incredible

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Prudent

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Careful; cautious; sensible

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Aesthetic

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Relating to the nature of beauty, art, and taste; having a sense of what is beautiful, attractive, or pleasing

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Paradox

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A seemingly contradictory statement that nonetheless expresses the truth

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Enigmatic, Inscrutable

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Mysterious; puzzling; unfathomable; baffling

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Acquiesce

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To comply; to agree; to give in

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Naive, Gullible

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Unaffectedly simple; lacking worldly expertise; overly CREDULOUS; unsophisticated; immature; inexperienced; INGENUOUS

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Autonomy

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Independence; self-governance

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Autonomous

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Acting independently, or having the freedom to do so; not controlled by others; self-governing

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Futile

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Completely useless; doomed to failure; in vain

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Indigenous, Endemic

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Native to an area

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Ubiquitous, Prevalent

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Characterized by being everywhere; omnipresent; widespread; PERVASIVE

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Pandemic

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An epidemic that is geographically widespread and affects a large proportion of the population

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Fortitude

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Strength of mind that allows one to endure pain or adversity with courage

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