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Chapter 1: Core Vocabulary I Flashcards

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AMBIVALENT

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Having mixed or opposing feelings at the same time

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ANOMALY

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Deviation from the norm or what is expected;

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ANOMALOUS

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ATYPICAL, full of ANOMALIES

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SARCASTIC, SARDONIC, SNIDE

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Mocking, derisive, taunting, and 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

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DIFFIDENT, SELF-EFFACING

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Hesitant due to a lack of self-confidence; unassertive

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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

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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 of adornment

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ALTRUISM

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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

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AMBIGUOUS

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Unclear; uncertain; open to more than one interpretation; not definitive

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UPBRAID, REPROACH, CASTIGATE

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To express disapproval; scold; rebuke;
CENSURE

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NOSTALGIA

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A WISTFUL, sentimental longing for a place or 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 use; outmoded in design or
style

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AUSPICIOUS, PROPITIOUS

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Very favorable

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MOROSE

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Very depressed; DESPONDENT; mournful

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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 misrepresent; to prove to be false

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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 or exact opposite; extreme contrast; ANTIPODE

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ANTITHETICAL

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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; distant physically or emotionally; reserved; standing near but apart

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TRITE, HACKNEYED, BANAL, PLATITUDINOUS, INSIPID

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Unoriginal; commonplace; overused; CLICHÉD

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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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IMPLAUSIBLE

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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 a 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; agree; give in

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NAÏVE, GULLIBLE

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Unaffectedly simple; lacking worldly expertise; overly
CREDULOUS; unsophisticated

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AUTONOMY

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Independent; not controlled by others; self-governing

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AUTONOMOUS

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Acting independently, or having the freedom to do so

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FUTILE

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Completely useless; 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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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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