Chapter 1 English vocab Flashcards
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aviary
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a place where birds are kept
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“corporal” punishment
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relating to the body
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brevity
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shortness of duration
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fatuous
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foolish or stupid
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“grave” matters
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significantly serious
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“gravity” of the situation
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the condition of being serious
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levity
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a lack of seriousness
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mundane
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dull and ordinary
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“provincial” attitude
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having narrow or limited concerns or interests
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such matters were not in his “province”
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a subject or area of interest that a person knows about or is involved in
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temporal
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of or relating to time (as opposed to eternity)
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ursine
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characteristic of a bear
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urban
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relating to the city
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urbane
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polite and polished; fashionable
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“vacuous” expression
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showing lack of intelligence or substance
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verbose
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wordy
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vulgar
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lacking in good taste
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sanitarium
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place for the care & treatment of people recovering from illness
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cordiality
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sincere affection and kindness
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mentality
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a particular way of thinking
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temporary
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not permanent
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“vocal” in their complaints
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expressing opinions in a public and forceful way
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“civil” ceremony
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established by law (i.e. non-religious, legal ceremony)
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“civil” engineer
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of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs, or ways
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"civil" disobedience
the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power
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civility
polite, reasonable, respectful behaviour
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"terminal" illness
eventually leading to death
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atrocious
very evil or cruel
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sanitary
of or relating to good health or protection from dirt/disease
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corpus
collection of writings, poems, etc.
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"formal" dinner
following or according with established form, custom, or rule
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oval
something with the shape of an egg
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senility
the physical & mental infirmity of old age
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"proprietary" rights
of or like that of an owner; relating to an owner
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terminus
the end of something
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vulgarity
the quality or state of not having good taste, manners, politeness, etc.
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recession
a period of reduced economic activity
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decedent
dead person
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concession
the act of accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat
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unprecedented
not done or experienced before
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cursive
flowing, joined writing
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incursion
an entering in or into (as an activity or undertaking)
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cursory
done quickly/rapidly
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concurrence
the state of agreeing with someone or something
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concurrent
happening at the same time
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"deduction" made from evidence
the act or process of using logic or reason to form a conclusion or opinion about something
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induction
the formal act or process of placing someone into a new job or position
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traduce
to tell lies about (someone)
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frangible
readily or easily broken
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fractious
causing trouble; hard to manage or control
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infringement
an encroachment or trespass on a right or privilege
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infraction
an act that breaks a rule or law
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collusion
secret cooperation for an illegal or dishonest purpose
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illusion
something that looks or seems different from what it is
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elusive
hard to understand or capture
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prelude
something that comes before and leads to something else
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remote
small in degree; far away
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commotion
an agitated/noisy disturbance
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emote
to express emotion in a very dramatic or obvious way
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incontinent
lacking self-restraint; not being under control
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pertinacious
stubbornly tenacious; adhering resolutely to an opinion, purpose, or design
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pertinent
relating to the thing that is being thought about or discussed
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during his "tenure"
the amount of time that a person holds a job, office, or title
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detention
the act of detaining or holding back; the state of being kept in prison
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sedentary
doing or involving a lot of sitting
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assiduous
showing great care, attention, and effort
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insidious
causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed
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obession
a state in which someone thinks about someone/something constantly or frequently
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supersede
to take the place of (replace)
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assessment
the act of making a judgement about something
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subsidence
to sink or fall down to the bottom
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went off on a "tangent"
diverging from an original purpose or course
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contingent
depending on something else that might or might not happen
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tactile
relating to the sense of touch
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intangible
not made of physical substance
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contiguous
touching along a boundary or at a point
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introvert
a reserved or quiet person
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inadvertent
not intended or planned
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perverse
wrong or different in a way that others feel is strange/offensive
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subvert
to overturn or overthrow from the foundation
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obverse
the opposite; a counterpart having the opposite orientation or force
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subsidize
to help someone or something pay for the costs of (something)
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subsidiary
owned or controlled by another company
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an "untenable" position to take
not capable of being defended against attack or criticism
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sedimentary
made from material that sinks to the bottom of a liquid
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residual
remaining after a process has been completed or something has been removed
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concede
to give away (something), usually grudgingly or hesitantly
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excursus
an appendix or digression (at end of a book)
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seductively
in a manner that is attractive/alluring or tempting
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contingency
something that might, but is not certain to, occur
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averse
having an active feeling of repugnance or distaste
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transverse
lying or made across something
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traverse
to move across (an area)
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ductile
capable of being pulled or drawn out into a wire or thread
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conducive
making it easy, possible, or likely for something to happen or exist
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motility
the state of exhibiting or being capable of movement
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extemporize
to do something without special preparation (i.e. improvise)
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contemporaneous
existing or happening during the same time
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extemporaneous
composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment
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temporize
to act to suit the time or occasion
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tempus fugit
time flies
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"capsule" history
an extremely brief condensation
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indignant
feeling or showing anger because of something unjust or unworthy
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deign
do something that one considers to be beneath one's dignity
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aggregate
taking all units as a whole (adj.); to join or combine into a single group (verb)
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egregious
conspicuously bad
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invidious
tending to cause discontent, animosity, or envy; of an unpleasant or objectionable nature
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diligence
careful and continued hard work
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eloquent
marked by forceful and fluent expression
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rectitude
moral integrity; the state of being correct in judgement
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elocution
the art of effective public speaking
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interlocutory
made during the progress of a legal action and not final or definitive
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circumlocution
evasion in speech (using unnecessarily large # of words to express an idea)
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loquacious
full of excessive talk
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odious
full of hatred
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odium
hatred and condemnation accompanied by loathing or contempt
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ennui
boredom
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imprecation
curse (i.e. offensive word or phrase)
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deprecate
to express disapproval of
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incorrigible
incapable of being corrected or amended; unruly
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obsequious
marked by or exhibiting a fawning attentiveness
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undulant
rising and falling in waves
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undulate
to move or be shaped like waves
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undulating
having a wavy appearance
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redundancy
an act or instance of needless repetition
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visionary
having or marked by foresight and imagination
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providential
of, relating to, or determined by providence (i.e. divine guidance or care)
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improvidence
the state of not foreseeing and providing for the future
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Providence
divine guidance or care (i.e. God guiding human destiny)
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visualization
the act of putting into visible form, or formation of mental visual images
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purview
the range or limit of authority, competence, responsibility, concern, or intentions; range of vision, understanding, or cognizance
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obsequies
a funeral or burial rite
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regimen
a regular course of action designed to improve & maintain health
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"provisional" government
serving for the time being (temporary)
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operational
ready for or in condition to undertake a destined function
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illegible
not able to be read or deciphered
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illegal
not according to or authorized by law
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colloquy
a discussion/conversation
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gregarious
sociable; marked by or indicating a liking for companionship
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allocate
to apportion for a specific purpose or to particular persons or things
