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Chapter 2: Core Vocabulary II Flashcards

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DIMINUTIVE

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Very small

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TRIVIAL

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Trifling; unimportant; insignificant

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MINUTIAE

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Minor everyday details

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EXHORT

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To encourage; urge; give a pep talk; IMPLORE

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ANTIPATHY

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Strong dislike; ill will; the state of DETESTING someone; ENMITY;
RANCOR

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DIGRESS

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To depart from a subject; wander; ramble

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TENACIOUS

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Characterized by holding fast; showing great determination in holding on
to something that is valued

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INDULGENT

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Characterized by excessive generosity; overly tolerant

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POLARIZE

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To create disunity or dissension; to break up into opposing factions or
groups; to be DIVISIVE

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NEBULOUS

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Vague; cloudy; misty; lacking a fully developed form

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ANALOGY

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A similarity or likeness between things—events, ideas, actions, trends—that
are otherwise unrelated

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ANALOGOUS

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Comparable or similar in certain respects

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EPHEMERAL, FLEETING

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Very brief; lasting for a short time

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PERENNIAL

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Returning year after year; enduring

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PENCHANT, PREDILECTION

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A liking or preference for something; an

INCLINATION; PROPENSITY

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CAPRICIOUS, MERCURIAL

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Very changeable; fickle; characterized by constantlyshifting

moods

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BOORISH, UNCOUTH, CRASS

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Vulgar; characterized by crude behavior and

deplorable manners; unrefined

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INDIGNANT

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Characterized by outrage at something that is perceived as unjust

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INNUENDO

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A veiled reference; an insinuation

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THWART, STYMIE

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To stop; to frustrate; to prevent

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ADROIT, DEFT, ADEPT

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To have or show great skill; DEXTEROUS; nimble

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ADMONISH

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To earnestly caution; to warn another to avoid a course of action

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INCONTROVERTIBLE

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Indisputable; beyond doubt

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VORACIOUS, RAVENOUS

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A huge appetite that cannot be satisfied; INSATIABLE

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CALLOUS

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Emotionally hardened; insensitive; unfeeling

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INTREPID, UNDAUNTED

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Courageous, resolute, and fearless

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NONCHALANT

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Having an air of casual indifference; coolly unconcerned

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CONVOLUTED

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Winding, twisting, and therefore difficult to understand; intricate

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ITINERANT

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Migrating from place to place; NOT SEDENTARY

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POIGNANT

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Moving; touching; heartrending

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IMPETUS

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A stimulus or encouragement that results in increased activity

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BUCOLIC, RUSTIC, PASTORAL

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Characteristic of charming, unspoiled countryside

and the simple, rural life

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EQUANIMITY

A

Calmness; composure; even-tempered; poise

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PANACHE, VERVE, FLAMBOYANCE

A

Great vigor and energy; dash, especially in

artistic performance and composition; ÉLAN

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PROVOCATIVE

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Provoking discussion; stimulating controversy; arousing a reaction

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PLACID, SERENE

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Calm or quiet; undisturbed by tumult or disorder

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FORTUITOUS

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Of accidental but fortunate occurrence; having unexpected good fortune

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DISPEL

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To drive away; scatter, as to DISPEL a misconception

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AMALGAM

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A mixture; a blend; a combination of different elements

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VIABLE, FEASIBLE

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Both mean capable of being accomplished; possible

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ANGUISH

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Agonizing physical or mental pain; torment

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INTEMPERATE

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Lacking restraint; excessive

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TEMPERATE

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Exercising moderation

and restraint

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SUPERFICIAL

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Shallow; lacking in depth; concerned with surface appearances

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LAUD, EXTOL, TOUT, ACCLAIM

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To praise; applaud

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DISMISSIVE

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Showing INDIFFERENCE or disregard; rejecting

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DISPARAGE

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To speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle

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POMPOUS

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Filled with excessive self-importance; pretentious; ostentatious; boastful

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CRYPTIC

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Having a hidden or AMBIGUOUS meaning; mysterious

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SUBTLE

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Difficult to detect; faint; mysterious; likely to elude perception

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DISPARITY

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An inequality; a gap; an imbalance

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CURTAIL

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To cut short or reduce

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INNOCUOUS

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Harmless; not likely to give offense or to arouse strong feelings or
hostility; not INIMICAL

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DIATRIBE, TIRADE

A

A bitter abusive denunciation; a thunderous verbal attack

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