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Common Words 5 Flashcards

1
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Sanction

A

Give authority or permission to

A legal penalty for a forbidden action

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Precipitous

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Done with very great haste and without due deliberation

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3
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Resurgent

A

Rising again as to new life and vigor

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Ravenous

A

Extremely hungry; devouring or craving food in great quantities

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5
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Haphazard

A

Marked by carelessness; dependent upon or characterized by chance

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Audacity

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Aggressive boldness in social situations

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Subversive

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In opposition to an established system or institution

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Antithetical

A

Sharply contrasted in character or purpose

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Insolent

A

Rude and arrogant

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Reverent

A

Feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

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Munificent

A

Very generous

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Ostracize

A

Exclude from a community or group

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13
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Inveterate

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Habitual

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14
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Sycophant

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A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage

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Inscrutable

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Not easily understood; unfathomable

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Foment

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Try to stir up public opinion

17
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Arbitrary

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Based on a random, groundless decision

18
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Constituent

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A citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes
An abstract part of something

19
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Tempered

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Moderated in effect

20
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Myriad

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A large indefinite number

21
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Propitious

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Presenting favorable circumstances; likely to result in or show signs of success

22
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Arcane

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Requiring secret or mysterious knowledge

23
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Rescind

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Cancel officially

24
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Brazen

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Unrestrained by convention or propriety

25
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Scrupulous

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Characterized by extreme care and great effort

Having a sense of right and wrong; principled

26
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Prolific

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Intellectually productive

27
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Austere

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  1. Practicing self denial
  2. Unadorned in style or appearance
  3. Harsh in manner of temperament
28
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Hegemony

A

Dominance over a certain area

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