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Common Words II Flashcards

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meticulous

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adjective: marked by extreme care in treatment of details

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diffident

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adjective: showing modest reserve; lacking self confidence

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gossamer

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adjective: characterized by unusual lightness and delicacy

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eschew

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verb: avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of

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didactic

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adjective: instructive (especially excessively)

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fortuitous

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adjective: occurring by happy chance; having no cause or apparent cause

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aesthetic

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adjective: concerned with the appreciation of beauty
noun: a set of principles underlying and guiding the work of a particular artist or artistic movement

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torpor

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noun: inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

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culpability

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noun: a state of guilt

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cryptic

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adjective: mysterious or vague, usually intentionally

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querulous

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adjective: habitually complaining

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audacious

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adjective: willing to be bold in social situations or to take risks

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dogmatic

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adjective: highly opinionated, not accepting that one’s own beliefs may not be correct

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perfidy

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noun: an act of deliberate betrayal; a breach of a trust

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glut

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noun: an excessive supply
verb: supply with an excess of

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deferential

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adjective: showing respect

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decorous

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adjective: characterized by good taste in manners and conduct

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prescience

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noun: the power to foresee the future

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preclude

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verb: keep from happening or arising; make impossible

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superfluous

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adjective: serving no useful purpose
adjective: more than is needed, desired, or required

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obscure

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verb: make unclear
adjective: known by only a few

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apathetic

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adjective: marked by lack of interest

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platitude

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noun: a trite or obvious remark

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rustic

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adjective: characteristic of rural life; awkwardly simple and provincial

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volubility

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noun: the quality of talking or writing easily and continuously

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incisive

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adjective: having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

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dictatorial

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adjective: expecting unquestioning obedience; characteristic of an absolute ruler

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bucolic

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adjective: relating to the pleasant aspects of the country

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conspicuous

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adjective: without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

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impudent

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adjective: improperly forward or bold

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frivolous

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adjective: not serious in content or attitude or behavior

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culminate

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verb: to reach the highest or most decisive point

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reticent

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adjective: disinclined to talk, not revealing one’s thoughts

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gall

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noun: the trait of being rude and impertinent
noun: feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

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aesthete

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noun: one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature

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gainsay

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verb: deny or contradict; speak against or oppose

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concede

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verb: acknowledge defeat
verb: give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

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recondite

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adjective: difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

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mitigate

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verb: make less severe or harsh
verb: lessen the severity of an offense

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chortle

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verb: to chuckle, laugh merrily, often in a breathy, muffled way

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engender

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verb: give rise to

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germane

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adjective: relevant and appropriate

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exacerbate

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verb: make worse

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vociferous

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adjective: conspicuously and offensively loud; given to vehement outcry

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inexorable

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adjective: impossible to stop or prevent

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lambast

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verb: criticize severely or angrily

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entrenched

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adjective: fixed firmly or securely

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banal

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adjective: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse

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mawkish

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adjective: overly sentimental to the point that it is disgusting

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predilection

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noun: a strong liking

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