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Common Words III Flashcards

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Juxtapose

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Place side by side for contrast

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Refractory

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Stubbornly resistant to authority or control

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Immutable

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not able to be changed

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Mollify

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to make something angry less angry, placate

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Insidious

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working in a subtle but destructive way

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Tantamount

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being essentially equal to something

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Eminent

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standing above others in quality or position

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Frustrate

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hinder or prevent ( the efforts, plans or desires of)

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Tenacious

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stubbornly unyielding

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Unequivocal

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admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion

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Contrive

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to pull off a plan or scheme, usually through skill or trickery

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Derivative

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not original but drawing strongly on something already in existence, usually in reference to a creative product

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Negligible

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so small as to be meaningless insignificant

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Fallacious

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of a belief that it is based on faulty reasoning

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Precocious

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characterized by or a characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in the mental aptitude)

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Itinerant

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traveling from place to place to work

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Ephemeral

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lasting a very short time

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Avaricious

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excessively greedy

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Staunch

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firm and dependable , especially in loyalty

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Travesty

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an absurd presentation of something, a mockery

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Disaffected

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discontented as toward authority

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Panache

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distinctive and showing elegance, flamboyant confidence of style or manner.

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Ascetic

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practicing self denial, noun- one who practices great self-denial

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Elucidate

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make clearer and easier to understand

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Abstain

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choose not to consumer or take part in (particularly something enjoyable)

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Forlorn

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marked by or showing hopelessness

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Incongruous

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lacking in harmony or compatibility or appropriateness

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Jingoism

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fanatical patriotism

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Subsume

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contain or include, consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle

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Languid

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not inclined towards physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

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Delineate

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describe in detail

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Guileless

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free of deceit

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Circumvent

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cleverly find a way out of one’s duties or obligations

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Denotes

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to be a sign or indication of; have as a meaning

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Apathy

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an absence of emotion or enthusiasm

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magnanimous

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noble and generous in spirit, especially towards a rival or someone less powerful

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Spurious

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plausible but false

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Ameliorate

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to make something bad better

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Quotidian

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found in the normal course of events

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Jubilant

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full of high spirited delight because of triumph or success

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Eclectic

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comprised of a variety of styles

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Heretic

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a person who holds unorthodox opinions in any field (not merely religion)

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Rudimentary

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being in the earliest stages of development; being or involving basic facts or principles

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Haughty

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having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

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Derive

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come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, reason by deduction, establish by deduction

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Vilify

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spread negative information about

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Supplant

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to take the place or move into the position of, supersede and replace.

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Vehement

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marked by extreme intensity or emotions or convictions

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Belligerent

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characteristic of one eager to fight

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Treacherous

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tending to betray, dangerously unstable and unpredictable

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