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Common Words IV Flashcards

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Discrete

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adj- constituting a separate entity or part

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Opaque

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adj- not clearly understood or expressed

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Eradicate

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verb to completely destroy

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Forthcoming-

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adj- available when required or as promised; at ease in talking with others

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5
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Refute

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verb- prove to be false or incorrect

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Reconcile

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verb- make one thing compatible with another

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Adamant

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adj- refusing to change one’s mind

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Petulant

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adj- easily irritated or annoyed

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Exacting

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adj requiring and demanding accuracy

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Exalt

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verb- praise or glorify

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11
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Ingratiate

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verb- gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts.

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Pundit-

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noun- somebody who has been admitted to membership in a scholarly field

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13
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Apocryphal

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adj- being of questionable authenticity

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Bumbling

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adj lacking physical movement skills, especially with the hands

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Unscrupulous

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adj - without scruples or principles

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Espouse

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verb- to adopt or support an idea or cause

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Ignoble

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adj- dishonorable

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Largess-

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noun- extreme generosity and giving

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Pragmatic

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adj- guided by practical experience and observation rather than theory

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Decorum

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noun- propriety in manners and conduct

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Contingent

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noun- a gathering of persons representative of some larger groups -adg- dependent on (usually used with upon)

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Laudable

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adj- worthy of high praise

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Expound

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verb- add details or explanation; clarify the meaning; state in depth

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Temperance

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noun- the trait of avoiding excess

25
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soporific

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adj- inducing mental lethargy; sleep inducing

26
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Burgeon

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verb- grow and flourish

27
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Idiosyncrasy

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noun- a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

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Tortuous

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adj- marked by repeated turns and bends; not straightforward

29
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Indifference

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-noun- the trait of seeming not to care

30
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Acerbic

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adj- harsh in tone

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Iconoclastic

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adj- defying tradition or convention

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Copious

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adj - in abundant supply

33
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Underscore

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give extra weight to (a communication)

34
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Construe

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verb-interpreted in a particular way

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Provincial

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adj- characteristic of a limited perspective; not fashionable or sophisticated

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Aberrant-

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markedly different from an accepted norm

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Myopic-

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adj- lacking foresight or imagination

38
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Incorrigible

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adj- impervious to correction by punishment

39
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Denigrate

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verb- charge falsely or with malicious intent; attack the good name or reputation of someone

40
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Hackneyed

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adj- lacking significance through having been overused

41
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Implausible

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adj- describing a statement that is not believable

42
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Abstruse

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adj- difficult to understand, incomprehensible

43
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Ostentatious

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adj- intended to attract notice and impress others, tawdry and vulgar

44
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Admonitory

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adj- serving to warn; expressing reproof or reproach, especially as a corrective

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Blatant

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adj- without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious

46
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Implacable

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incapable of making less angry or hostile

47
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Pedantic

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marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning, especially its trivial aspects

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Intransigent

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adj- unwilling to change one’s beliefs or course of action

49
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Confound

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to cause confusion, mistake one thing for another

50
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Exonerate

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verb- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges

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