Communications 1 Flashcards
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abrogate
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annul, revoke
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aberrant
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deviant, abnormal
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abysmal
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endless, immense
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accretion
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addition, expansion
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acolyte
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admirer, fan
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acrimonious
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caustic, sarcastic
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adroit
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skillful, clever
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aeon
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infinitely long time
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allegory
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symbolic story, parable
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amulet
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charm, ornament
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aperture
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opening, hole
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arcane
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esoteric, obscure
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assay
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analyze
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aver
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allege, claim
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baleful
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evil, sinister
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banal
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ordinary, trite
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berceuse
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lullaby, tranquil music
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capacious
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spacious, vast
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capricious
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flighty, impulsive
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cataclysm
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catastrophe
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catharsis
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purging, venting
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cerulean
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as blue as the sky
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convivial
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festive, merry
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copious
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voluminous, abundant
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denigrate
defame, slander
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deprecate
condemn, criticize
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desecrate
dishonor, contaminate
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desuetude
period of disuse
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diffident
reserved, insecure
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dilatory
causing delay
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doltish
moronic
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draconian
cruel, harsh
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ebullient
effervescent, sparkling
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edifice
building, structure
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efface
annul, erase
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eleemosynary
charitable
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empirical
pragmatic
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encomium
praise, tribute
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enervate
to tire, to debilitate
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epicurean
connoisseur, gourmet
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epithet
a disparaging term
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erudite
learned, scholarly
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esoteric
confidential, obscure
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exacerbate
worsen, intensify
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expiate
make amends, repent
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expository
explanatory
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fastuous
arrogant, ostentatious
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fatuous
foolish, silly
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ferret (out)
to hunt (search) for
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flagellate
to punish by whipping
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fortuitous
by luck, accidental
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gambol
cavort, play
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garrulous
talkative
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halcyon
golden, happy
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harbinger
forerunner, herald
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heterogeneous
diverse, varied
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iconoclastic
dissident
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ignominious
degrading, shameful
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imbue
to endow, to infuse
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impugn
attack
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indolent
lazy
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ineffable
indescribable
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inertia
failure to move
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innocuous
harmless
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insipid
dull, empty
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integral
essential
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intrinsic
inherent
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irascible
cantankerous, ornery
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lascivious
lecherous, lustful
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loquacious
talkative, verbose
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lyceum
hall for public lectures
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magnanimous
generous
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malapropism
misuse of a word
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mendacity
lies (falsehoods)
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mendicant
a parasite, moocher
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metamorphosis
transformation
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metaphor
symbol
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morass
quagmire/ swamp
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myopic
lacking foresight
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neolithic
outmoded
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nemesis
downfall, ruin
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nescience
ignorance
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nettle
irritate
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numinous
mysterious, spiritual
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obdurate
stubborn
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officious
nosey, obtrusive
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omniscient
all-knowing
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ossify
to become rigid
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ostensible
apparent
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panacea
cure-all
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panoply
ceremonial array
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paradox
contradiction
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pejorative
belittle, make worse
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percipient
discerning
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peremptory
unchallengeable
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perspicuous
clear
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perfunctory
superficial, routine
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pique
arouse, provoke
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platitude
cliche
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plebian
common, crude
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plenary
full, complete
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pleonastic
redundant
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precipitous
headlong, impulsive
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proclivity
inclination
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profligate
spendthrift
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prognosticate
predict
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propitious
favorable
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promulgate
announce
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pugnacious
antagonistic
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punctilious
careful, by the rules
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rapacious
fierce, savage
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raze
demolish
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rectitude
righteousness
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refraction
deflection of light
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relume
rekindle
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remittent
recurring
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remunerate
compensate
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reparation
indemnification
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replicate
duplicate
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requite
repay
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reticulation
network
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rudimentary
elementary, basic
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riparian
re natural waterway
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rhetoric
discourse
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ruminate
ponder, reflect
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salubrious
promoting health
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sardonic
mocking, sarcastic
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sedulous
diligent
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senescent
aging, becoming old
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servile
subservient
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similitude
counterpart
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stellar
star-like, outstanding
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temerity
audacity
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tenacious
persistent, dogged
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tenets
principles
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timorous
mousy
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umbrage
shadows, hint
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vapid
boring, dull
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veracity
truthfulness
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vicissitude
changing fortunes
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venal
mercenary
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venerate
revere
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veracity
truthfulness
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vicinal
local
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vilify
defame
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virulent
deadly, toxic
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visceral
from deep within
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vitiate
to make faulty, debase
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vituperate
berate
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vociferous
boisterous
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volatile
explosive
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voluble
talkative
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voracious
insatiable
