Comp I | Vocab Study Guide Flashcards

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What is amnesty?

A

Receiving a pardon, forgiveness, relief from a sentence.

(noun)

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What does intangible mean?

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Abstract, incapable of being touched, not a physical thing.

(adj.)

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Define rectitude.

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Behaving with integrity, good morals, sense of decorum.

(noun)

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What is an ordinance?

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Rule, law, public regulation, command.

(noun)

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What does ambiguous mean?

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Unclear, vague.

(adj.)

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What does it mean to devise?

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To formulate, to plan, to create.

(verb)

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What is the meaning of mundane?

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Ordinary, common, typical.

(adj.)

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Define lucid.

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Clear, easily understood, aware, coherent.

(adj.)

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What does complicit mean?

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Involved in, connected to in a (generally) negative way.

(adj.)

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What is the definition of surreal?

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Unbelievable, feels unreal, foreign, odd, bizarre.

(adj.)

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What does bedlam refer to?

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Chaos, state of uproar.

(adj.)

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What does lax mean?

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Lenient, laid back, not strict.

(adj.)

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What does it mean to abdicate?

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To give up, to concede a position of power.

(verb)

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What does belittle mean?

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Undermine, to humiliate, to make someone feel less than.

(verb)

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Define belligerent.

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Aggressive, stubborn, won’t give in, argumentative.

(adj.)

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What does benevolent mean?

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Kind, generous, good.

(adj.)

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What is the meaning of benign?

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Safe, harmless, gentle, good.

(adj.)

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What does candid mean?

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Natural, straightforward, honest, unstaged.

(adj.)

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What does it mean to cajole?

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Persuade through flattery.

(verb)

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What does capitulate mean?

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Give in, accept defeat.

(verb)

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What does debase mean?

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To lessen, to lower.

(verb)

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Define decorum.

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Manners, respect, properness.

(noun)

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What does efface mean?

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To destroy, to obliterate.

(verb)

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What does fabricate mean?

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To create, to make up.

(verb)

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What does affluent mean?
Wealthy, rich, upper class. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What does inherent mean?
Naturally, comes from within, born with it. ## Footnote (adj.)
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Define gamut.
Spectrum, range, sequence, variety. ## Footnote (noun)
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What does jovial mean?
Happy, cheerful. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What does ostracize mean?
Outcasted, to separate, to shun. ## Footnote (verb)
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What does vicarious mean?
To live through someone else's experiences, second-hand experience, indirect experience. ## Footnote (adj.)
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Define astute.
Smart, intelligent. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What does chagrin mean?
Embarrassment, shame. ## Footnote (noun)
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What does laudable mean?
Impressive recognition, commendable, praiseworthy. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What does abhor mean?
To despise, to hate. ## Footnote (verb)
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What does malevolent mean?
Bad, harmful, evil. ## Footnote (adj.)
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Define brevity.
Briefness, shortness. ## Footnote (noun)
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What is the epitome?
Definition of, example of, the standard of, ideal. ## Footnote (noun)
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What does fallible mean?
Failing, likely to fail, have a weakness. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What does exorbitant mean?
Large, extreme, excessive, lengthy. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What does nonchalant mean?
Chill, casual, unconcerned. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What does antiquated mean?
Old, outdated. ## Footnote (adj.)
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Define avarice.
Greed. ## Footnote (noun)
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What does austere mean?
Extremely bland, plain, simple. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What does defame mean?
Slander, harm, to bring down. ## Footnote (verb)
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What does pious mean?
Devoutly religious, holy. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What does requisite mean?
Required. ## Footnote (adj.)
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Define subservient.
Below the authority, lower ranking, obedient. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What is valor?
Bravery, courage. ## Footnote (noun)
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What does commendation mean?
An award, praise. ## Footnote (noun)
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What does culpable mean?
Guilty, liable, blameworthy. ## Footnote (adj.)
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What does decipher mean?
To decode, to determine. ## Footnote (verb)
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What does abstain mean?
To withdraw (from), to refrain, to go without. ## Footnote (verb)