Core Vocab II: 51 - 100 Flashcards
1
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Diminutive
A
very small
2
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Minutiae
A
minor everyday details
3
Q
Exhort
A
to encourage, to urge
4
Q
Antipathy
A
strong dislike, ill will, enmity, rancorr
5
Q
digress
A
to depart from the subject
6
Q
Polarize
A
to create disunity, to create dissention
7
Q
nebulous
A
vague, cloudy, misty
8
Q
Ephemeral, Evanescent
A
brief, lasting for a short time
9
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predilection, propensity
A
a liking or preference for something, an inclinaiton
10
Q
capricious, mercurial
A
very changeable, volatile
11
Q
Boorish, uncouth, crass
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vulgar, characterized by crude behavior and deplorable manners, unrefined
12
Q
inuendo
A
a veiled reference
13
Q
stymie
A
to stop, to frustrate, to prevent
14
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adroit
A
having great skill, dexterous
15
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admonish
A
to earnestly caution