Day 1 Flashcards

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Zeal

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Great favor or enthusiasm for a cause or a person

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Ardent

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Very passionate

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Fanatical

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Excessively devoted

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Fervid

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Passionate, deeply enthusiastic

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Fervent

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Passionate and deeply enthusiastic

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Perfervid

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Passionate and deeply enthusiastic

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7
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Ambiguous

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Hard to understand, open to several interpretations

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Equivocal

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Allowing for several different meanings
Undecided
Having mixed feeling

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Opaque

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Dull or stupid
Not allowing light to pass through
Hard to understand

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Analogous

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Comparable

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Tantamount

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Equivalent

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12
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Anoint

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Sprinkle oil

Make something sacred

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Keen

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Sharp or piercing
Very perceptive or mentally sharp
Intense ( of a feeling)
Wailing or moaning

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Acumen

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Keen Quick

Accurate insight or judgment

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15
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Shrewd

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Having or showing sharp power of judgement

Malicious

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Astute

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Shrewd

Very perceptive

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Percipicaty

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Acuteness of perception

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18
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Innocuous

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Harmless

Inoffensive

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19
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Benign

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Harmless

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20
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Intractable

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Difficult to control, manage or manipulate

Hard to cure or stubborn

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21
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Intransigent

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Stubborn

Hard to control

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22
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Obdurate

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Stubborn

Hard to control

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23
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Obstreperous

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Noisy

Difficult to control

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24
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Tractable

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Compliant

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Intrinsic
Belonging to the essential nature of a thing
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Inherent
Existing as permanent Essential Intrinsic
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Innate
Inborn - born with it | Natural
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Virtual
Existing only in the mind or by the means of a computer network but not officially
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Nominal
In name only | Opposite of virtual
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Vintage
Related to items of high quality from a previous era Old fashioned Antique The wine of a particular year
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Veracity
Truthfulness | Accuracy
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Probity
Honesty | Integrity
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Verisimilitude
Having the appearance of truth
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Verity
The quality of being true
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Voracious
Wanting a great quantity of food Or Engaging in an activity with great eagerness
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Chauvinism
Fanatical patriotism | Undue or biased devotion to a group
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Bigot
Obstinately prejudiced person
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Xenophobia
Fear of foreigners
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Jingoism
Extreme chauvinism plus the warlike foreign policy
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Castigate
Criticize severely | Punish in order to correct
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Excoriate
Berate severally | Wear the skin off
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Caustic
Capable of corroding metal or burning the skin | Very critical or sarcastic
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Acerbic
``` Harsh or severe ( way of speaking Sour taste (food) ```
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Acrid
Unpleasantly bitter | Pungent
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Astringent
Causing Biting severe A sling cleaning fluid that clears pores
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Wary
Watchful Motivated by caution Guard against danger
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Vigilant
Keenly watchful | Alert in order to guard against danger
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Chary
Synonymy of wary | - to guard against danger
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Leery
Suspicious or wary
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Whimsical
Marked or motivated by whims (odd or fanciful ideas ) Unpredictable Erratic
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Capricious
Given to a sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behaviors Unpredictable (synonym of whimsical)
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Arbitrary
Captions Having no basis Unreasonable
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Lark
A quest for amusement or adventure
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Mercurial
``` Fickle Erratic Changing mood Animated Lively ```
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Volatile
Varying Inconstant Tending to violence Explosive
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Inconstancy
Fickleness Unreliability The state of changing without a good reason
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Erratic
Inconsistent Wandering Having no fixed cottage
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Jocular
Joking or giving to joke all the time Jolly Playful
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Droll
Funny in an odd way
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Wagging
Humorous in a playful or mischievous manner
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Risible
Provoking laugher though being ludicrous
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Ludicrous
Foolish Unreasonable Out of place as to be amusing