Day 1 Flashcards

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Archaic / adj /

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Very old or outdated

Eg. The archaic meaning of the word.

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Formal / adj /

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Used for official or academic purpose
Eg. Formal language / formal meaning
[ ant ] informal

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Figurative 2 / adj /

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  1. Representing typical figure
    Eg. Figurative arts
  2. Giving secondary meaning
    Eg. The figurative meaning of a word is based on the primary meaning
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Prudent / adj / (of person / activity)

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Wise and sensible

Eg. Prudent person or activity

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Bland 2/ adj /

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  1. Primary meaning - tasteless
    Eg. Bland vegetables
  2. Figurative meaning- uninteresting / unexciting
    Eg. Bland movie
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Cognition 2 /n/

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  1. Proper understanding
2. consious mental activity [ TULR ]
T-Thinking
U-understanding
L-Learning
R- remembering
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Reticent 2 / adj /

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  1. Unwilling to speak
    Eg. I am reticent about my profession
  2. Unwilling
    Eg. I reticently chose this job
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Congenial 2 / adj /(of person or place)

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  1. Con-together/Conjunction, gen-person
    Very friendly to spend time with
    Eg. congenial classmates
  2. Very suitable (to pass time with)
    Eg. Library is a congenial place to study
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Brusque / adj /

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Short and impolite

Eg. Brusque reply

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Gregarious / adj /

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Greg-group/mass
Socialable / group oriented (enjoying company )
Eg. Gregarious person/animal

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Congenital / adj /

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By birth

Eg. Congenital blindness / disease

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Shy 3/ adj /

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  1. Coy
    Eg she is attractively shy
  2. Not confident
    Eg. A shy receptionist
  3. Easily frightened / timid
    Eg. Shy animal / bird / child
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Negligible / adj /

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Minor/insignificant (with little or no worth)

Eg. Negligible damage / amount of money

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Crucial / adj /

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Extremely important

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Trivial / adj /

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Minor/ insignificant

Eg. trivial matter

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While 2 / con /

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  1. During the time that

2. Although

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Ingenuous / adj / (usu. Of a woman)

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Simple and honest (willing to believe others / not opposing )
Eg. Ingenuous woman

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Ingenious / adj /

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In-into
Genius
Clever or inventive
Eg. Ingenious activity or mind

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Toothsome / adj/

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Delicious

Eg. Toothsome meal

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Popular 2 / adj /

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  1. Admired by many people
  2. Relating to many people
    Eg. popular misconception
    Popular sentiments
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Edible / adj /

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Ed-eat

Safe to eat

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Potable / adj /

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Pot-drink
Safe to drink
Eg. Portable water

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Potion / adj / (medicine, poison, magic )

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Liquid dose

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Bucolic / adj /

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Of the countryside

Eg. Bucolic scene

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Remarkable / adj /

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Very different from others therefore noticeable
Eg. Remarkable behavior of student

[ ant ] unremarkable

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Noteworthy / adj /

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Very important - that should be noticed

Eg. noteworthy suggestion

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Pastoral 3 / adj /

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  1. Of countryside
    Eg. pastoral song
  2. of the pasture
    Eg. Pastoral beauty
  3. Of the pastor (of church)
    Eg. Pastoral responsibility
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Spurious / adj /

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Seemingly true but false

Eg. Spurious reasoning

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Meandering / adj /

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Not straight

Eg. Meandering river/ path

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Hypothesis 3 / n /

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  1. guesswork
  2. claim based on incomplete or available evidence
  3. Claim based on suggested ideas

Suggested-not proven

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Research

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Careful study for something new

Eg. A research must be reliable, exhaustive, impartial and valid

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Impartial / adj /

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Unbiased ( not motivated by personal interest or ideology )

Eg. Impartial judgement

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Exhaustive / adj /

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Complete
Eg. Exhaustive research
Exhaustive teaching