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Day 10 Flashcards

1
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condense or shorten

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abridge

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2
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sharpness

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acuity

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3
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Kinship

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affinity

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4
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consequences; outcome; upshot

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aftermath

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5
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destroy

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annihilate

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6
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book of literary selections by various authors

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anthology

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7
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(1) pacify or soothe; (2) relieve

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appease

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8
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acquire; take possession of for one’s own use

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appropriate

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9
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manually skilled worker; craftsman, as opposed to artist

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artisan

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10
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not identical on both sides of a dividing central line

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asymmetric

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11
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rude; insensitive

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boorish

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12
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unlimited; vast

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boundless

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13
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charm or enthrall

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captivate

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14
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blindly devoted patriot

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chauvinist

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15
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prudent; cautious

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circumspect

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16
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outwit; baffle

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circumvent

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17
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close tightly; grasp

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clench

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18
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use of force to get someone to obey

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coercion

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19
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equal in extent

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commensurate

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20
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suggested or implied meaning of an expression

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connotation

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21
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(1) compress or shrink; (2) establish by agreement; (3) incur an obligation; (4) catch a disease

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contract

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22
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crucial point

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crux

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23
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skeptical or distrustful of human motives

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cynical

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24
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neat; skillful

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deft

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25
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condemn; criticize

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denounce

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26
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expressing a low opinion

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derogatory

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27
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unpopulated

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desolate

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28
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aimless; haphazard; digressing at random

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desultory

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29
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notorious; conspicuously bad or shocking

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egregious

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30
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correct: correct by a critic

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emend

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31
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based on experience

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empirical

32
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not essential; superfluous

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extraneous

33
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free; disentangle

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extricate

34
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rejoice

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exult

35
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pretend

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feign

36
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rash

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foolhardy

37
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wild

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frantic

38
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seriousness

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gravity

39
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dangerous

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hazardous

40
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drive or force onward

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impel

41
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tireless

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indefatigable

42
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(1) move someone to do something by persuasion; (2) bring about; (3) conclude through inductive reasoning

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induce

43
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essential; inherent; built-in

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intrinsic

44
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unalterable; irreversible

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irrevocable

45
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language used by a special group; technical terminology; gibberish

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jargon

46
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lying; habitually dishonest

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mendacious

47
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ill luck

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mischance

48
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pertaining to memory

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mnemonic

49
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sameness leading to boredom

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monotony

50
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beginner

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novice

51
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all-powerful

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omnipotent

52
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burden; responsibility

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onus

53
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short, simple story teaching a moral

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parable

54
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condition, state (especially a bad state or condition); predicament

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plight

55
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aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious

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polemical

56
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(1) very heavy, and possibly awkward because of its heaviness; (2) tedious and lacking fluency or grace

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ponderous

57
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excuse

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pretext

58
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multiply; spread

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propagate

59
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idealistic but impractical

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quixotic

60
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teasing; bantering; mocking; curious

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quizzical

61
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bitterness; hatred

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rancor

62
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fundamental reason or justification; grounds for an action

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rationale

63
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occurring again and again

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recurrent

64
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reparation; indemnification

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restitution

65
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inclined to cruelty

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sadistic

66
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division: split

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schism

67
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(1) hide away; (2) produce and release a substance into an organism

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secrete

68
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defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements

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slander

69
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(1) efficacious; (2) supreme or paramount; (3) self-governing

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sovereign

70
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supply; allotted amount; assigned portion of work

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stint

71
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perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy

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subtlety

72
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(1) unnecessary; (2) excessive; overabundant

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superfluous

73
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(1) impressionable; easily influenced; (2) having little resistance, as to a disease; receptive to

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susceptible

74
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painful physical or mental labor; drudgery; torment

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travail

75
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give up a claim or right voluntarily; refrain from enforcing; postpone considering

A

waive

Academic Writing Vocab (10 decks)

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