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Diagnostic Test Flashcards

1
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exiguous (adj)

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scanty; meager; small; slender:

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propitious (adj)

A

presenting favorable conditions; favorable:

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salubrious (adj)

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favorable to or promoting health; healthful:

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congruous (adj)

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appropriate or fitting; exhibiting harmony of parts

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conspicuous (adj)

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easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

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transcendent (adj)

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going beyond ordinary limits; surpassing; exceeding.

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ubiquitous (adj)

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existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresent:

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virtuous (adj)

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conforming to moral and ethical principles; morally excellent; upright:

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plebeian (adj)

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belonging or pertaining to the common people.

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arcane (adj)

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mysterious, obscure, secret

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pensive (adj)

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dreamily or wistfully thoughtful

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resplendent (adj)

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shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid:

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jocund (adj)

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cheerful; merry; gay; blithe; glad:

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pundit (noun)

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a learned person, expert, or authority.

2. a person who makes comments or judgments, especially in an authoritative manner; critic or commentator.

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pugilist (noun)

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a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.

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raconteur (noun)

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a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly.

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sybarite (noun)

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a person devoted to luxury and pleasure.

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prodigious (adj)

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extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.:

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farce (noun)

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a light, humorous play in which the plot depends upon a skillfully exploited situation rather than upon the development of character.

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effervescent (adj)

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someone with a lively personality.

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ominous (adj)

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portending evil or harm; foreboding; threatening; inauspicious:

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precipitous

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something very steep

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felicitous (adj)

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well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate:

24
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peripatetic (adj)

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walking or traveling about

25
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decorum (adj)

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dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress,

26
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fortify (verb)

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to protect or strengthen against attack; to make something stronger

27
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arbitrary (adj)

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subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one’s discretion:

28
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ostentatious (adj)

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characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others:

29
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curtail (verb)

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to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish.

30
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repose (noun)

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the state of being at rest

31
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countenance (noun)

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appearance, especially the look or expression of the face

32
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comportment (noun)

A

personal bearing or conduct; demeanor; behavior.

33
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gait (noun)

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a manner of walking, stepping, or running.

34
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pallor (noun)

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unusual or extreme paleness, as from fear, ill health, or death; wanness.

35
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desiccate (verb)

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to dry thoroughly; to dry up

36
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tumescent (adj)

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somewhat tumid (swollen); swelling

37
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bilious (adj)

A

peevish; irritable; cranky; extremely unpleasant or distasteful

38
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trenchant (adj)

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incisive (accurate) or keen, as language or a person; caustic; cutting:

39
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sully (verb)

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to soil, stain, or tarnish.

40
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flagrant (adj)

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shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: conspicuous

41
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garish (adj)

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crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration.

42
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petulant (adj)

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moved to or showing sudden, impatient irritation, especially over some trifling annoyance:

43
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formidable (adj)

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causing fear, apprehension, or dread:

44
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facile (adj)

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moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality:

45
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stupefy (verb)

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to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor

46
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strident (adj)

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making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking:

47
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servile (adj)

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slavishly submissive or obsequious (compliant or obeying); fawning:

48
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ravenous (adj)

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extremely hungry; famished; voracious:

49
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insatiable (adj)

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not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased:

50
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conspicuous (adj)

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easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable:

51
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caustic (adj)

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  1. capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.
  2. severely critical or sarcastic:
52
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incisive (adj)

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remarkably clear and direct; sharp; keen; acute:

53
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voracious (adj)

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  1. raving or consuming large quantities of food:
    “a voracious appetite.”
    2.exceedingly eager or avid:
    voracious readers; a voracious collector.
54
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Acrimony

Noun

A

Bitterness or ill-feeling

Ex: The Act would promote mediation, which is designed to reduce acrimony between the parties

55
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Petulant

Adj

A

Childishly sulky or bad-tempered

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