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Diploma Words Flashcards

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Impermanence

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temporary

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Animate

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a state of vibrancy and liveliness

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Epigraph

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a short expression before the start of a text

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Complacency

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a kind of smug satisfaction

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5
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Metamorphosis

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a dramatic and striking change

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Albeit

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synonym for “although”

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Banal

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boring

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Appease

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to pacify or satisfy someone

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Infamous

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well known for a bad reason

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Modicum

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a small amount

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Arbitrary

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not based on coherent logic

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12
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Chronic

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reoccuring

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13
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Impeach

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to cast doubt on

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14
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Vernacular

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common language

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15
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Penchant

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a strong tendency for something

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16
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Acumen

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ability to make skilled decisions

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17
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Dystopia

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a society of great suffering or injustice

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Circumspect

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to be cautious or guarded

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Introspective

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to be pensive or reflective

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Reticent

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not revealing one’s thoughts or feeling readily

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Contrived

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artificial and fake

22
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Compulsion

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to be driven to do something - an incessant urge

23
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Prescriptive

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legally established or accepted over time

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Trivialize

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to make something seem less important

25
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Inhospitable

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harsh or difficult conditions to live in

26
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Interjection

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an abrupt remark or comment

27
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Animosity

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strong hostility against someone or something

28
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Unscrupulous

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showing no ethics or morals

29
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Chivalrous

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gallant or dramatically courteous behaviour by men towards women

30
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Disdain

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to stain the honour of; disgrace

31
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Obstinate

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stubborn: refusing to change one’s opinions

31
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Condescension

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an attitude of superiority

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Impediment

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a hindrance or obstruction in doing something

32
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Altruism

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selfless concern for the wellbeing of others

32
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Impotence

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inability to take action; helplessness

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Preconception

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having an established idea about someone or something

34
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Patronize

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to treat someone in a way that is apparently helpful but is actually superior

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Fallacy

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a mistaken belief, especially based on an unsound argument

36
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Imminent

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about to happen

37
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Tantalize

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to torment or tease someone with that which is unattainable

38
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Harangue

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a lengthy or aggressive speech; to lecture someone at length

39
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Synecdoche

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figure of speech in which a part represents the whole “I got some new wheels”

40
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Propensity

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an inclination or tendency to behave in a certain way

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Eccentric

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unconventional or slightly strange

41
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Propriety

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the condition of being right or fitting

42
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Aesthetic

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concerned with the appreciation of art or beauty

43
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Parenthetical

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those words which are in “parenthesis”

44
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Histrionics

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exaggerated dramatic behaviour designed to attract attention

45
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Diffident

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modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence

46
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Conciliatory

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to agree to; to satisfy

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Austerity

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sternness or severity in a manner of attitude

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