Direct Vocab 3 Flashcards
The third Direct Vocab deck continues to verify vocabulary knowledge. This level of knowledge is most helpful in confident elimination during sentence completion processes. It should also improve comprehension during passage reading.
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acquiesce
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(v.) to agree without protesting
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acrimony
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(n.) bitterness, discord
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acumen
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(n.) keen insight
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acute
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- (adj.) sharp, severe
- (adj.) having keen insight
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adamant
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(adj.) impervious, immovable, unyielding
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adept
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(adj.) extremely skilled
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adhere
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- (n.) to stick to something
- (n.) to follow devoutly
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admonish
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(v.) to caution, criticize, reprove
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adorn
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(v.) to decorate
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adroit
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(adj) skilled, dexterous
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adulation
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(n) extreme praise
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adumbrate
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(v) to sketch out in a general way
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adverse
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(adj) unfavorable, dangerous, antagonistic
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advocate
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(v) to argue in favor of something
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battery
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- (n.) a device that supplies power
- (n.) a location for heavy weapon armaments, such as a fortress
- (n.) a bodily attack; or crime related to a bodily attack
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beguile
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(v.) to trick, deceive
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behemoth
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(n.) something of tremendous power or size
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chide
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(v.) to voice disapproval
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choreography
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(n.) the arrangement of dances
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chronicle
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(n.) a written history
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chronological
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(adj.) arranged in order of time
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circuitous
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(adj.) roundabout
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circumlocution
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(n.) indirect and wordy language
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circumscribed
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(adj.) marked off, bounded
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circumspect
(adj.) cautious
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circumvent
(v.) to get around
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clairvoyant
(adj.) able to perceive things that normal people cannot
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clamor
(n.) loud noise
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clandestine
(adj.) secret
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cleave
(v.) to divide into parts
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demarcation
(n.) the marking of boundaries or categories
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demean
(v.) to lower the status or stature of something
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demure
(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved
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denigrate
(v.) to belittle, diminish the opinion of
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denounce
(v.) to criticize publicly
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deplore
(v.) to feel or express sorrow, disapproval
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depravity
(n.) wickedness
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deprecate
(v.) to belittle, depreciate
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derelict
(adj.) abandoned, run-down
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eloquent
(adj.) expressive, the quality of choosing words well, moving
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elucidate
(v.) to clarify, explain
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elude
(v.) to evade, escape
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emaciated
(adj.) very thin, enfeebled looking
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embellish
(v.) to decorate, adorn
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embezzle
(v.) to steal money by falsifying records
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emend
(v.) to correct or revise a written text
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fatuous
(adj.) silly, foolish
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fecund
(adj.) fruitful, fertile
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felicitous
(adj.) well suited, apt
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genial
(adj.) friendly, affable
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hapless
(adj.) unlucky
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impinge
(v.) to impact, affect, make an impression
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implacable
(adj.) incapable of being appeased or mitigated
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implement
(n.) an instrument, utensil, tool
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implicate
(v.) to involve in an incriminating way, incriminate
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implicit
(adj.) understood but not outwardly obvious, implied
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impregnable
(adj.) resistant to capture or penetration
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impudent
(adj.) casually rude, insolent, impertinent
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largess
(n.) the generous giving of lavish gifts
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latent
(adj.) hidden, but capable of being exposed
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manifest
(adj.) easily understandable, obvious
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manifold
(adj.) diverse, varied
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maudlin
(adj.) weakly sentimental
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negligent
(adj.) habitually careless, neglectful
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kudos
(n.) praise for an achievement
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obscure
(adj.) unclear, partially hidden
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obsequious
(adj.) excessively compliant or submissive
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penchant
(n.) a tendency, partiality, preference
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penitent
(adj.) remorseful, regretful
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penultimate
(adj.) next to last
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penurious
(adj.) miserly, stingy
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perfidious
(adj.) disloyal, unfaithful
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perfunctory
(adj.) showing little interest or enthusiasm
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permeate
(v.) to spread throughout, saturate
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pernicious
(adj.) extremely destructive or harmful
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perplex
(v.) to confuse
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perspicacity
(adj.) shrewdness, perceptiveness
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raze
(v.) to demolish, level
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rebuke
(v.) to scold, criticize
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recalcitrant
(adj.) defiant, unapologetic
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recapitulate
(v.) to sum up, repeat
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reciprocate
(v.) to give in return
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reclusive
(adj.) solitary, shunning society
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reconcile
(v.) to return to harmony
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rectitude
(n.) uprightness, extreme morality
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redoubtable
(adj.) formidable
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scintillating
(adj.) sparkling
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scrupulous
(adj.) painstaking, careful
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scurrilous
(adj.) vulgar, coarse
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sedentary
(adj.) sitting, settled
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semaphore
(n.) a visual signal
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tenuous
(adj.) having little substance or strength
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terrestrial
(adj.) relating to the land
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timorous
(adj.) timid, fearful
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tirade
(n.) a long speech marked by harsh or biting language
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toady
(n.) one who flatters in the hope of gaining favors
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uncanny
(adj.) of supernatural character or original
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variegated
(adj.) diversified, distinctly marked
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vehemently
(adv.) marked by intense force or emotion
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veneer
(n.) a superficial or deceptively attractive appearance, facade
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whimsical
(adj.) fanciful, full of whims
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zenith
(n.) the highest point, culminating point
