Direct Vocab 4 Flashcards
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aerial
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(adj.) somehow related to the air
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aesthetic
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(adj.) artistic, related to the appreciation of beauty
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affable
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(adj.) friendly, amiable
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affinity
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(n.) a spontaneous feeling of closeness
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affluent
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(adj.) rich, wealthy
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affront
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(n.) an insult
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aggrandize
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(v.) to increase or make greater
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aggregate
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- (n.) a whole or total
- (v.) to gather into a mass
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aggrieved
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(adj.) distressed, wronged, injured
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agile
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(adj.) quick, nimble
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agnostic
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(adj.) believing that the existence of God cannot be proven or disproven
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agriculture
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(n.) farming
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aisle
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(n.) a passageway between rows of seats
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alacrity
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(n.) eagerness, speed
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alias
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(n.) a false name or identity
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benevolent
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(adj.) marked by goodness or doing good
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benign
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(adj.) favorable, not threatening, mild
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bequeath
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(v.) to pass on, give
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clemency
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(n.) mercy
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clergy
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(n.) members of Christian holy orders
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cloying
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(adj.) sickeningly sweet
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coagulate
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(v.) to thicken, clot
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coalesce
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(v.) to fuse into a whole
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cobbler
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(n.) a person who makes or repairs shoes
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coerce
(v.) to make somebody do something by force or threat
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cogent
(adj.) intellectually convincing
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cognizant
(adj.) aware, mindful
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coherent
(adj.) logically consistent, intelligible
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collateral
1. (adj.) secondary
2. (n.) security for a debt
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colloquial
(adj.) characteristic of informal conversation
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collusion
(n.) secret agreement, conspiracy
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deride
(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn
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derivative
(adj.) taken directly from a source, unoriginal
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desecrate
(v.) to violate the sacredness of a thing or place
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desiccated
(adj.) dried up, dehydrated
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desolate
(adj.) deserted, dreary, lifeless
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despondent
(adj.) feeling depressed, discouraged, hopeless
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despot
(n.) one who has total power and rules brutally
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destitute
(adj.) impoverished, utterly lacking
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deter
(v.) to discourage, prevent from doing
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eminent
(adj.) distinguished, prominent, famous
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emollient
(adj.) soothing
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emote
(v.) to express emotion
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empathy
(n.) sensitivity to the feelings of others and feel as they feel
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empirical
1. (adj.) based on observation or experience
2. (adj.) capable of being proved or disproved by experiment
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emulate
(v.) to imitate
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enamor
(v.) to fill with love, fascinate
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encore
(n.) the demand of the audience for continued performance
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feral
(adj.) wild, savage
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fervent
(adj.) ardent, passionate
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fetid
(adj.) having a foul odor
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gluttony
(n.) overindulgence in food or drink
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harangue
1. (n.) a ranting speech
2. (v.) to give such a speech
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impute
(v.) to ascribe, blame
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inane
(adj.) silly and meaningless
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inarticulate
(adj.) incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech
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incarnate
1. (adj.) existing in the flesh, embodied
2. (v.) to give human form to
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incendiary
1. (n.) a person who agitates
2. (adj.) inflammatory, causing combustion
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incessant
(adj.) unending
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laudatory
(adj.) expressing admiration or praise
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lavish
1. (adj.) given without limits
2. (v.) to give without limits
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maverick
(n.) an independent, nonconformist person
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mawkish
(adj.) characterized by sick sentimentality
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maxim
(n.) a common saying expressing a principle of conduct
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neophyte
(n.) someone who is young or inexperienced
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nocturnal
(adj.) relating to or occurring during the night
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obsolete
(adj.) no longer used, out of date
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obstinate
(adj.) not yielding easily, stubborn
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pert
(adj.) flippant, bold
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pertinacious
(adj.) stubbornly persistent
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perusal
(n.) a careful examination, review
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pervasive
(adj.) having the tendency to spread throughout
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petulance
(n.) rudeness, irritability
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philanthropic
(adj.) charitable, giving
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phlegmatic
(adj.) uninterested, unresponsive
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pillage
(v.) to seize or plunder, especially in war
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pinnacle
(n.) the highest point
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pithy
(adj.) concisely meaningful
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quell
(v.) to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation
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refract
(v.) to distort, change
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refurbish
(v.) to restore, clean up
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refute
(v.) to prove wrong
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regurgitate
1. (v.)to vomit
2. (v.) to throw back exactly
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relegate
1. (v.) to assign to the proper place
2. (v.) to assign to an inferior place
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seminal
(adj.) original, important, creating a field
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sensual
(adj.) involving sensory gratification, usually related to sex
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sensuous
(adj.) involving sensory gratification
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serendipity
(n.) luck, finding good things without looking for them
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serene
(adj.) calm, untroubled
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tome
(n.) a large book
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torpid
(adj.) lethargic, dormant, lacking motion
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torrid
(adj.) giving off intense heat, passionate
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tortuous
(adj.) winding
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tractable
(adj.) easily controlled
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unctuous
(adj.) smooth or greasy in texture, appearance, manner
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venerable
(adj.) deserving of respect because of age or achievement
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venerate
(v.) to regard with respect or to honor
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veracity
(n.) truthfulness, accuracy
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wily
(adj.) crafty, sly
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zephyr
(n.) a gentle breeze
