English 2 Flashcards

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Pliable

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Easily bent, flexible; easily influenced

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Impeccable

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In accordance with the highest standards or propriety; faultless

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Precocious

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having developed abilities at an earlier stage than usual

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Rapport

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a close and harmonious relationship in which the people or groups concerned understand each other’s feelings

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Fabricate

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to make up for a purpose of deception; invent, create

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Dissuade

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to persuade someone NOT to take

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Impetus

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the force that makes something happen or happen faster

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Accentuate

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to make something more prominent or noticeable, emphasize

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Differ

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to be unlike or dissimilar, disagree

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Myopic

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lacking imagination, foresight or intellectual insight

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Transient

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lasting for only a short time;impermanent

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Ludicrous

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so foolish, unreasonable, or out of place as to be amusing; ridiculous

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Debacle

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a great disaster, a complete failure

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Plethora

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a large or excessive amount of something

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Vivacious

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lively,animated, spirited

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Cacophony

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a harsh,discordant mixture of sounds

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Stoic

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a person who can endure pain or hardship without showing their feelings or complaining

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Quaint

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Attractively unusual or old-fashioned

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Tirade

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a long,angry speech of criticism or accusation

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Abort

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Bring to a premature end because of a fault.

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innouous

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not harmful or offensive, innocent

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Wallow

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to become or remain helpless or to roll oneself about in a lazy relaxed matter

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Deploy

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bring into effective action; utilize

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Assuage

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Make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense, satisfy (an appetite or desire)

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Extrapolate

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extend the application of (a method or conclusion, especially one based on statistics) to an unknown situation by assuming that existing trends will continue or similar methods will be applicable