English Vocab Quiz #2 Flashcards by Josiah Royes

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Buoyant

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Able to float or stay cheerful.

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Enervate

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To weaken or drain energy.

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Incorrigible

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Impossible to correct or reform

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Inexorable

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Unstoppable or unyielding.

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Irrefutable

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Impossible to disprove.

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Marred

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Damaged or spoiled.

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Parochial

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Narrow-minded or limited in scope.

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Partisan

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Strongly biased in support of a group.

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Pique

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To provoke interest or irritation

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Satirical

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Using humor to criticize.

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Cajole

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To persuade with flattery

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Capitulate

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To surrender or give in

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Egregious

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Shockingly bad

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Premonition

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A strong feeling something will happen.

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Prestigious

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Highly respected or honored

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Reverent

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Deeply respectful.

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Stupor

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A dazed or stunned state.

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Sycophant

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A flatterer seeking favor

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Urbane

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Sophisticated and polite.

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Zany

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Amusingly unconventional or crazy.

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Aberration

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A deviation from the norm

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Composure

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Calmness and self-control

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Congenital

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Present from birth.

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Elusive

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Hard to catch or understand.

Extol

To praise highly.

Formidable

Inspiring fear or respect.

Inscrutable

Impossible to understand.

Precocious

Advanced for one's age.

Trepidation

Fear or anxiety.

Virulent

Extremely harmful or hostile.

Accommodate

To adapt or make space for.

Clairvoyant

Able to see the future.

Contiguous

Touching or adjacent.

Debilitate

To weaken seriously

Obliterate

To destroy completely.

Officious

Meddlesome or bossy.

Preclude

To prevent or make impossible

Spurn

To reject with disdain.

Stealthy

Sneaky or secretive.

Taciturn

Quiet and reserved.

Cordial

Warm and friendly

Defame

To damage someone's reputation.

Discordant

Clashing or inharmonious.

Grueling

Extremely tiring and demanding.

Indict

To formally accuse of a crime.

Indoctrinate

To teach with bias or force belief.

Submissive

Obedient or passive.

Sullen

Gloomy or silent.

Thwart

To block or prevent.