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English Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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Abominate

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(Verb) Intense dislike or hatred for

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Acculturation

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The modification of social patterns, traits, or structures of one group or society by contact with those of another, the resultant blend.

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Adventitous

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Resulting from chance or rather than from an inherent cause or character; accidental, not essential

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Ascribe

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To assign or refer to

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Circuitous

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Roundabout, not direct

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Commiserate

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To sympathize, have pity

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Enjoin

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To direct or order, prohibit

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Expedite

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To make easy, cause to progress faster

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Expiate

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To make amends, make up for, to avert

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Ferment NOUN

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A state of excitement, agitation, or turbulence

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Ferment VERB

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To be in or work into such state, to produce alcohol by chemical action

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Inadvertent

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Resulting from or marked by lack of attention, unintentional, accidental

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Nominal

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Existing inn name only, not real; too small to be considered or taken seriously

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Noncommittal

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Not decisive or definite; unwilling to take a clear position or to say yes or no

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Peculate

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To steal something that has been given into one’s trust; to take improperly for one’s own use

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Proclivity

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A natural or habitual inclination or tendency (especially of human character or behavior)

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Sangfroid

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Coolness or composure, especially in trying circumstances

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Seditous

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Resistant to lawful authority; having the purpose of overthrowing an established government

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Tenuous

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Thin, slender, lacking clarity or sharpness

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Vitriolic

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Bitter, sarcastic, highly caustic or biting (like a strong acid)

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Wheedle

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To use coaxing or flattering in order to gain something

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Affable

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Sociable

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Aggrandize

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to increase in greatness, power, or wealth; to build up or intensify; to make appear greater

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Amorphous

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Shapeless, without define form

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Aura

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that which surrounds (as an atmosphere); a distinctive air or personal quality

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Contraband

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illegal traffic, smuggled goods; (adj.) illegal, prohibited

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Gossamer

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Thin, delicate, light; very thin piece of cloth

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Infer

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To find out through reasoning

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Inscrutable

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Incapable of being understood

30
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Insular

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Relating to, characteristic of, narrow minded

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Irrevocable

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Unable to be changed, or called back

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Propensity

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A natural inclination toward

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Querulous

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Peevish, complaining, fretful

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Remonstrate

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To argue or plead with someone against something

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Repudate

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Reject

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Resilient

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Able to turn to an original shape or form.

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Reverberate

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To re-echo, resound, or reflect

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Scurrilous

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Abusive, vulgar, or low

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Sedulous

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Persistent, showing industry and determination

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Sleazy

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Thin or flimsy, cheap

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Amnesty

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General pardon or offense against the gov.t

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Autonomy

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Self-gov.t political control

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Axiomatic

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Self-evident, expressing a universally accepted principle

44
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Blazon

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To adorn or embellish, to display

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Caveat

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A warning or caution to prevent misunderstanding

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Equitable

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Fair, just, embodying principles of justice

47
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Extricate

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To free form entanglements, or difficulties

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Flich

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To steal in a sneaky way

49
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Flout

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To mock, treat with contempt

50
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Fractious

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Troublesome, or quarrelsome

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Precept

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A rule of conduct or action

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Salutary

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Beneficial, helpful, wholesome

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Scathing

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Bitterly severe

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Scourge

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To whip or punish severely, cause of affliction or suffering; a source of severe punishment or criticism

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Sepulcharl

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Funereal

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Soporific

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Tending to cause sleep

57
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Translent

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Lasting a short time, fleeting

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Unwieldy

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Not easily carried, or handled

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Vapid

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Dull, uninteresting

60
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Erudite

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Bookish, smart

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Straightlaced

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Extremely strict

62
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NonFiction

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Prose writting about real people, events and ideas.

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Essay

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Short, nonfiction prose writting on a specific topic, or idea

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Personal

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To tell a personal story

65
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Expository

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To inform or explain

66
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Arguementative

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To persuade

67
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What should research always be?

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Research should always be research able, using reliable sources and must be arguable

68
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Close reading

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Making careful, specific observations about how a text is written and attempting to interpret it.

69
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Subject and Predicate

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Subject- who, or what, Predicate- tells something about the Subject.

70
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Pronoun

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He, She, Him, It, They, Me, You

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