Essay Flashcards
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Egregious
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outstandingly bad; shocking
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Erroneous
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Wrong; incorrect
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Ire
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Anger
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Seditious
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inciting or causing people to rebel against the authority of a state or monarch
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Sanction
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official permission or approval for an action
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Rancorous
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showing deep-seated resentment
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Stifle
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restrain (a reaction) or stop oneself acting on (an emotion)
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Perpetuate
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make (something) continue indefinitely
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Blaspheme
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speak irreverently about God or sacred things
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Vitriolic
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filled with bitter criticism or malice
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Pervade
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(especially of a smell) spread through and be perceived in every part of
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Burgeoning
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beginning to grow or increase rapidly; flourishing
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Lackadaisical
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lacking enthusiasm and determination; carelessly lazy
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Paradigm
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a typical example or pattern of something; a pattern or model
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Insatiable
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(of an appetite or desire) impossible to satisfy
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Asphyxiating
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Suffocating
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Surfeit
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an excessive amount of something
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Quixotic
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extremely idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
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Evince
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reveal the presence of (a quality or feeling); indicate
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Malady
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a disease or ailment
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Indubitably
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unquestionably; without doubt
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Gargantuan
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Enormous
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Panacea
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a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases
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Encapsulate
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express the essential features of (something) succinctly
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Extenuating
(of a factor or situation) serving to lessen the seriousness of an offence
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Schadenfreude
pleasure derived by someone from another person's misfortune
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Irrigation
the watering of land
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Avarice
excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain
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Patent
the legal right to be the only person or company to make or sell a product for a particular number of years, or a document that gives you this right
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Exorbitant
Highly excessive
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Colossal
extremely large or great
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Inept
without skill or aptitude
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Aptitude
a natural ability
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Siphon off
to gradually steal money or goods, usually from a business or government
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Compound
- make up (a composite whole); constitute
- make (something bad) worse; intensify the negative aspects of
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Destitution
the state of being without money, food, a home, or possessions
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Stratified
(of a society) divided into levels or classes based on social status, education, or income
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Herald
be a sign that (something) is about to happen
Eg. Heralded the advent of
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Advent
the arrival of a notable person or thing
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Indisputable
true, and impossible to doubt
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Chasm
a profound difference between people, viewpoints, feelings, etc
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Inundate
overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with
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Averse
having a strong dislike of or opposition to something
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Conservative
a person who is averse to change and holds traditional values
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Discourse
(noun) written or spoken communication or debate
(Verb) speak or write authoritatively about a topic
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Polarisation
division into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs
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Smorgasbord
a wide range of something; a variety
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Cognizant
aware of
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Unprecedented
without previous instance; never before known or experienced; unexampled or unparalleled
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Neophyte
a person who is new to a subject or activity; novice
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Reverence
(noun) deep respect for someone or something
(verb) regard or treat with deep respect
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Visceral
relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect
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Catharsis
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions
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Riveting
completely engrossing; compelling
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Egalitarian
believing in or based on the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities
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Gordian knot
an extremely difficult or involved problem
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Sisyphean
describes a task as seemingly endless and futile—you keep doing it but it never gets done
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Reputable
having a good reputation
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Repository
place where or receptacle in which things are or may be stored
Eg. Social media is a repository of information
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Platitude
a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful
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Transient
not lasting, enduring, or permanent; transitory
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to cause an eclipse of
to cast a shadow upon; darken; obscure · to overshadow or surpass in importance, power, etc
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Prima facie
at first sight
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Embolden
give (someone) the courage or confidence to do something
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False dichotomy
occurs when someone falsely frames an issue as having only two options even though more possibilities exist
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Amoral
lacking a moral sense; unconcerned with the rightness or wrongness of something
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Unscrupulous
having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair
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Accretion
growth or increase by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter
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Conundrum
a confusing and difficult problem or question
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Pervasive
spread throughout so thoroughly
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Sporadic
occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances
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Panopticon
a circular prison with cells arranged around a central well, from which prisoners could at all times be observed
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Abhorrent
inspiring disgust and loathing; repugnant
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Enigma
something hard to understand or explain
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Detractors
someone who criticizes something or someone, often unfairly
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Parochial
having a limited or narrow outlook or scope
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Promiscuous
Having or involving many sexual partners
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Abscond
leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to escape from custody or avoid arrest
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Capitupate
cease to resist an opponent or an unwelcome demand; yield
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Ubiquitous
present, appearing, or found everywhere
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Incarceration
the act of putting or keeping someone in prison or in a place used as a prison
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Dovetail
to join or fit together compactly or harmoniously
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Pollyanna
a person characterized by irrepressible optimism and a tendency to find good in everything
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Schism
a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief
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Nascent
(especially of a process or organization) just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential
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Incipient
beginning to happen or develop
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Insidious
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with very harmful effects
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Intractable
hard to control or deal with
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Ostensibly
as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; apparently
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Innocuous
not harmful or offensive
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Inefficacious
not producing the desired effect
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Euphonious
(of sound, especially speech) pleasing to the ear
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Inconceivable
not capable of being imagined or grasped mentally; unbelievable
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Rapacious
aggressively greedy or grasping
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Avarice
extreme greed for wealth or material gain
