Essay Vocab Hitlist Flashcards by Lauren Chun | Brainscape

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Abhor (v)

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To hate

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Abate (v)

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To reduce or lessen

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Adversity (n)

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Hardship or misfortune

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Amicable (adj)

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Agreeable or likeable

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Benevolent (adj)

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Friendly or helpful

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Convergence (n)

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Coming together

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Deleterious (adj)

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Harmful

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Digression (n)

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Straying from the main point

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Diligent (adj)

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Hardworking

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Emulate (v)

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To copy

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Ephemeral (adj)

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Fleeting or temporary

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Examplary (adj)

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Outstanding

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Florid (adj)

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Ornate or fancifully decorated (literally or proverbially)

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Fortitude (adj)

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Strength

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Fortuitous (adj)

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Lucky

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Fraught (adj)

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Filled with

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Hackneyed (adj)

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Cliched

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Hypothesis (n)

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Educated guess or unproven theory

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Inconsequential (adj)

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Unimportant

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Inevitable (ad)

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Unavoidable

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Mundane (adj)

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Boring or ordinary

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Pragmatic (adj)

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Practical

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Prosaic (adj)

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Ordinary

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Provocative (adj)

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Inflammatory or potentially offensive

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Prudent (adj)

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Wise; sensible in action or thought

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Reverence (n)

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Deep respect

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Scrutinize (v)

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To look at closely

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Spurious (adj)

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False or untrue

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Substantiate (v)

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To prove true

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Superfluous

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Unnecessarily large in quantity or length

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Surreptitious (adj)

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Secret

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Tenacious (adj)

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Persistent

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Vindicate (v)

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To prove correct or free from blame