Essential Word III Flashcards by Alex Franklin | Brainscape

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Missive

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Letter, written message

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Remiss

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Negligent, careless, lax

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Amorphous

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Shapeless

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Metamorphose

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Transform

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Nominate

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Appoint to a position

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Pseudonym

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A fake name used by an author

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Antipathy

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Strong dislike

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Pathetic

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Arousing pity

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Dispel

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Scatter, make vanish

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Compelling

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Convincing, forceful, attention-grabbing

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Acrophobia

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Fear of heights

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Homophone

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A word pronounced like another word

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Cacophonous

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Unpleasant sounding

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Euphony

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Pleasing sound (usually of words).

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Depose

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Remove a leader, or take testimony

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Superimpose

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Place over

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Probity

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Honesty, integrity

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Reprove

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Scold, admonish, express disapproval

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Prerogative

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Special right

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Arrogate

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Claim or take (without the right)

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Abrogate

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Abolish, nullify (a law or rule)

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Sanctuary

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Holy place

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Sanctify

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Make holy

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Sacrosanct

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Holy, untouchable

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Sanctimonious

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Hypocritically or falsely holy

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Prescient

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Knowing ahead of time, able to predict events

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Omniscience

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State of knowing everything.

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Bisect

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Cut in half

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Sect

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A subdivision or segment of a group, often of a religion

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Supersede

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Replace, transcend by being better.

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Extrinsic

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External to something’s nature.

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Intrinsic

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Internal to something’s nature

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Obsequious

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Overly obedient, submissive, flattering

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Assimilate

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Make or become a similar part of something

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Similitude

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Likeness, correspondence between two things

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Simulacrum

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Image, semblance

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Sonorous

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Full of rich sound

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Dissonance

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Discord, clash of sounds

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Circumspect

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Cautious, prudent

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Perspicacious

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Able to perceive hidden truth

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Tenable

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Able to be held or maintained

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Tenacity

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Courage, persistence, ability to hold fast

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Abstain

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Refrain from

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Distend

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Bloat, swell, expand

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Tenuous

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Thin, weak

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Attenuate

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Make or become thinner or weaker

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Atheist

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Someone who doesn’t believe in God

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Polytheist

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Someone who believes in many gods

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Apotheosis

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Elevation to godlike status, or something that has that status.

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Aver

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Assert, declare