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Essential Words XII Flashcards

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Judicious

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Using good judgement; wise, sensible

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Juncture

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Critical point in time, such as a crisis or a time when a decision is necessary; a place where two things are joined together

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Keen

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Sharp, piercing; very perceptive or mentally sharp; intense (of a feeling)

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Kudos

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Praise, honor, congratulations

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Lackluster

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Not shiny; dull, mediocre; lacking brilliance or vitality

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Laconic

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Using few words, concise

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Lament

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Mourn; express grief, sorrow, or regret; an expression of grief, esp. as a song or poem

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Lampoon

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A harsh satire; ridicule or satirize

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Landmark

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Object (such as a building) that stands out and can be used to navigate by; a very important place, event, etc.

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Languid

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Drooping from exhaustion, sluggish, slow; lacking in spirit

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Lassitude

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Tiredness, weariness; lazy indifference

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Laudable

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Worthy of praise

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Lavish

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Abundant or giving in abundance; marked by excess; give very generously

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Layperson

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A person who is not a member of the clergy or not a member of a particular profession

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Levity

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Lightness (of mind, spirit, or mood) or lack of seriousness, sometimes in an appropriate way

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Levy

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Collect tax from, wage war on, or enlist for military service; act of collecting tax or amount owed, or the drafting of troops into military service.

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Liberal

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Favorable to progress or reform; believing in maximum possible individual freedom; tolerant, open-minded; generous; a person with such beliefs or practices

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Libertine

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Morally or sexually unrestrained person; freethinker

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Likewise

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Also, in addition to; similarly, in the same way

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Log

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Keep a record of, write down; travel for or at a certain distance or speed; a written record

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Loquacious

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Talkative, wordy

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Lucid

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Clear, easy to understand; rational, sane, clear-headed

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Lull

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Soothe or cause to fall asleep; quiet down; make to feel secure, sometimes falsely; a period of calm or quiet

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Makeshift

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A temporary, often improvised, substitute; improvised for temporary use

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Malleable

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Able to be bent, shaped, or adapted

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Maverick

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Rebel, individualist, dissenter

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Mendacious

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Lying, habitually dishonest

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Mercurial

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Quickly and unpredictably changing moods; fickle, flighty

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Metamorphosis

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A complete change or transformation (butterfly from caterpillar)

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Meticulous

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Taking extreme care in regards to details; precise, fussy

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Mitigate

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Make less severe; lessen or moderate

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Modest

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Humble; simple rather than showy; decent; small, limited

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Mollify

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Calm or soothe; lessen or soften

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Monotony

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Sameness or repetitiousness to the point of being boring; lack of variation, uniformity, esp. repetition in sound

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Moreover

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Besides; in addition to what was just stated

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Mores

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Customs, manners, or morals of a particular group

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Mundane

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Common, ordinary, everyday

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Naive

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Simple and unsophisticated, unsuspecting, lacking worldly experience and critical judgment

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Nascent

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Coming into existence, still developing

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Negate

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Deny or refute; make void or cause to be ineffective

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Net

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Remaining after expenses or other factors have been deducted; ultimate; to bring in as profit, or to catch as in a net

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Nevertheless or nonetheless

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However, even so, despite that

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Notoriety

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Ill fame; the state of being well-known for a disgraceful reason

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Novel

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New, fresh, original

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Nuance

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A subtle difference in tone, meaning, expression

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Objective

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Factual, related to reality or physical objects; not influenced by emotions, unbiased

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Obsequious

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Servile, very compliant, fawning

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Obsolete

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Out of date, no longer in use

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Obstinate

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Stubborn or hard to control

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Obviate

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Prevent, eliminate, or make unnecessary

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Occult

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The supernatural; pertaining to magic, astrology, etc;, mysterious, secret or hidden; to hide, to shut off from view

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Offhand

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Causal, informal; done without preparation or forethought; rude in a short way, brusque

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