Exam Vocab Flashcards

1
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to criticize strongly; to denounce

A

decry

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2
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conspicuously bad; flagrant

A

egregious

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3
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to cause to put into mechanical action

A

actuate

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4
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to cause to take action

A

actuate

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5
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a clear command or instruction

A

mandate

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6
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to require or order

A

mandate

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7
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Of extraordinary size, power, or difficulty

A

herculean

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8
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To describe vividly in detail

A

delineate

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9
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To DRAW an outline of; to represent by DRAWING

A

delineate

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10
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plants considered as a group in a particular era or area

A

flora

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11
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Anything that is of enormous size

A

leviathan

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12
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A temporary camp or shelter

A

bivouac

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13
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An original inhabitant, especially one displaced by later settlers

A

aborigine

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14
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An attitude or spirit within a person that strongly influences him or her

A

animus

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15
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Widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people

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endemic

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16
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A member of the order of marine mammals that includes whales, dolphins, and porpoises

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cetacean

17
Q

Made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater

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brackish

18
Q

Having an unpleasant taste

A

brackish

19
Q

Producing living young instead of eggs, in the manner of most mammals and some reptiles and fishes

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viviparous

20
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Of, on, or near the back of a creature

A

dorsal

21
Q

A lively spirit with a distinctive style

A

elan

22
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A person who assists in some religious services by carrying out minor duties.

A

acolyte

23
Q

Well supplied; full

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replete

24
Q

Relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning

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cognitive

25
Q

?

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acumen

26
Q

doing or producing good

A

beneficient

27
Q

marked by slaughter; mutually destructive

A

internecine

28
Q

relating to conflict within a group

A

internecine

29
Q

to utterly abhor; to denounce as detestable

A

execrate

30
Q

To put an end to; to abolish or repeal

A

abrogate