EXT WRK Flashcards

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amicable

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friendly, agreeable

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anachronistic

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out-of-date, not attributed to the correct historical period

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3
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anecdote

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short, usually funny account of an event

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anonymous

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nameless, without a disclosed identity

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5
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antagonist

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foe, opponent, adversary

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arid

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extremely dry or deathly boring

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assiduous

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persistent, hard-working

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asylum

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sanctuary, shelter, place of refuge

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benevolent

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friendly and helpful

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camaraderie

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trust, sociability amongst friends

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censure

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to criticize harshly

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circuitous

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indirect, taking the longest route

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clairvoyant

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exceptionally insightful, able to foresee the future

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collaborate

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to cooperate, work together

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compassion

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sympathy, helpfulness or mercy

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enervating

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weakening, tiring

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enhance

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to improve, bring to a greater level of intensity

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ephemeral

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momentary, transient, fleeting

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evanescent

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quickly fading, short-lived, esp. an image

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exasperation

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irritation, frustration

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exemplary

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outstanding, an example to others

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extenuating

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excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime, e.g., of mitigating factors

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florid

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red-colored, flushed; gaudy, ornate

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fortuitous

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happening by luck, fortunate

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frugal

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thrifty, cheap

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hackneyed

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cliched, worn out by overuse

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haughty

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arrogant and condescending

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hedonist

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person who pursues pleasure as a goal

29
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hypothesis

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assumption, theory requiring proof

30
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impetuous

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rash, impulsive, acting without thinking

31
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impute

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to attribute an action to particular person or group

32
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incompatible

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opposed in nature, not able to live or work together

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inconsequential

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unimportant, trivial

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inevitable

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certain, unavoidable

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integrity

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decency, honesty, wholeness

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intrepid

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fearless, adventurous

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intuitive

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instinctive, untaught

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jubilation

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joy, celebration, exultation

39
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lobbyist

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person who seeks to influence political events

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longevity

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long life

41
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mundane

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ordinary, commonplace

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nonchalant

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calm, casual, seeming unexcited

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novice

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apprentice, beginner

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opulent

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wealthy

45
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orator

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lecturer, speaker

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ostentatious

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showy, displaying wealth

47
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parched

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dried up, shriveled

48
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perfidious

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faithless, disloyal, untrustworthy

49
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precocious

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unusually advanced or talented at an early age

50
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pretentious

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pretending to be important, intelligent or cultured