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Final Exam Vocab Flashcards

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acrimony

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bitterness, discord

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acumen

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keen insight

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alacrity

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eagerness, speed

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anathema

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a cursed, detested person

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antipathy

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a strong dislike

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approbation

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praise

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aspersion

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a curse, expression of ill-will

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assiduous

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hard-working

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cacophany

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tremendous noise

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cajole

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to urge, coax

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capricious

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subject to whim, fickle

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12
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clemency

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mercy

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cogent

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intellectually convincing

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conundrum

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puzzle, problem

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15
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cursory

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brief to the point of being superficial

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16
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deletrious

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harmful

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17
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deprecate

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to belittle

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desecrate

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to violate the sacredness of a thing or place

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19
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diffident

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shy, quiet, modest

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discursive

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rambling, lacking order

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dissemble

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to conceal, fake

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ebullient

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extremely lively

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effrontery

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impudence, nerve, insolence

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egregarious

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extremely bad

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25
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enervate

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to weaken

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ephemeral

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short-lived

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eschew

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to shun

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evanescent

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fleeting, momentary

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evince

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to show, reveal

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30
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excuplate

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to free from guilt or blame

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exigent

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urgent, critical

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expiate

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to make amends for

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extant

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not destroyed or lost

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extol

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to praise

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fallacious

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misleading

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fastidious

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having high and often unattainable standards

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fatuous

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silly, foolish

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fractious

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troublesome or irritable

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garrulous

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talkative, wordy

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gregarious

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sociable

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hackneyed

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unoriginal, trite

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hapless

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unlucky

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harangue

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a ranting speech

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hegemony

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domination over others

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iconoclast

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one who attacks common beliefs or institutions

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impassive

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not susceptible to suffering

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imperious

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domineering

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impertinent

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rude, insolent

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impervious

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incapable of being affected

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impetuous

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rash, hastily done

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impinge

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  1. to make an impression

2. to infringe

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incontrovertible

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indisputible

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ineffable

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incapable of being expressed through words

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inexorable

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incapable of being persuaded

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ingenuous

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innocent and candid

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iniquity

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wickedness or sin

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insidious

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appealing but harmful

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intransigent

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refusing to compromise

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invective

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an angry verbal attack

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inveterate

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stubbornly established by habit

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laconic

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terse in speech or writing

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languid

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sluggish from fatigue

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latent

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hidden, but capable of being exposed

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licentious

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displaying a lack of moral or legal restraints

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maelstrom

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destructive whirlpool

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malevolent

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wanting harm to befall others

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manifold

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diverse, varied

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maudlin

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weakly sentimental

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mendacious

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having a false character

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mercurial

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characterized by rapid change

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modicum

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a small amount of something

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morass

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something that traps and confuses

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myriad

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consisting of a very great number

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nascent

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in the process of coming into existence

75
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nefarious

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heinously villainous

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neophyte

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someone who is young or inexperienced

77
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obfuscate

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to render incomprehensible

78
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obtuse

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lacking quickness of sensibility or intellect

79
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odious

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instilling hatred

80
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credulity

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readiness to believe

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