Final Voc. study sheet Flashcards
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- abrasive
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wearing away by scrubbing or scraping ,harsh, rough, irritating
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adept
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skillful and clever
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ambiguous
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confusing
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annihilate
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destroy completely
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antipathy
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strong dislike
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antithesis
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exact opposite highest point of action or events
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admonish
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warn, caution
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atrophy
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wear down, lose strength
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attrition
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becoming fewer in number
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auspicious
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favorable, encouraging
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austere
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very plain, without decoration
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berate
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criticize, to scold angrily
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bolster
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hold up
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circumvent
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avoid by going around
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clandestine
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done in secret, kept hidden
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cohesive
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sticks together
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collaborate
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work together as a team
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complement
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add what is lacking
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connoisseur
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authority, specialist in something
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conspiracy
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plot against something or government
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contingency
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possible future event
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contrite
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sorry
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criterion
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standard for judging something
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culmination
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coming to the end, a final high point
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decorum
acting in a proper manner
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deride
to mock
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deplore
feel or express disapproval
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deprivation
lack or shortage of
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despondent
downhearted, depressed
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dexterous
skilled
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discreet
keeping silent about secrets, tactful
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discretion
good judgment
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disparity
inequality or difference, a contrast
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dissident
a person opposed to established ideas or beliefs
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dissipate
thin out, scatter
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distraught
upset
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docile
obedient, easy to handle
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egocentric
self-centered
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emanate
come forth, come out from a source
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embellish
decorate
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emulate
imitation, imitate, try to equal
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encompass
include
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equivocate
deliberately vague in order to mislead, to be unclear
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eradicate
erase, destroy, wipe out
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esoteric
difficult to understand
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espouse
support or argue for
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estrange
alienate, like a divorce, unfriendly
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euphoric
overjoyed, very happy
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exacerbate
make worse
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exhilaration
high spirit, cheerfulness
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exhort
urge, strong advice
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exonerate
clear of an accusation, to be found not guilty
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exorbitant
excessive in amount, cost, or price ; extremely high
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expedite
make easier, to hurry up
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extenuating
make less serious
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Extricate
Free from a difficulty
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-Fabricate
Make easier
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Facetious
Humorous, funny
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Facilitate
Make easier to do
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Fastidious
Fussy, extremely attentive to details
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Flout
Treat with contempt, defy ; to mock
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Foible
Minor idiosyncrasy, a minor fault in behavior
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Forestall
Prevent or hinder( by taking action before hand), to keep from happening,
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Fortuitous
Happening by chance
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Fritter
Waste or spend a little at a time, to waste
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Gregarious
Sociable, talkative, outgoing
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Grotesque
Strange looking, ugly
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Heinous
Extremely evil
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Hierarchy
According to importance of authority, a ranked system
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Hoist
Lift, carry up
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Holistic
Consider as a whole, not in parts
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Homogeneous
Mix together, not in part or separate
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Impeccable
Perfect
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Impending
About to happen
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Indigenous
Native to an area
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Imperative
Necessary, urgent
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Impetuous
Impulsive, done or acting in hurry
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Implement
Carry out, to put into effect
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Impromptu
Without practice or preparation
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Inadvertent
Accidental
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Inane
Doesn't make sense, silly
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Incapacitate
Make unable or unfit, disable
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Infallible
Unable to make mistakes, perfect
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-Inference
Suggesting something without stating
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Innocuous
Not threatening, without bad effect, harmless
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Innuendo
Insinuation, a hint, suggestion
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Inquisitive
Curious, questioning
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Insidious
More harmful than is evident at first
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Insinuate
Suggest slyly, hint
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Instigate
Stir up, to cause
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Inundate
Cover as if by flooding
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Irreparable
Not able to repair
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Juxtapose
Close together, put side by side
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Lethargy
Lack of energy
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Liability
Drawback, handicap
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Liaison
Person who is a go-between, a link
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Macabre
Suggestive of death or decay, causing horror and disgust
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Magnanimous
Generous, forgiving
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Masochist
Person who self-inflict punishment
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Mesmerize
To fascinate, hypnotize
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Maudlin
Overly sentimental, overly emotional
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Metamorphosis
Change in form, complete change, transformation
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Meticulous
Careful, taking great pains
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Misconstrue
Misunderstand, misinterpret
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Mitigate
Relieve, make better
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Nebulous
Unclear, hard to understand, vague
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Oblivious
Failing to notice
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Opportune
Well timed, appropriate
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Panacea
Something supposed to cure all disease, complete solution
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Paramount
Of great importance, chief concern ; supreme
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perfunctory
uninterested, brief
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Permeate
To sink into, penetrate
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Placebo
Fake medicine or substitute
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Plight
Unfortunate situation
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Predisposed
Tending toward or open to something beforehand
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Presumptuous
Too forward, being rude
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Proficient
Skilled, expert
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Prognosis
Prediction of an outcome, forecast
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Prolific
Rapid increase, fertile
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Propensity
Natural preference, tendency; inclination
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Provocative
Attention-getting, enticing
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Quandary
Not knowing what to do or think
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Rebuke
Scold, to criticize
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Regress
Return to previous behavior
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Relegate
Assign to a less important place or position, to send
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Relinquish
surrender , to give up
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Reprehensible
Blameworthy, shameful
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Reticent
Reluctant to speak out, quite; uncommunicative
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Retribution
Punishment
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Retrospect
Reviewing the past
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Rudimentary
Easy, elementary
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Scrupulous
Conscientious, ethical
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Sedentary
Couch potato
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Sham
Imitation, not real, something false
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Sordid
Ugly details, morally low
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Stringent
Strict, demanding, severe
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Subsidize
Support financially
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Subversive
Overthrow something, intended to destroy
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superfluous
Extra, not needed
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Synchronize
Done in time with others, to coordinate
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Terse
Brief and clear, short
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transgress
break the law or rule
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turbulent
wild, disturbed, violent
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unprecedented
having never happened before
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vehement
forceful, strong
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venerate
respect
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verbose
wordy
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venerate
respect deeply
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vicarious
living through another, indirect experience
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vindicate
clear of blame, prove innocent
