Final Vocab Flashcards

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Ambiguous

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open to more than one inter preterition or unclear or inexact

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2
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Soliloquy

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an act of speaking ones thoughts aloud when one self or regardless of any hearers

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3
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Ambivalent

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having mixed feelings or different ideas about some on or something

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4
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Paradox

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A seemingly contradictory statement

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5
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Capitulate

A

Surrender, cease to resist

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6
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Imminent

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Famous and respected with in a certain sphere or field

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7
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Mundane

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Dull ordinary lacking excitement

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8
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Avarice

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Greed Avaricious(adj.)

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9
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Mitigate

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to make something less serious sever or painful

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10
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Gauche

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crude,tackless,graceless,socially awkward

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11
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Discern

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to perceive recognize see, or apprehend

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12
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Allude

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To refer causally or indirectly to something

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13
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Pensive

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Engaged in deep or serious thought

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14
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Supercilious

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Arrogant naughty conceited stuck-up

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15
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Nostalgia

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a happy memory or place

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16
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Tempestuous

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stormy

17
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Exploit

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to take advantage of a person

18
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Latent

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present but not visible, pretend as potential

19
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Digress

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to wander from the main topic in speaking and writing

20
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Rue

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to regret bitterly

21
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Undaunted

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not intimidated or discouraged by difficulty, danger, or disappointment.

22
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Enervate

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To cause someone to feel drained of energy

23
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Irony

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Language or events that seem contrary to what one expects

24
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Sanguine

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Optimist, positive, especially in a difficult situation

25
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Petty

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Of little importance ; trivial

26
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Orthography

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The conventional spelling system of a languag

27
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Feign

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To pretend to be affected by something; or just faking it

28
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Impervious

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Not affected by something

29
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Circumnavigate

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To go around or across

30
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Usurp

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To take a position of importance illegally or by force