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Final Vocabulary Flashcards

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inane

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empty, void; empty-headed

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indolence

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disposition to avoid trouble; love of ease; laziness

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infallible

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not liable to be deceived, mistaken, or fail

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inscrutable

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unfathomable, unintelligible; entirely mysterious

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languid

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weak, faint, or inert; insipid lifeless; slow-moving, weak

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penitent

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expressive of or signifying repentance; repentant

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perfunctory

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done as a matter of duty, form, or routine without interest or enthusiasm

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antiquated

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grown old, obsolete; old-fashioned; superannuated

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dilapidated

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fallen into disrepair; ruined, impaired, broken down

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atrophy

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(N) a wasting away of the body, emaciation; (V) to starve

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derision

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the action of laughing in scorn; ridicule, mockery

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forbearance

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the action of restraining or abstaining from something

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enmity

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the disposition or the feelings characteristic of an enemy; ill-will, hatred; the state of mutual hostility

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conciliate

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to gain (goodwill, esteem, etc.) by acts which soothe or pacify; mediate, disarm

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garrulous

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given to too much talking; loquacious, talkative

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clandestine

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secret, private, concealed, usually implying craft or deception; underhanded, surreptitious

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frivolous

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having no reasonable ground or purpose, paltry; trifling, silly

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impetuous

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done quickly and without thought or care; moving forcefully or rapidly

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extricate

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to disentangle; to disengage, set free from

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cursory

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running or passing rapidly over a thing or subject; hasty, hurried, passing

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industrious

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showing application, endeavor, or effort; devoted to work, hardworking

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infamous

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famed or notorious for badness of any kind

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insolent

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contemptuous of rightful authority; impertinently insulting

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levity

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undignified behavior; unbecoming freedom of conduct; quality of having little weight, lightness

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oblivion

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the state or fact of having been forgotten; forgetfulness, either from disregard or intentionally; nothingness, obscurity

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paradoxical

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apparently inconsistent with itself or with reason, though in fact true and reasonable; strongly counter-intuitive

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perjury

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the violation of an oath, promise, vow, or solemn undertaking

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rancor

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deep-rooted and bitter ill feeling; resentment or animosity

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sycophant

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a mean, servile, cringing, or abject flatterer; a parasite

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vacillate

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to swing or sway unsteadily; to be in unstable equilibrium; to vary; to fluctuate; to alternate or waver between different opinions or courses of action

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accolade

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a mark of approval or admiration; a bestowal of praise

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ascetic

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of the exercise of extremely rigorous self-discipline; severely abstinent, austere

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bequeath

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to say, utter, declare; to make a formal assignation of (property) to someone

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charlatan

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an assuming empty pretender to knowledge or skill

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conflagration

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a great and destructive fire, either figurative or literal

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dearth

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scarcity of anything, material or immaterial; a famine

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diffidence

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doubt in one’s own authority, merit, or judgment; lack of self-confidence

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effervesce

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to give off bubbles of gas, esp. as the result of a chemical reaction

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effulgence

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splendid radiance, brilliance (lit. and fig.)

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vivify

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enliven or animate

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ethereal

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spiritual, non-physical, or abstract in nature

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guile

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insidious cunning, deceit, treachery

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implausible

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not having the appearance of truth, probability, or acceptability

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incongruous

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disagreeing in character or qualities; discordant, inharmonious

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insular

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of, pertaining to, or like an island; isolated, parochial

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provincial

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of or relating to a territory, region, or subdivision; narrow-minded, parochial, or insular

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synthesis

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the action of proceeding from causes to effects; or a complex whole made up of a number of parts or elements united

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vigilant

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wakeful and watchful; keeping steadily on the alert, observant

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voluble

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moving rapidly and easily; characterized by fluency; talkative, loquacious

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affinity

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senses related to a connection, and the forming of connections (as with marriage, kinship, or friendship); having similarities, common ground

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blasphemous

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uttering or expressing profanity, impiously irreverent

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buttress

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a structure used to strengthen or support a wall or building

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corroborate

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to strengthen, make strong, confirm

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deplete

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to reduce the fullness of; to empty out, exhaust

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despotic

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of or pertaining to a tyrant or monarchy; arbitrary, tyrannical

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replete

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abundantly supplied or provided with something

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empirical

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based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or logic

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homogeneous

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consisting of parts or elements that are the same; alike, similar

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incontrovertible

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that which cannot be contested, disputed; indubitable

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extraneous

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of external origin; introduced or added from without

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irascible

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easily provoked to anger or resentment; prone to anger, irritable

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laconic

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concise in speech and writing; using few words; brief

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magnanimity

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instances of generous conduct; nobility or generosity regardless of insults or injuries

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scrupulous

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troubled with doubts or scruples of conscience; strict in matters of right and wrong

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sublime

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expressing noble ideas in a grand or elevated manner; intellectually or spiritually elevated

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surreptitious

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done stealthily, secretly, or slyly; clandestine

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spurious

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not true or genuine; having illegitimate or irregular origin; bastard

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veracity

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habitual observance of truth; in accordance with truth; truthfulness, correctness, accuracy

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zeal

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intense ardor in the pursuit of an end; passionate eagerness in favor of

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amiable

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friendly, kindly, disposed; favorably inclined

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vicarious

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substituted instead of the proper thing or person; done or expressed through another

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discursive

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characterized by reasoned thought; or passing from one subject to another rapidly and irregularly; relating to discourse

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estrange

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to remove from from an accustomed abode, association, or occupation; to alienate

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exonerate

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to take off a burden from; to free from blame; to relieve or set free from

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gratuitous

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freely bestowed or gained, costing nothing to the recipient; done without any good reason; unjustifiable

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indignation

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contemptuous behavior or treatment; righteous or dignified anger

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induce

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to lead by persuasion or influence; bring about/on, produce

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intractable

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not to be guided, manipulated, wrought; resisting treatment or effort

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lucid

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marked by clearness of reasoning, expression, or arrangement

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misanthrope

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a hater of humankind; one who distrusts and avoids other people

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munificent

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characterized by abundance; very generous, bountiful

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recluse

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a person who lives a secluded life or has little contact with society; to confine, shut up, seclude

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stupefy

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to stun with amazement, fear, or the like

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terse

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neatly concise; compact and pithy in style or language

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transient

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passing by or away with time; temporary; something passing or transitory; not permanent

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adulation

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servile flattery; uncritical or excessive approval, admiration, and attention

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chimera

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an unreal creature of the imagination, a mere wild fancy; an incongruous union or medley

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culpable

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deserving blame or censure, blameworthy

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decadent

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in a state of decay or decline; falling off or deteriorating from a prior condition of excellence; a person characterized by these qualities

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entreat

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to ask earnestly for; make an earnest prayer or request to

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