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finals vocabulary Flashcards

1
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sagacity

A

soundness of judgement/ acuteness or mental discernment

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pith

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core/ heart
significant weight
strength of voice

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impropriety

A

quality of being improper

inappropriateness

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ignominy

A

public shame or disgrace

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5
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bane

A

something causing misery or death

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verdure

A

green foliage

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sedulous

A

marked by care and persistent effort

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petulant

A

easily irritated or annoyed

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precocity

A

intelligence achieved far ahead of normal development

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scintillating

A

marked by high spirits or excitement

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satiate

A

fill to satisfaction

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vestige

A

indication that something has been present

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13
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mollify

A

make less rigid or softer

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14
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pallor

A

lack of color in the skin

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15
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duplicity

A

acting in bad faith

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dissolute

A

unrestrained by convention or morality

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17
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effervescent

A

marked by high spirits or excitement

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18
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jocular

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characterized by jokes and good humor

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19
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depredation

A

act of plundering and pillaging and maudering

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20
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animadversion

A

harsh criticism or disapproval

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21
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consternation

A

fear resulting from the awareness of danger

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22
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apotheosize

A

deify or glorify

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23
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repudiate

A

refuse to acknowledge ratify or recognize as valid

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24
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deleterious

A

harmful to living things

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inauspicious

A

contrary to your interests or welfare

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indubitably

A

in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted

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sumptuary

A

regulating or controlling expenditure or personal behavior

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brazen

A

unrestrained by convention or propriety

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29
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iniquity

A

morally objectionable behavior

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haughty

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having or showing arrogant superiority to

31
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impediment

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something immaterial that interferes with action or progress

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exhort

A

force or impel in an indicated direction

33
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tremulous

A

quivering as from weakness or fear

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premptory

A

not allowing contradiction or refusal

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requital

A

returning in kind

36
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expostulation

A

act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

37
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inscrutable

A

of an obscure nature

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intangible

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hard to pin down or identify

39
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ascetic

A

practicing great self denial

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imbibe

A

receive into the mind and retain

41
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callous

A

emotionally hardened

42
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insidious

A

intended to entrap

43
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contumacious

A

willfully obstinate stubbornly disobedient

44
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dexterity

A

adroitness using the hands

45
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procure

A

get by special effort

46
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despondency

A

feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless

47
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prolific

A

bearing in abundance especially offspring

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adverse

A

contrary to your interests or welfare

49
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imperious

A

having or showing arrogant superiority to

50
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dauntless

A

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

51
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cabalistic

A

secret or hidden meaning

52
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exigency

A

sudden unforeseen crisis that requires immediate attention

53
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expatiate

A

add details as to an account or idea

54
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depravity

A

moral perversion; impairment of virtue and moral principles

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zeal

A

feeling of strong eagerness

56
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affinity

A

close connection marked by community of interests

57
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erudition

A

profound scholarly knowledge

58
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vilify

A

spread negative information about

59
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commodious

A

large and roomy

60
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inimical

A

not friendly

61
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propagate

A

multiply sexually or asexually

62
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palliate

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lessen or try to lessen the seriousness or extent of

63
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latent

A

not presently active

64
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odious

A

unequivocally detestable

65
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antipathy

A

feeling of intense dislike

66
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defile

A

spot stain or pollute

67
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impute

A

attribute or credit to

68
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admonish

A

warn strongly put on hairs

69
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beseech

A

ask for or request earnestly

70
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replete

A

deeply filled or permeated

71
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scurrilous

A

expressing offensive reproach

72
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portent

A

sign of something about to happen

73
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despotic

A

having the characteristics of a tyrannical ruler

74
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benign

A

pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence

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