First 50 Flashcards

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1
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Chicanery

A

to trick

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2
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Disseminate

A

to spread or become widely known

(spread your SEED)

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3
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Gainsay

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to deny or contradict

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4
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Latent

A

potentially existing but not realized

(late to realized)

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5
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Aberrant

A

different than normal

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6
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Coagulate

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to come together/ change from liquid to solid

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7
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Dissolution

A

a conclusion

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8
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Garrulous

A

very talkative (i.e. Loquacious)

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9
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Laud

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praise or glorify

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10
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Abeyance

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temporary suspension

(cop got abeyanced)

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11
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Coda

A

the closing section of musical composition

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12
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Dissonance

A

no harmony of sounds

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13
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Goad

A

to poke at to invoke action

GO take action pls

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14
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Lethargic

A

sleepy or sluggishness

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15
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Abscond

A

run away, usually taking something or someone

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16
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Cogent

A

very persuasive

the GENTleman is persuasive

17
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Distend

A

cause to expand bc of internal pressure (stomach)

18
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Levee

A

structure to stop a river from flowing

19
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Abstemious

A

very tight moderation with eating/drinking

think of ABStinence (sex term)

20
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Commensurate

A

equal in size or proportion

21
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Grandiloquent `

A

lofty in style, pompous

22
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Levity

A

not serious

23
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Admonish

A

to yell at or scold

24
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Compendium

A

a collection of information

25
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Diverge

A

to move apart

26
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Gregarious

A

sociable and likes to be around people

GREG is social

27
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Adulterate

A

make impure with an inferior substance

28
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Complaisant

A

willing to do favors for others

29
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Divest

A

to take possessions away from someone

30
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Guileless

A

innocent and honest

31
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Loquacious

A

very talkative (i.e Garrulous)

32
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Aesthetic

A

visually appealing

33
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Lucid

A

transparent and understandable

34
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Conciliatory

A

yielding

35
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Dogmatic

A

principles that are undeniably true

DAWG speakin fax

36
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Harangue

A

loud speech with a lot of emotion

37
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Luminous

A

soft and bright light

38
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Alacrity

A

lively and eager

39
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Magnanimity

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charitable and great in heart