General English Terms Flashcards
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abounding
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- existing in large numbers
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alienation
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- the action of causing to be unfriendly
- separation result from hostility
- (law) the voluntary and absolute transfer of title and possession of real property from one person to another
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ambivalence
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- mixed feelings or emotions
- a feeling of uncertainly about something due to a mental conflict
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ancillary
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- in a position of lesser importance
- something that is added but not needed
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bipartisan
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- involving two political parties
- supported by both sides
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callous
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v. make insensitive; deaden feelings or morals
adj. emotionally hardened
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calumnious
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(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
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capacious
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large in capacity
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choleric
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- easily moved to anger
- characterized by anger
- quickly aroused to anger
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derogatory
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expressing criticism or a low opinion;
syn: disparaging
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equity
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- actions, treatment of others, or a general condition characterized by justice, fairness, impartiality
- (law) a. a claim that is judged just and fair
b. justice applied in conformity to the law but influence at the same time by principles of ethics and fair play - (finance) the value of a piece of property over and above any mortgage or other liabilities relating to it
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even-tempered
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not easily angered or upset
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flourish(ing)
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- be healthy or grow well
- be well
- brandish something; to wave something in a dramatic way that draws attention to it
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heterogeneous
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- consisting of parts or aspects that are unrelated or unlike each other; not related or similar
- (medicine) origination outside the body, from another individual or species
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hypothetical
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- existing as or involving something that exists as an unproven idea, theory, or possibility (the Loch Ness monster)
- assumed for the sake of argument
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inept
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- lacking the competence or skill for a particular task
- not in keeping with what is right or proper for the circumstances
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inextricable
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incapable of being disentangled or untied
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inimical
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- unfavorable to something
2.showing hostility
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intractable
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- difficult to deal with or solve
- difficult to shape or manipulate
- stubbornly refusing to be controlled or submit to discipline
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irresolute
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- uncertain how to act or proceed
- lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
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jejune
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- lacking interest or significance
- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
- lacking in nutritive value
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laudatory
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full of or giving praise
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libelous
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(used of statements) harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign
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mature
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- showing the mental, emotional, and physical characteristics associated with a fully developed adult person
- showing qualities gained in development and experience
- an organism that is fully developed
- old enough to have acquired maximum flavor (mature cheddar)
- no longer young
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motley
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- consisting of people or things that are very different from one another and do not seem to belong together
- made up of different colors
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multiform
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having many forms, shapes, appearances, etc.
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obdurate
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- stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
- showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
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opaque
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- impervious to light, so that images cannot be seen through it
- dull and without luster
- obscure and unintelligible in meaning
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perspicacious
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- acutely insightful and wise
- mentally acute or penetratingly discerning
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petulant
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easily irritated or annoyed
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prolific
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- bearing in abundance, especially offspring
- intellectually productive
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puerile
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- of or characteristic of a child
- displaying or suggesting a lack of maturity
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sagacious
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- wise or shrewd
- having or based on a profound knowledge and understanding of the world combined with intelligence and good judgment
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semantic
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- (linguistics) relating to meaning or the differences between meanings or words of symbols
- (logic) relating to conditions in which a system or theory can be said to be true
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turbid
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- opaque and muddy as when particles and sediment are stirred up
- dense and cloudy or dark; foggy
- confused and muddled
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vacillation
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- indecision in speech or action
- changing location by moving back and forth
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yielding
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- a verbal act of admitting defeat
- tending to give in or surrender
- lacking stiffness and giving way to pressure
- happy to comply
