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General Knowledge 1 Flashcards

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to relinquish power, renounce, abandon, resign

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abdicate
sent: the queen will abdicate her throne on behalf of her son

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to do away with abolish, annul

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abrogate
sent: the board may abroagte the public;s right to speak

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to leave quickly, flee

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abrogate
sent: did the puppy abscond with the steak bones?

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self-disciplines, temperate, moderate

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abstemious
sent: be abstemoius whn our boss is paying for your meal

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to give in, agree, consent

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accede
sent: will the workers accede to the proposed contract

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pinnacle, summit, culmination

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acme
sent: that award marks the acme of her acting career

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insight, wisdom, quickness

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acumen
sent: she is known for having outstanding business acumen

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unyielding, obstinate, inflexible

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adamant
sent: the professor was adamant that all work be in by friday

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to pass judgement, arbitrate, referee

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adjudicate
sent: a panel of musicians will adjudicate the performances

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arrival, beginning, initiation

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advent
sent: daffodils often indicate the advent of warmer weather

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protection, guidance, tutelage

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aegis
sent: the students were under aegis of a group of experts

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attraction, sympathy, resemblance

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affinity
sent: judging by her wardrobe, she has an affinity for ruffles

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to exaggerate, enhance, overdo

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aggrandize
sent: he tends toaggrandize his rather minor achievements

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14
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related on the father’s side

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agnate
sent: in some tribes, the family cinnection is strictly aganate

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enthusiasm, readiness, eagerness

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alacrity
sent” we responded to his sughestion with alacrity

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16
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notwithstanding, although

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albeit
sent: after his fall, his recovery was steady,albeit slow

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to contend, claim, assert

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allege
sent: they continue to allege that the accountant lost their files

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to combine, erge, integrate

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amalgamate
sent: our vilage may amalamate with the town next doors

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surrounding, encircling

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ambient
sent: al of the ambient noises made it to converse

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to improve, upgrade, enhance

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ameliorate
sent: those upgrades will ameliorate internet access

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friendly, cordial, harmonious

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amicable
sent: their divorce was amicable and went foward quickly

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22
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jar, jug

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amphora
sent: feathers in a clay amphora decorated the entrance

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recluse, hermit

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anchorite
sent: he lived as an anchorite with just a cot and his bible

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24
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soul, spirit

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anima
sent: she believes that her anima controls her actions

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ill will, hostility, enmity

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animus
sent: my animus toward their writer stems from years of abuse

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to strengthen, harden

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anneal
sent: to anneal glass, you must let it cool slowly

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27
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prewar

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antebellum
sent: the houses’s columns date from the atebellum era

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ancient, prehistoric, primitive

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antediluvian
sent: caves held the bones of antediluvian creatures

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29
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beekeeping

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apiculture
sent: he wore a helmet and gloves when engaging in apiculture

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30
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self-confidence, composure, assurance

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aplomb
sent: despite her youth, she performed with aplomb

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irate, angry, furious

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apoplectic
sent: the coach was apopletic when his team appeared to give up

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32
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renegade, disbeliever, runaway

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apostate
sent: having left the mosque, he was considered apostate

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approval, praise, commendation

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approbation
sent: their splendid duet was greeted by great approbation

34
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tree-dwelling

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arboreal
sent: arboreal species often have long, grasping tails

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standard, model, prototype

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archetype
sent: beelzbub is considered an archetype of evil

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laborious, difficult, demanding

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arduous
sent: few jobs are more arduous than coal mining

37
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wall hanging tapestry

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arras
sent: a woven arras covered one wall of the castle

38
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craftsperson

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artisan
sent: i bought the wooden toys from an artisan at the market

39
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to discover, determine, ensure

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ascertain
sent: were you able to ascertain the cost of that property

40
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insinuation, defamation, slur

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aspersion
sent: his nasty aspersion made his opponent look better to me

41
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industrious, diligent, persistent

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assiduous
sent: they are assiduous workers who never seem to tire

42
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studio, workshop

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atelier
sent: degas painted daily in his parisian atelier

43
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bold, overconfident, reckless

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audacious
sent: her audacious paln reflected her fearless attitude

44
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grand, impressive, majestic

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august
sent: the judge made an august enterance inhis flowing robes

45
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halo, aura

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aureole
sent: in the painting, a white aureole surrounds mary

46
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lucky, favorable, fortunate

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auspicious
sent: sailors believed that a red sunset was an auspicious sign

47
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sober, plain, severe

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austere
sent: the mennonite workers dressed in austere garments

48
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greedy, scquisitive, grasping

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avaricious
sent: an avaricious fox is bothering the chickens

49
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like an uncle

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avuncular
sent: he welcomed his students woth an avuncular greeting

50
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maxim, truth, principle

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axiom
sent: one common axiom states that two points define a line

51
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din, confusion, noise

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babel
sent: the babel of the marketplace meant that we had to shout

52
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banter, repartee, chitchat

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badinage
sent: she liked to engage in flitatious badinage with her classmate

53
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trifle, triviality

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bagetelle
sent: their request was a mere bagetelle for the skilled chef

54
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specialty, field of expertise

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bailiwick
sent: her bailiwick is the study of freshwater sustainability

55
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sinister, menacing, malevolent

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baleful
sent: the vulture gave us a baleful glance before flapping off

56
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cliched, trire, hackneyed

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banal
sent: please omit banal phrases from your academic writing

57
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blight, curse, injury

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bane
sent: their ancient plumbing is the bane of those homeowners

58
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mainstay, stronghold

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bastion
sent: the particular institute is a bastion of conservativism

59
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open-air market, flea market

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bazaar
sent: we furnished the room with rare finds from the bazaar

60
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saintly, blessed, venerable

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beatific
sent: the monks wrote about their beatific vision of st. jerome

61
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to entice, charm, captivate

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beguile
sent: we tried to beguile the famous author ro join us at the table

62
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command, request, order

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behest
sent: at the queens behest, the knights patrolled the town

63
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to secure, make fast

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belay
sent: as the boats reach the docks, deckhands belay each rope

64
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to harass, bother, pester

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beleaguar
sent: swarms of flies beleaguer the cows in the pasture

65
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to contradict, misrespresent, disprove

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belie
sent: the new data belie what we had believed earlier

66
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warlike, agressive, contentious

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bellicose
sent: his bellicose attitude makes him seem out of control

67
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hostile, quarrelsome, argumentative

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belligerent
sent: drunks may become belligerent or clumsy

68
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kind, charitable, of assistance

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beneficent
sent: she is known for her beneficent support of local schools

69
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to scold, reproach, criticize

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berate
sent: do not berate me for doing what i think is right

70
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frenzied, crazy, uncontrollable

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berserk
sent: catnip makes my cat run in berserk circles

71
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to beg, plead implore

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beseech
sent: the people bessech their king to keep their nation out of war

72
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book collector

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bibliophile
sent: my aunt is a bibliophile who specializes the first edition

73
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to cheat, swindle, defraud

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bilk
sent: their plot could bilk retirees out of their pensions

74
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to cajole, wheedle, sweet-talk

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blandish
sent: don’t try to blandlish me just to gain my forgiveness

75
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to damage, ruin, disfigure

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blight
sent: an infestation may blight the entire crop of corn

76
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to club, beat, bash

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bludgeon
sent: did he use a bat to bludgeon the escaping theif?

77
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rowdy, noisy, unruly

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boisterous
sent: a boisterous crowd ran through the streets after the game

78
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to prop up, support, encourage

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bolster
sent: you can bolster the campaign by contributing money

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