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General Knowledge 7 Flashcards

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abstruse, ambiguous, complex

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recondite
sent: the article contains recondite facts about an unknown event

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faithless, disloyal, craven

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recreant
sent: his recreant behavior led his supervisor to demote him

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decency, morality, virtue

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rectitude
sent: i want rectitude and honesty in my representatives

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aromatic, fragrant, reminiscent

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redolent
sent: the shop was redolent with the smell of honey

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to rectify, equalize, remedy

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redress
sent: how can i redress my unintended harm to you?

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unnecessary, superfluous, excessive

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redundant
sent: we made the redundant bedroom in a library

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disobedient, willful, resistant

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refractory
sent: we hired a trainer for our refactory dogs

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to contest, disprove, rebut

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refute
sent: it’s hard to refute his insistence that the game was rigged

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to repeat, restate, reaffirm

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reiterate
sent: i will reiterate my statement in case you were not listening

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receptacle, shrine, coffer

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reliquary
sent: in the churchyard, a reliquary holds the bones of a saint

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negligent, careless, slipshod

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remiss
sent: it was remiss of me not to call you when the twins were born

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to argue, dispute, protest

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remonstrate
sent: remonstrate with me all you like; i will not change my mind

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amends, compensation, reimbursement

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reparation
sent: how do they intend to make reparation to their victims

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full, sated, stuffed

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replete
sent: following their five-course dinner, they felt repete

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degenerate, rascal, troublemaker

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reprobate
sent: that reprobate should pay fro his wickedness

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determined, steadfast, unyielding

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resolute
sent: i am resolute in my desire to attain a doctoral degree

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reprieve, break, rest

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respite
sent: we took a short respite to stretch our legs

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to censure, berate, abuse

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revile
sent: we revile television host who humiliate their guests

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to enthuse, rave, gush

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rhapsodize
sent: she continued to rhapsodize over the great broadway show

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discourse, oratory, experssion

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rhetoric
sent: ability to use rhetoric well can help a politicianb

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bawdy, lewd, vulgar

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ribald
sent: the ribald revuw shocked some members of the audience

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fissure, crevice, schism

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rift
sent: there was a growing rift in the republican party

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demanding, laborious, meticulous

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rigorous
sent: rigorous exercise is only for those who are already healthy

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laughable, humorous, ludicrous

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risible
sent: your risible argument will convince no one at all

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pulpit, dais, podium

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rostrum
sent: on the rostrum were his notes and a bottle of water

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rosy, ruddy, red

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rubicund
sent: hals painted a drunk with rubicund nose and cheeks

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26
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defeat, disorder, retreat

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rout
sent: the battle was a rout, and the army pulled back to the forest

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to ponder, mull over, reflect

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ruminate
sent: i must ruminate on the choices that led me to this point

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to regret, lament, repent

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rue
sent: i don’t want to rue missing my child’s important event

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healthful, wholesome, benefical

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salubrious
sent: taking a day off made a salubrious

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irreverence, blasphemy, profanation

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sacrilege
sent: her use of psalms in artwork looked like sacrilege to some

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sugary, cloying, syrupy

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saccharine
sent: that song is too saccharine for such a pwerful singer

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sacred, inviolable, hallowed

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sacrosanct
sent: our traditions are sacrosanct and may not be altered

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constructive, remedial, wholesome

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salutary
sent: one salutory effect of the storm was that i finished my book

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immoral, indecent, lascivious

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salacious
sent: the salacious comic is not a hit with older audiences

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upbeat, confident, optimistic

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sanguine
sent: she is more sanguine about the upcoming election than I am

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wise, astute, discerning

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sapient
sent: the professor bestowed some sapient advice on his students

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sarcastic, derisive, mocking

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sardonic
sent: a sardonic wit may disguise the speaker’s anxiety

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ruler, sovereign, emperor

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satrap
sent: the satrap had complete control over his people

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division, rift, ruture

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schism
sent: a schism in the church took place in teh 1300s

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iota, bit, speck

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scientilla
sent: i see no scintilla of evidence that his theory is correct

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sermon, harangue, lecture

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screed
sent: the magazine published his screed on global warming

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painstaking, conscientious, thorough

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scrupulous
sent: he is scrupulous about washing his car every week in the summer

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defamatory, scandalous, abusive

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scurrilous
sent: that scurrilous gossip wil ruin her reputation

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partisan, parochial

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sectarian
sent: the sectarian struggle could turn into civil war

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worldly, lay, humanistic

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secular
sent: the cathedral is surrounded by more secular shops and homes

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treason, subversion, rebellion

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sedition
sent: the traitor will probably be tried for sedition

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transition, conversion

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segue
sent: the conversation made a segue from personal to political issues

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influential, decisive, creative

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seminal
sent: his most seminal work is about the influence of religion

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moralizing, pompous, didactic

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sententious
sent: your sententious speech was more patronizing than inspiring

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tomb, crypt, mausoleum

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sepulcher
sent: the raise sepulcher dominated the graveyard

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chance, distiny, accident

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serendipity
sent: they met by serendipity at a concert in the park

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submissive, docile, subervient

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servile
sent: the dog wagged and crept low in a servile manner

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to imitate, replicate, model

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simulate
sent: clay balls are meant to simulate autos on this replica of the town

51
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to pivot, rotate, veer

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slue
sent: your tires may slue on the slushy driveway

52
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channal, value, floodgate

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sluice
sent: the sluice opens once a day to drain the runoff

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elegant, sophisticated, fashionable

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soigne
sent: her soigne party attracted several movie starts

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consolation, comfort, succor

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solace
sent: find solace in the fact that he is no londer suffering

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concerned, anxious, caring

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solicitous
sent: the nurse was solicitous and anticipatedo our every need

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sleepy, drowsy, lethargic

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somnolent
sent: the swinging hammock sent me into a somnolent stupor

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resonant, echoing, loud

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sonorous
sent: from the steeple, a sonorous bell chimed the hour

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foul, repugnant, squalid

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sordid
sent: it was a sordid tale of petty crime and obnoxious people

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relating to a sister

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sororal
sent: the twins sororal connection was very apparent

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ghostly, ethereal, vaporous

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spectral
sent: a spectral light rose over the darkened city

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irritable, ill-humored, surly

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splenetic
sent: he has a splenetic tantrum whenever he is frustrated

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bogus, unauthentic, illegitimate

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spurious
sent: his excuses were spurious and failed to convince us

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to reject, scorn, disdain

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spurn
sent: she will spurn any suitor who does not amuse her

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valiant, sturdy, steadfast

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stalwart
sent: the stawart guard stood watch all night long

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fixed, unmoving, stationary

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static
sent: we replaced the static sign with a vibrantm ditigal banner

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faithful, loyal, dependable

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staunch
sent: her bulldog is a staunch defender of the home

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loud, booming, thunderous

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stentorian
sent: in stentorian tones, he expressed his displeasure

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disgrace, shame, ignominy

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stigma
sent: a failing grade can be a stigma for those students

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to specify, require, demand

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stipulate
sent: signs stipulate that no smoking many take place here

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dull, stuffy, unimaginative

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stodgy
sent: her books are brillant, but her lecture are stodgy

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indifferent, unresponsive, apathetic

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stoic
sent: as they stitched up his wound, he remained stoic and brave

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shrill, discordant, clamorous

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strident
sent: my alarm clock’s strident ring scared the cat

73
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to cripple deaden, hamper

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stultify
sent: hot weather may stultify our preparations for the 10k race

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to daze, bewilder, stun

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stupefy
sent: a blow to the head can stupefy the strongest athlete

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