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Group 13 Flashcards

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Altruistic

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Selfless, true to nature

Mnemonic- al+true

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Baroque

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Highly ornate and extravagant in style

Mnemonic- who is very extravagant is always broke

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Byzantine

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Excessively complicated, characterized by deviousness

Mnemonic- sounds like a complicated word

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Conciliatory

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Likely to placate or pacify(make less angry)

Mnemonic- conceal( concil) the anger

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Countenance

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Facial expression, approval/support

Mnemonic- a kid counting till ten, his dad gave him approval or facial expression and he got happy

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Covert

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Done secretively, not openly acknowledged

Mnemonic- sounds like covered, matlab secretive

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Credible

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Trustworthy

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Diffuse

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Spread out, lacking clarity, verbose

Mnemonic- when there’s a bomb, we spread the word and call the bomb diffusing squad

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Exhilarating

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Thrilling, very happy
My trek was very exhilarating

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Extraneous

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Irrelevant or not unrelated to the subject

Mnemonic- extra info is irrelevant, unrelated

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Fervor

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Intense and passionate feeling

Mnemonic- fur, people who wear fur

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Futile

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Pointless, fruitless

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Lethargic

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Sluggish, lazy, lack of energy

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Invidious

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Unpleasant, to cause animosity

Mnemonic- envy

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Metaphorical

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Figurative

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Numinous

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Strong religious or spiritual quality

Mnemonic- sounds like luminous- divine light

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Obscure

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Not known about, abstruse, unknown

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Overt

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Done or shown openly

Opposite of cover

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Pellucid

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Clear, easily understandable

Mnemonic- sounds like lucid

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Perpetuate

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Make something continue indefinitely

Mnemonic- per pet toh ate, phir bhi continue eating

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Scathing

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Harsh abusive criticism
Scornful, harm

Mnemonic- when i do skating, mom starts scathing

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