Group 13 & 14 Flashcards

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Affinity

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a natural liking for something

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Altruistic

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selfless

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3
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Baroque

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Highly ornamental and extravagant in style

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4
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Byzantine

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Excessively complicated

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5
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Counciliatory

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intended or likely to placate or pacify

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Countenance

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Facial expression, approval or support

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Covert

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Clandestine

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8
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Credible

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Able to be believed, that seems possible

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Exhaustive

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Include everything possible

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Exhilarating

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Make someone feel very happy or excited

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11
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Extraneous

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Irrelevant or unrelated to subject

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12
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Fervor

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Intense or passionate feeling

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13
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Futile

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Fruitless, pointless

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14
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Illusory

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Based on illusion

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15
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Indvidious

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1) Likely to arouse or incur resentment or angry in others
2) Indiscriminate, unfair, unjust

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16
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Lethargic

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Sluggish, lazy

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17
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Numinous

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Having strong religious or spiritual quality

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18
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Obscure

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Not discovered or not known

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19
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Overt

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Done or shown openly

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Pellucid

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Clear, easy to understand

21
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Perpetuate

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Make something continue indefinitely

22
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Scathing

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Expressing a strong negative opinion of somebody or something

23
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Subtle

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Use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something

24
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Acquiesce

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Accept something reluctantly without protest

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Adroit
Skillfull or clever
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Amend
Improve my minor change
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Animus
Hostile or ill feeling, motivation to do something
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Astringent
Sharp or sever in style or manner, causing contracting in the skin cells or other bodily tissues
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Competant
Efficient and capable
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Deride
Ridicule
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Ridicule
Unkind laughter or behavior that is intended to make someone/somebody appear silly
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Discreet
Careful to order to keep something confidential
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Elitist
Demonstrating superior attitude or behavior associate with an elite
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Exacting
Need a lot of attention or care, difficult
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Flummoxed
Bewildered or perplexed
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Fruitful
Productive, fertile
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Inborn
Natural to a person, animal
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Polymath
Person having a wide knowledge or learning
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Reticent
Reserved, not revealing true feelings readily
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Stringent
Strict, precise, exacting
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Subservient
Prepared to obey other unquestionably
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Surreptitious
Keep secret, especially because it would not approved of
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Tantalizing
Torment or tease with sight or promise of something unobtainable
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Tantamount
The virtually the same as
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Torpor
The state of physical or mental inactivity
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Trenchant
Vigorous in expression or style
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Umbrage
Offense or annoyance
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Versatile
Adoptable to many different activities or functions
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Wayward
Difficult to control or predict because of willful behavior