Group 13 & 14 Flashcards

1
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Affinity

A

a natural liking for something

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2
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Altruistic

A

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

A

Excessively complicated

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5
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Counciliatory

A

intended or likely to placate or pacify

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6
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Countenance

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Facial expression, approval or support

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7
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Covert

A

Clandestine

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8
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Credible

A

Able to be believed, that seems possible

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9
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Exhaustive

A

Include everything possible

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10
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Exhilarating

A

Make someone feel very happy or excited

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11
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Extraneous

A

Irrelevant or unrelated to subject

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12
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Fervor

A

Intense or passionate feeling

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13
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Futile

A

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

A

Sluggish, lazy

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17
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Numinous

A

Having strong religious or spiritual quality

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18
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Obscure

A

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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20
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Pellucid

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Clear, easy to understand

21
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Perpetuate

A

Make something continue indefinitely

22
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Scathing

A

Expressing a strong negative opinion of somebody or something

23
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Subtle

A

Use of clever and indirect methods to achieve something

24
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Acquiesce

A

Accept something reluctantly without protest

25
Q

Adroit

A

Skillfull or clever

26
Q

Amend

A

Improve my minor change

27
Q

Animus

A

Hostile or ill feeling, motivation to do something

28
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Astringent

A

Sharp or sever in style or manner, causing contracting in the skin cells or other bodily tissues

29
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Competant

A

Efficient and capable

30
Q

Deride

A

Ridicule

31
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Ridicule

A

Unkind laughter or behavior that is intended to make someone/somebody appear silly

32
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Discreet

A

Careful to order to keep something confidential

33
Q

Elitist

A

Demonstrating superior attitude or behavior associate with an elite

34
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Exacting

A

Need a lot of attention or care, difficult

35
Q

Flummoxed

A

Bewildered or perplexed

36
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Fruitful

A

Productive, fertile

37
Q

Inborn

A

Natural to a person, animal

38
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Polymath

A

Person having a wide knowledge or learning

39
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Reticent

A

Reserved, not revealing true feelings readily

40
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Stringent

A

Strict, precise, exacting

41
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Subservient

A

Prepared to obey other unquestionably

42
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Surreptitious

A

Keep secret, especially because it would not approved of

43
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Tantalizing

A

Torment or tease with sight or promise of something unobtainable

44
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Tantamount

A

The virtually the same as

45
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Torpor

A

The state of physical or mental inactivity

46
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Trenchant

A

Vigorous in expression or style

47
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Umbrage

A

Offense or annoyance

48
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Versatile

A

Adoptable to many different activities or functions

49
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Wayward

A

Difficult to control or predict because of willful behavior