Group 15 Flashcards

1
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Alienate

A

Make someone feel isolated and estranged

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2
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Apathy

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Lack interest or enthusiasm towards something

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3
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Apropos

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Appropiate or relevant to the situation

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4
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Apt

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  1. Suitable or appropiate
  2. Having a tendency toward something
  3. Quick to learn
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5
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Cloak

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Conceal or disguise

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6
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Consensus

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General agreement among the members of a group

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7
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Distort

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Give a false or misleading acount of

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8
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Divergent

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Growing further apart; disagreeing

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9
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Elated

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Very happy or proud

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10
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Enchanted

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Capture the attention or to charm

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11
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Entrenched

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Firmly ingrained and unlikely to change

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12
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Exotic

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Foreign, especially in an exciting way

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13
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Exploitative

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Taking unffair advantage of a person, group or situation

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14
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Foreseeable

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Able to be predicted or expected

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15
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Forsake

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Abandon or give up

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16
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Gratify

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Please or satisfy; make content

17
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Heed

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Mind or regard with care; pay attention

18
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Judicious

A

Having, characterized by, or done with good judgment or sound thinking

19
Q

Lucid

A

Clear and easy to understand

20
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Pertinent

A

Important with regard to (a subject or matter); pertaining; relevant

21
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Propriety

A

Conformity to established standards of good or proper behaviour

22
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Scintillanting

A

Brilliantly or impressively clever, exciting, amusing or witty

23
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Sensational

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Exaggerated for effect, often sacrifing accuracy

24
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Sophisticated

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  1. Experienced, worldy, or cultured
  2. Advanced or intricate, often in tech
25
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Strife

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Conflict or struggle

26
Q

Understated

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Express in a subtle, restrained, or low key manner

27
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Unscrupulous

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Without moral principles

28
Q

Veracity

A

Conformity to truth or accuracy

29
Q

Virulent

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Extremely hostile or malicious; intensely acrimonious

30
Q

Volatile

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Likely to change unpredictable and quickly (usually for the worse)