Group 19 Flashcards

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Acolyte

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A person who assists or follows another person or cause

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Anoint

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Appoint or designate for a particular role or purpose

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3
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Base

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Lacking principles; morally wrong

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4
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Coercion

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The act of persuading or forcing someone to do something using threats or violence

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5
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Coin

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Invent or devise a new word or phrase

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Cunning

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Showing skill in achieving one’s ends through deceit or evasion

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Discomfit

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Make someone feel uneasy or embarrassed

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Dissent

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  1. Hold or express an opinion that varies from a prevailing or official position
  2. Difference of opinion or disagreement
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Distill

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Extract the most importnat information from something

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Dubious

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  1. (of a person’s feeling) suspicious of
  2. (of a thing or concept) not to be relied upon
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Ebullient

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Cheerful and joyful

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12
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Facetious

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Treating serious issues with inappropiate humor

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13
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Fallible

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Capable of making an error

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14
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Florid

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Excessively complicated; including too many details

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15
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Gawky

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Akward or clumsy

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16
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Inveigle

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Persuade someone to do something using flattery or deception

17
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Jettison

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Abandon or discard (something that is no longer needed)

18
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Mendacity

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Dishonesty

19
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Munificient

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More generous than is usual or necessary

20
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Naive

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Showing a lack of experience or judgment

21
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Noble

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Having high moral qualities or principles

22
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Parochial

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Having limited perspective; narrow-minded

23
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Pedestrian

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Lacking imagination or excitement; ordinary

24
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Prevaricate

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Evade or dodge the truth by being evasive

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Prime

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  1. Prepare something for use or action
  2. Of primary importance; major
26
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Radical

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  1. Far-reaching; major
  2. A person advocating thorough or complete social or political reform
27
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Recrudescent

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Breaking out again; reviving

28
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Temporal

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  1. Relating to time
  2. Relating to a worldly rather than spiritual matters
29
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Transitory

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Not permanent; temporary

30
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Viable

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Capable of working or succeeding; feasible