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Group 3 & 4 Flashcards

1
Q

Abate

A

Become less intense or widespread, remove or reduce law

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2
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Abjure

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Solemnly renounce

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3
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Anomalous

A

Deviating from what is standard

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4
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Antipathy

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A deep seated feeling of aversion

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5
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Arcane

A

Understood by few, mysterious or secret

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Arduous

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Involving or requiring strenuous effort, tiring

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7
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Artless

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Without deception, effort or pretentiousness, natural

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8
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Ascetic

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Severe self discipline, austere

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9
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Assuage

A

Satisfy, make an unpleasant feeling less intense

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10
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Bucolic

A

Relating to the pleasant aspect of the countryside

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11
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Burgeon

A

Begin to grow or increase rapidly, flourish

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12
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Cacophonous

A

Involving or producing harsh sounds

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13
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Censure

A

Express severe disapproval, especially in formal statement

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14
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Chicanery

A

Use of deception or subterfuge

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15
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Coalesce

A

Come together to form a mass or whole

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16
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Cogent

A

Clear, logical and convincing

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17
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Cotend

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1) To have to deal with problems or difficult situations
2) To say that something is true

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18
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Copious

A

Abundant in supply

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19
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Cosmopolitan

A

Mixture of cultures

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20
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Deference

A

Polite submission and respect

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21
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Desultory

A

Lacking plan, purpose or enthusiasm, occurring randomly

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22
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Diffident

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Modest or shy because of lack of self confidence

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23
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Dilatory

A

Slow to act, intended to cause delay

24
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Equivocate

A

Use ambiguous language

25
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Polarize

A

Divide or cause it to divide into two sharply contrasting groups

26
Q

Prodigal

A

Spend money recklessly

27
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Verbose

A

Using or expressing in more words than needed

28
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Abstain

A

Refrain oneself from doing

29
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Approbation

A

Praise or approval

30
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Cherish

A

Protect and care for lovingly

31
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Corroborate

A

Confirm or give support to a statement, theory or findings

32
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Disparate

A

Consisting of people or things that are completely different from each other in character or quality

33
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Emulate

A

Match or surpass a person or achievements, typically my imitation

34
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Enervate

A

Make someone feel drained of energy

35
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Ephemeral

A

Lasting for very short time

36
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Fervid

A

intensely passionate or enthusiastic

37
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Garrulous

A

Excessively talkative, especially on trivial matters

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39
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Incendiary

A

Tending to stir up conflict

39
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Inimical

A

Tending to obstruct, unfriendly hostile

39
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Invigorate

A

Give strength or energy to

40
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Obselete

A

Out of date

41
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Paradigmatic

A

Serving as a typical example of something

41
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Opaque

A

Unclear, not transparent

42
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Pedantic

A

Excessively concerned with minor details, over scrupulous

43
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Placid

A

Not easily upset or excited, calm

44
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Polemical

A

Of or involving strongly critical speech or writing

45
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Precipitate

A

Cause to happen suddenly, unexpectedly and premature

46
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Profundity

A

Great depth in knowledge or insight

47
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Prophetic

A

Accurately predicting what will happen in future

48
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Prudent

A

Acting with or show thought or care for future

49
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Punctilious

A

Showing great attention to details and correct behavior

50
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Recondite

A

Little known, abstruse

51
Q

Scrupulous

A

1) Careful, thorough and extremely attentive to details
2) careful to do what is right or honest

52
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Tranquil

A

Free from disturbance, calm

53
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Vacillate

A

Waver between different opinions or actions, be undecisive

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