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Group 3 Flashcards

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Acumen (noun)

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keen, accurate judgment or insight

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Adulterate (verb)

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to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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Amalgamate (verb)

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to combine several elements into a whole

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Archaic (adj)

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outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

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Aver (verb)

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to state as a fact; to declare or start

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Bolster (verb)

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to provide support or reinforcement

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Bombastic (adj)

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pompous; grandiloquent

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Diatribe (noun)

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a harsh denunciation

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Dissemble (verb)

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to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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Eccentric (adj)

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departing from norms or conventions

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Endemic (adj)

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characteristic of or often found in a particular locality, region, or people

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Evanescent (adj)

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trending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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Exacerbate (verb)

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to make worse or more severe

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Fervent (adj)

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greatly emotional or zealous

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Fortuitous (adj)

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happening by accident or chance

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Germane (adj)

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relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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Grandiloquence (noun)

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pompous speech or expression

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Hackneyed (adj)

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rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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Halcyon (adj)

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calm and peaceful

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Hedonism

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devotion to pleasurable pursuits, esp. to the pleasures of the senses

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Hegemony (noun)

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the consistent dominance of one state or group over others

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Iconoclast (noun)

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one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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Idolatrous (adj)

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given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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Impassive (adj)

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revealing no emption

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Imperturbable (adj)

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marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

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Implacable (adj)

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not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

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Impunity (noun)

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immunity form punishment or penalty

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Inchoate (adj)

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in an initial stage; not fully formed

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Infelicitous (adj)

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unfortunate; inappropriate

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Insipid (adj)

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lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge

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Loquacious (adj)

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extremely talkative

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Luminous (adj)

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characterized by brightness and the emission of light

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Malevolent (adj)

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having or showing often vicious ill will, spite, or hatred

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Malleable (adj)

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capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable

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Mendacity (noun)

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the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

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Meticulous (adj)

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characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

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Misanthrope (noun)

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one who hates all other humans

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Mitigate (verb)

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to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

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Obdurate (adj)

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unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

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Obsequious (adj)

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exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

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Occlude (verb)

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to obstruct or block

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Opprobrium (noun)

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disgrace; contempt; scorn

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Pedagogy (noun)

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the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

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Pedantic (adj)

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overly concerned with the trivial details of learning or education; show-offish about one’s knowledge

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Penury (noun)

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poverty; destitution

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Pervasive (adj)

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having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

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Pine (verb)

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to year intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

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Pirate (verb)

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to illegally use or reproduce

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Pith (noun)

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the essential or central part

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Pithy (adj)

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precise and brief

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Placate (verb)

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to appease; to calm by making concessions

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Platitude (noun)

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a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

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Plummet (verb)

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to plunge or drop straight down

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Polemical (adj)

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controversial; argumentative

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Prodigal (adj)

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recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

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Profuse (adj)

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given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant

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Proliferate (verb)

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to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

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Queries (noun)

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questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations

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Querulous (adj)

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prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

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Rancorous (adj)

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characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

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Recalcitrant (adj)

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obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

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Repudiate (verb)

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to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

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Reverent (adj)

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marked by, feeling, or expressing a feeling of profound awe and respect

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Rhetoric (noun)

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the art or study of effective use of language for communication and persuasion

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Salubrious (adj)

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promoting health or well being

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Solvent (adj)

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able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

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Specious (adj)

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seeming true, but actually being fallacious; misleadingly attractive; plausible but false

68
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Spurious (adj)

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lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

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Subpoena (noun)

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a court order requiring appearance and / or testimony

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Succinct (adj)

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brief; concise

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Superfluous (adj)

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exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

72
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Surfeit (verb)

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an overabundant supply; excess; to feed or supply to excess

73
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Tenacity (noun)

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the quality of adherence or persistence to something valued; persistent determination

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Tenuous (adj)

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having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

75
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Tirade (noun)

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a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

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Transient (adj)

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fleeting; passing quickly; brief

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Zealous (adj)

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fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause

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