Group 3 Flashcards by Bryce Ervin

Acumen (noun)

keen, accurate judgment or insight

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Adulterate (verb)

to reduce purity by combining with inferior ingredients

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Amalgamate (verb)

to combine several elements into a whole

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Archaic (adj)

outdated; associated with an earlier, perhaps more primitive, time

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Aver (verb)

to state as a fact; to declare or start

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Bolster (verb)

to provide support or reinforcement

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Bombastic (adj)

pompous; grandiloquent

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Diatribe (noun)

a harsh denunciation

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Dissemble (verb)

to disguise or conceal; to mislead

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Eccentric (adj)

departing from norms or conventions

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Endemic (adj)

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

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Evanescent (adj)

trending to disappear like vapor; vanishing

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Exacerbate (verb)

to make worse or more severe

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Fervent (adj)

greatly emotional or zealous

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Fortuitous (adj)

happening by accident or chance

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Germane (adj)

relevant to the subject at hand; appropriate in subject matter

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Grandiloquence (noun)

pompous speech or expression

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Hackneyed (adj)

rendered trite or commonplace by frequent usage

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Halcyon (adj)

calm and peaceful

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Hedonism

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

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Hegemony (noun)

the consistent dominance of one state or group over others

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Iconoclast (noun)

one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions

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Idolatrous (adj)

given to intense or excessive devotion to something

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Impassive (adj)

revealing no emption

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Imperturbable (adj)

marked by extreme calm, impassivity, and steadiness

Implacable (adj)

not capable of being appeased or significantly changed

Impunity (noun)

immunity form punishment or penalty

Inchoate (adj)

in an initial stage; not fully formed

Infelicitous (adj)

unfortunate; inappropriate

Insipid (adj)

lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge

Loquacious (adj)

extremely talkative

Luminous (adj)

characterized by brightness and the emission of light

Malevolent (adj)

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

Malleable (adj)

capable of being shaped or formed; tractable; pliable

Mendacity (noun)

the condition of being untruthful; dishonesty

Meticulous (adj)

characterized by extreme care and precision; attentive to detail

Misanthrope (noun)

one who hates all other humans

Mitigate (verb)

to make or become less severe or intense; to moderate

Obdurate (adj)

unyielding; hardhearted; intractable

Obsequious (adj)

exhibiting a fawning attentiveness

Occlude (verb)

to obstruct or block

Opprobrium (noun)

disgrace; contempt; scorn

Pedagogy (noun)

the profession or principles of teaching, or instructing

Pedantic (adj)

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

Penury (noun)

poverty; destitution

Pervasive (adj)

having the tendency to permeate or spread throughout

Pine (verb)

to year intensely; to languish; to lose vigor

Pirate (verb)

to illegally use or reproduce

Pith (noun)

the essential or central part

Pithy (adj)

precise and brief

Placate (verb)

to appease; to calm by making concessions

Platitude (noun)

a superficial remark, esp. one offered as meaningful

Plummet (verb)

to plunge or drop straight down

Polemical (adj)

controversial; argumentative

Prodigal (adj)

recklessly wasteful; extravagant; profuse; lavish

Profuse (adj)

given or coming forth abundantly; extravagant

Proliferate (verb)

to grow or increase swiftly and abundantly

Queries (noun)

questions; inquiries; doubts in the mind; reservations

Querulous (adj)

prone to complaining or grumbling; peevish

Rancorous (adj)

characterized by bitter, long-lasting resentment

Recalcitrant (adj)

obstinately defiant of authority; difficult to manage

Repudiate (verb)

to invalidate; to repeal; to retract

Reverent (adj)

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

Rhetoric (noun)

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

Salubrious (adj)

promoting health or well being

Solvent (adj)

able to meet financial obligations; able to dissolve another substance

Specious (adj)

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

Spurious (adj)

lacking authenticity or validity; false; counterfeit

Subpoena (noun)

a court order requiring appearance and / or testimony

Succinct (adj)

brief; concise

Superfluous (adj)

exceeding what is sufficient or necessary

Surfeit (verb)

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

Tenacity (noun)

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

Tenuous (adj)

having little substance or strength; flimsy; weak

Tirade (noun)

a long and extremely critical speech; a harsh denunciation

Transient (adj)

fleeting; passing quickly; brief

Zealous (adj)

fervent; ardent; impassioned, devoted to a cause