Group 4 Flashcards

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Abstain

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v: avoid taking part in something

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2
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Approbation

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n: appreciation toward someone

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3
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Cherish

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v: greatly love or protect something

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4
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Corroborate

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v: lend support to; validate

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5
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Disparate

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a: different or contrasting

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6
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Emulate

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v: imitate something or someone; mimic

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7
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Enervate

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v: sap the energy out of someone, fatigue

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8
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Ephemeral

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a: extremely shortlasting; fleeting

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9
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Fervid

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a: excessively energetic or eager

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10
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Garrulous

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a: tending to talk too much, wordy

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11
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Incendiary

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a: provocative, causing conflict

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12
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Inimical

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a: damaging, hostile in manner or tone

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13
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Intimate

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v: subtly suggest or imply; insinuate

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14
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Invigorate

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v: provide energy or vitality to; revitalize

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15
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Mitigate

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v: diminish negative feelings or situation

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16
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Obsolete

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a: no longer useful, outmoded

17
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Opaque

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a: unclear, hard to comprehend
a: not able to be seen through

18
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Paradigmatic

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a: representing the standard example

19
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Pedantic

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a: overly concerned with (minor) details; nitpicky

20
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Placid

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a: calm, free from activity or irritation

21
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Polemical

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a: giving a strong controversial opinion

22
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Precipitate

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v: cause to happen; trigger
a: done quickly or suddenly

23
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Profoundity

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n: great wisdom or intelligence

24
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Prophetic

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a: able to correctly predict the future

25
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Prudent

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a: wise in decision making

26
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Punctilious

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a: highly concerned with details or manners; meticulous

27
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Recondite

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a: obscure and difficult to understand

28
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Scrupulous

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a: careful with details; meticulous
a: possessing moral integrity; ethical

29
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Tranquil

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a: peaceful, free from activity

30
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Vacillate

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v: go back and forth with one’s view; waver