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Group 4 words Flashcards

1
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ACERBIC

A

having a sour of bitter taste; sharp; biting

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AGGRANDIZE

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to increase in intensity, power, influence or prestige

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ALCHEMY

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medieval science involving the transmutation of metals into gold

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AMENABLE

A

agreeable; responsive to suggestion

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ANACHRONISM

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something out of place in terms of historical context

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ASTRINGENT

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having a tightening effect on living tissue; harsh; severe

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CONTIGUOUS

A

sharing a border; touching; adjacent

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CONVENTION

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a generally agreed upon practice or principle

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CREDULOUS

A

tending to believe too readily; gullible

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CYNICISM

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a belief that all people are motivated by selfishness

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DECORUM

A

appropriate conduct of behavior

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DERISION

A

scorn, ridicule, contemptuous treatment

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DESICCATE

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to dry out, dehydrate

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DILETTANTE

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one with an amateurish interest in the arts or branch of knowledge

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DISPARAGE

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to slight or belittle

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DIVULGE

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to disclose something secret

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FAWN

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to flatter or praise excessively

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FLOUT

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to show contempt for, as in a rule or convention

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GARRULOUS

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pointlessly talkative, talking to much

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GLIB

A

marked by ease or informality; nonchalant; superficial

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HUBRIS

A

overbearing pride; arrogance

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IMMINENT

A

about to happen; impending

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IMMUTABLE

A

not capable of change

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IMPETUOUS

A

hastily or harshly energetic; impulsive and vehement

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INDIFFERENT

A

having no interest or concern

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INIMICAL

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damaging; harmful

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INTRACTABLE

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not easily managed or directed; stubborn

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INTREPID

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steadfast and courageous

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LACONIC

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using few words; terse

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MAVERICK

A

in independent individual who does not go along with a group

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MERCURIAL

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characterized by rapid and unpredictable change in mood

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MOLLIFY

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to calm or soothe; reduce in emotional intensity

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NEOPHYTE

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a recent convert; beginner; novice

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OBFUSCATE

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to deliberately obscure or make confusing

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OBSTINATE

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stubborn; hard-headed; uncompromising

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OSTENTATIOUS

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characterized by or given to pretentious display

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PERVADE

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to permeate throughout

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PHLEGMATIC

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calm; sluggish; unemotional

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PLETHORA

A

an overabundance or surplus

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PRAGMATIC

A

practical rather than idealistic

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PRESUMPTUOUS

A

overstepping due bounds; failing to observe what is expected or appropriate

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PRISTINE

A

pure; uncorrupted; clean

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PROBITY

A

adherence to the highest principles; complete integrity; uprightness

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PROCLIVITY

A

a natural predisposition or inclination

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PROFLIGATE

A

excessively wasteful; recklessly extravagant

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PROPENSITY

A

a natural inclination or tendency

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PROSAIC

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dull; lacking in spirit or imagination

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PUNGENT

A

having a strong smell or taste

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QUIXOTIC

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foolishly impractical; marked by lofty romantic ideals

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QUOTIDIAN

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occurring or recurring daily; commonplace

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RAREFY

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to make thin, less dense; to refine

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RECONDITE

A

hidden; concealed; difficult to understand; obscure

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REFULGENT

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radiant; shiny; brilliant

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RENEGE

A

to fail to honor a commitment; to go back on a promise

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SEDULOUS

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diligent; persistent; hard working

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SHARD

A

a piece of broken pottery or glass

57
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SOPORIFIC

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causing drowsiness; inducing sleep

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SPARSE

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not dense; arranged at widely spaced intervals

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SPENDTHRIFT

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one who spends money wastefully

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SUBTLE

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not obvious; elusive; difficult to discern

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TACIT

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implied; not explicitly stated

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TERSE

A

brief and concise in wording

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TOUT

A

to publicly praise or promote

64
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TRENCHANT

A

sharply perceptive; keen; penetrating

65
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UNFEIGNED

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genuine; not false or hypocritical

66
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UNTENABLE

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indefensible; not viable; uninhabitable

67
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VACILLATE

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to waver indecisively between one course of action and another

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VARIEGATED

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multicolored; characterized by a variety of colors

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VEXATION

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annoyance; irritation

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VIGILANT

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alertly watchful

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VITUPERATE

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to use harsh condemnatory language; abuse or censure severely; berate

72
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VOLATILE

A

readily changing to vapor; changing easily; explosive

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