Group 8 Flashcards
1
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ACCENTUATE
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- Give emphasis or draw attention to something
2
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CONJETURAL
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- Partaining to a guess or inference made with limited data
3
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CONVIVIAL
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- Demonstrating a jovial nature or a fondness for festivities and companionship
4
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DECADENT
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- Displaying excesssive indulgence, sometimes to a morally degenerate extent
5
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EGREGIOUS
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- Remarkably bad or shocking, to a conspicuous degree
6
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EVANESCENT
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- Vanishing or fading away quickly, like mist or a phantom
7
Q
FLAMBOYANT
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- Characterized by a showy, confident, or audacious display
8
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FORESTALL
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- Prevent something by taking strategic action in advance
9
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GAINSAY
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- Deny or refute an assertation or argument
10
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GALVANIZE
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- Inspire or stir up to action or heightened activity
11
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INDISCRIMINATE
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- Lacking selectivity or judgement, often with potentially harmful effects
12
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INNOCUOUS
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- Harmless, having no ill effect
13
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MOMENTARY
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- Lasting for a brief moment or interval
14
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MUNDANE
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- Commonplace or ordinary, lacking excitement
15
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NETTLESOME
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- Causing irritation or annoyance
16
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NULLIFY
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- Render ineffective, cancel out or invalidate
17
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OBVIATE
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- Sidestep or bypass a potential problem or difficulty
18
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OMNIPRESENT
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- Existing or seeming to exist everywhere at once
19
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OUST
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- Displace or eject from a position or place
20
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PALPABLE
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- Tangible, perceptible, or clearly noticeable
21
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PERFIDY
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- Act of betrayal or unfaithfulness
22
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PROFUSE
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- Abundant, plentiful, or occuring in large amounts
23
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PUGNACIOUS
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- Quick to engage in a conflict or argument; combative
24
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SANGUINE
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- Cheerfully optimistic, particularly in a difficult situation
25
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SAGACIOUS
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- Demonstrating wisdom or sound judgment
26
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SCANT
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- Harldy suffficient, meager, or minimal
27
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SKULLDUGGERY
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- Sneaky or dishonest actions
28
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TRIVIAL
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- Of minor significance or value
29
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UTILITARIAN
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- Emphasizing practicality and functionality over aesthetics
30
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VAPID
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- Uninteresting lacking flavor or spark
