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high frequency vocab (100) Flashcards

1
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abate

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to diminish in intensity

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aberrant

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diverging from the standard type

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abjure

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to reject or renounce

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abscond

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to leave secretly
evading detection

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abstain

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to voluntarily refrain from doing smth

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acumen

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keen judgement and perception

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admonish

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scold or to advice firmly

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adulterate

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to contaminate
or to make smth impure

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advocate

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to recommend, support or advice

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aesthetic

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concerned with the nature of beauty and art

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affection

A

fake or artificial behavior

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aggrandize

A

enlarge or increase , esp wealth or power

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alacrity

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promptness and eagerness

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alleviate

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to relieve a problem
to ease a burden

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amalgamate

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to combine or to mix tgt

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ambiguous

A

unclear
open to multiple interpretations

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ambivalent

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having mixed or contradictory feelings abt someone or smth

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ameliorate

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to improve or mitigate a situation

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amenable

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easily convinced or persuaded

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anachronism

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smth old fashioned
smth appearing in a time period where it does not belong

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analogous

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comparable
appropriate for analogy

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anoint

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to choose for a particular office or position

to use oil on a person in a religious ceremony

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anomaly

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an exception or unusual case

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antipathy

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strong dislike or hatred

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25
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antithetical

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contrary to the very nature of

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apathy

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state of total disinterest or unenthusiasm

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appease

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to satisfy

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arbitrary

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seemingly chosen
designated wo a reason or purpose

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arcane

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secret or only known to a selective group

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30
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archaic

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old fashioned
no longer in common usage

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arduous

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difficult, taxing, requiring considerable effort

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32
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articulate

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well spoken

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artless

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natural, untrained

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ascetic

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austere or self-denying

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35
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assuage

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to provide relief from an unpleasant situation

satisfy

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astonishment

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shock, total surprise

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37
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audacious

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very bold or presumptuous

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38
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austere

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severe

unadorned

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39
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avarice

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greed

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40
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aver

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to assert or allege

declare, maintain

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banal

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boring
cliché

42
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belie

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give false impression

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benign

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gentle, harmless

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biased

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prejudiced, displaying partiality

45
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bolster

A

support

46
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bombastic

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overblown
theatrical

47
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brazen

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bold or open to the point of shocking

shameless

48
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bucolic

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pastoral, rustic, countryside, rural

49
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burgeon

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flourish

bloom

50
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cacophony

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loud and chaotic noise

51
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calumny

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lie or slander

52
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candid

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honest , open

53
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canon

A

accepted rules of a discipline

54
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capacity

A

the capability to perform a particular action

55
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capricious

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mercurial, unpredictable, whimsical

56
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castigate

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to scold or criticize (berate) strongly

57
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catalyst

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something that speeds up a process

58
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caustic

A

corrosive
bitterly sarcastic

59
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censure

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to express intense condemnation

60
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chauvinist

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someone who believes prejudicially that their own group is superior one

61
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chicanery

A

trickery or deception

62
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chronological

A

ordered by time

63
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coalesce

A

to come together

64
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cogent

A

clearly laid out and persuasive

65
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commensurate

A

in accordance with, proportional

66
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compelling

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captivating, very persuasive

67
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comprehensive

A

complete and thorough

68
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condone

A

to approve or allow

69
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confound

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to confuse or astonish

70
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connoisseur

A

expert in particular subject matter area

71
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consequential

A

as a result of

significant or memorable

72
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construe

A

to interpret

73
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consumption

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utilization

74
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contend

A

assert or claim
grapple with

75
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contentious

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controversial

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contrite

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remorseful

77
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convoluted

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roundabout, not straight forward

78
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copious

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plentiful, abundant

79
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cosmopolitan

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sophisticated

80
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covet

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to desire smth that doesnot belong to you

81
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craft

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cunning, skill

82
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craven

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cowardly to the point of being shameful

83
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credence

A

belief or trust

84
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credulous

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gullible, naive

85
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decorum

A

appropriate behavior good manners

86
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deference

A

respect or polite submission

87
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deflect

A

divert or cause to ricochet

88
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deftness

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skill, manual dexterity

89
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delineate

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to describe very accurately

90
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demur

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to object or raise concerns

91
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denigrate

A

say negative things about

92
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deride

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to mock or ridicule

93
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derivative

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imitates another work in a way that is unoriginal or uninspiring

94
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desiccate

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to dry out completely
to suck out the vitality and passion

95
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desultory

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halfhearted
inconsistent or random

96
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detachment

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objectivity or aloofness

97
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determinant

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a strong factor in an outcome

98
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diatribe

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a rant or angry speech denouncing someone or something

99
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didactic

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educational
with an instructive purpose

100
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diffident

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shy, timid
or reserved due to lack of confidence

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