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Honors L.A Vocab Flashcards

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monogram

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n. A design made from a person’s initials.

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monopoly

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n. Sole or complete control of anything, especially sales of a specific item or service.

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monolith

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n. A large block of stone; a large organization that acts as one.

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monologue

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n. A long speech delivered by one person.

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monomania

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n. Madness or lack of reason resulting from focusing one idea

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unilateral

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n. One sided; done by or impacting one group, person, etc.

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duplex

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n. A dwelling with two living units

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duplicity

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n. Deceitfulness, dishonesty

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bilateral

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adj. Having two sides, made between two persons or groups.

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bipartisan

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adj. Involving two political parties.

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trilogy

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n. A group of three pieces of music, literature, etc.

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trisect

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v. To cut into three parts.

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triumvirate

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n. A group of three, especially three people in authority.

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quadriplegic

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n. One who cannot use his/her four extremities.

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quatrain

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n. A stanza of poetry that has four lines

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decimate

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v. To destroy every tenth person, to annihilate.

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decathlon

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n. An athletic contest in which every participant completes ten events

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bicentennial

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n. A period of 200 years

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centenary

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n. A centennial, a period of 100 years

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centennial

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n. One who is 100 years old.

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assent

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n. Agreement

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precept

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n. Belief or principle, usually philosophical.

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recompense

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n. Payment, reward

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indolence

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n. Laziness.

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idiosyncrasy

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n. A peculiar personal trait.

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adjacent

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adj. Located next to.

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derisive

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adj. Mocking, scornful.

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nonchalant

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adj. Relaxed, showing lack of concern.

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humdrum

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adj. Monotonous, dull.

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interminable

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adj. Endless, going on and on.

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sullen

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adj. Gloomily or resentfully silent.

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venerable

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adj. Worthy of respect {because of age and/or goodness}.

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explicit

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adj. Definite, clearly stated or explained.

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disingenuous

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adj. Not genuine; insincere or dishonest.

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coddle

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v. To handle with extreme care, often to the point of spoiling.

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germinate

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v. To sprout, to begin to grow or develop.

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hurtle

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v. To run or race.

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insinuate

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v. To imply; to introduce to an idea in a subtle, indirect way.

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interrogate

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v. To question.

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congeal

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v. To solidify, curdle, or coagulate.

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panacea

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n. A cure-all.

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pandemic

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adj. An outbreak of a disease which spread throughout all of the population.

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*pantheistic

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n. The worship of all or many gods.

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omnipotent

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adj. All-powerful.

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omniscient

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adj. All-knowing.

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omnipresent

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adj. Present in all places.

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omnivorous

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adj. Eating both plants and animals; consuming all things.

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catholic

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adj. Universal, relating to the whole or to most things.

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holocaust

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n. A great destruction, especially by fire; a tragedy that destroys the whole of something.

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totalitarian

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adj. A government where one person holds absolute control.

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preclude

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v. To prevent, to close off possibility of something.

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recluse

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n. A person who closes himself off from others, a hermit.

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occlude

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v. To close off or block (often medical)

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inception

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n. The beginning of something.

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incipient

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adj. Young, at the beginning or early stages.

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nihilism

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n. Rejections of religious or moral beliefs, the belief of nothing.

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negate

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v. To disprove, to deny with facts

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renegade

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n. To deny ones group and rebel.

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vacuous

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adj. Empty, especially of meaning or purpose.

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aperture

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n. An opening, especially one that admits light.

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buffoon

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n. A clown or fool.

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iota

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n. A very small amount.

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anecdote

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n. A short story or incident.

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dupe

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n. One who is easily tricked or taken advantage of.

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fledgling

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n. A young bird or beginner.

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perjury

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n. The act of lying under oath/

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malignant

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adj. Tending to produce death or deterioration or evil

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sodden

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adj. Soaked through.

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fallible

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adj. Not perfect, capable of making mistakes.

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utmost

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adj. The highest or most.

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inimitable

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adj. Not able to be imitated or reproduced

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marginal

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adj. On the edges or margins of something.

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flagrant

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adj. Very obviously offensive.

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prudent

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adj. Wise and careful.

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disputatious

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adj. Having tendency to argue.

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entreat

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v. To beg.

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consolidate

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v. To organize parts into a whole, to put or bring together.

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eradicate

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v. To eliminated.

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ordain

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v. To establish by order, degree, etc.

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validate

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v. To establish as true, to check to find out if something is true.

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microcosm

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n. A small or miniature world.

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microbiology

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n. Science dealing with microscopic forms of life.

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minutia

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n. A small or trivial detail.

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attenuate

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v. To make slender, to weaken, or to reduce in force of value.

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tenuous

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adj. Thin or flimsy, having little substance.

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satiate

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v. To satisfy or gratify an appetite fully.

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implement

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v. To make a plan happen, to fulfill a plan.

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replete

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adj. Well supplied, abundantly stocked.

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plentitude

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n. Abundance.

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copious

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adj. Plentiful, large amounts.

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macrocosm

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n. A universe or any large whole.

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magnanimous

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adj. Very generous, giving away great amounts.

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magnate

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n. A wealthy, influential person, especially in business.

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magnitude

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n. Greatness of importance or size.

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magniloquent

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adj. Extremely eloquent or well spoken; using language of great beauty and precisian.

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megalomania

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n. Form of mental illness in which a person has grandiose or exaggerated of her/his own importance.

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megalopolis

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n. A huge city, extended urban sprawl.

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polygamy

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n. A system of having more than one spouse at a time.

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*polytheism

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n. A religion of many gods.

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polychromatic

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adj. Containing many colors.

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