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Hotlist p1 Flashcards

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Ambivalence

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Strong positive and negative feelings

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Acquiesce

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To agree without question

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Cantankerous

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Stubborn

Irritable

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Ascendancy

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To have control/influence

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Ascetic

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Self disciplinary

Denies worldly pleasure

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Assiduous

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Diligent

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Curtail

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Reduce

Limit

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Abstruse

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Difficult to understand

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Avocation

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Hobby

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Avuncular

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Familial

Relating to

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Banal

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Mundane
Repeated too often
Predictable

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Aggregate

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Collect

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Basal

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Basic

Primary importance

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14
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Abstemious

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Spare in eating and drinking

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16
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Efface

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Rub out a feature

Destroy

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Belie

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Contradict

Often oneself

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Antediluvian

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Extremely outdated

(Old) antiquated

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20
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Bereavement

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Time of grieving

Sadness over death

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Carping

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Find fault in everything

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Abhorrence

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To hate

Resent

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Antipodes

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Opposite sides of the globe

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Colloquial

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Relating to conversational language

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Bifurcation

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Divided into 2 branches

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Bombastic

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Pretentious

Pompous

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Debilitate

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Weaken

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Braggart

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One who brags

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Apocryphal

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Made up fact

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31
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Buttress

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Support

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32
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Aggrandize

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To make something seem bigger

Exaggerate

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Cacophonous

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discordant

Clashing sounds

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Eclectic

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Composed of bits and pieces from different sources

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Candor

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Honesty

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Acrimony

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Bitterness

Spite

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Aspersions

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Slander

Damaging remark

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Atrophy

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Waste away

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Censorious

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Criticizing

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Catharsis

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Emotional release following an epiphany

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Diatribe

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Acerbic rant

Verbal attack

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Austerity

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Seriousness
Stern
Refraining from worldly pleasures

41
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Circumlocution

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Talking in circles

Euphemism

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Clairvoyant

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Psychic

Can see future

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Conciliatory

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Willing to compromise

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Degeneration

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Break down

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Charlatan

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Fraud

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Desiccate

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To dry

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Bureaucracy

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Administration characterized by excessive routine and petty officials

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Altruistic

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Generous

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Bucolic

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Refers to pastoral on a rural setting

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Conflagration

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A great fire

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Decorous

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Dignified

proper

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Consummate

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The greatest in a certain skill

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Contingency

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Alternate plan

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Deplore

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Show disapproval for

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Convivial

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Jovial nature

Lively merrymaking

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Convoluted

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Confusing
Twisted
Complicated

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Depose

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Removal from office

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Deprecate

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Show disapproval

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Condone

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Approve of

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Edict

A

Teach virtues and morals

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Capricious

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Fickle
Changeable
Ever-changing

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Dichotomies

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Splitting into non overlapping parts

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Diaphanous

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Semi-transparent

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Dictum

A

A decree

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Didactic

A

Something instructive

Learning

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Chicanery

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Trickery

Deceit

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Dilettante

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Lover or practitioner of arts

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Diminution

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To reduce in size

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Discerning

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Mentally sharp

Distinguish

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Discordant

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Conflicting

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Disquiet

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Cause uneasiness or unrest

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Dogmatic

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Strong opinions

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Dowager

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Elderly dignified woman

Widow of royalty

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Ebullient

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Bubbly

Effervescent

74
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Anachronistic

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Something in the wrong time period

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Coalesce

A 
Combine
Merge 
Unite 
Blend 
Fuse

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