HSPT - Vocab Words - Week #2 - flashcards
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Fabricate:
1) invent or concoct (something), typically with deceitful intent. 2) construct or manufacture (something, especially an industrial product), especially from prepared components.
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Fallacy:
1) a mistaken belief, especially one based on unsound argument.
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Falter:
1) start to lose strength or momentum. 2) speak in a hesitant or unsteady voice.
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Fastidious:
1) very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail. 2) very concerned about matters of cleanliness.
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Fathomable:
1) capable of being understood
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Fiasco:
1) a thing that is a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way.
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Flamboyant:
1) (of a person or their behavior) tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness.
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Florid:
1) having a red or flushed complexion.elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.
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Flourish:
1) (of a person, animal, or other living organism) grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way, especially as the result of a particularly favorable environment. 2) (of a person) wave (something) around to attract the attention of others.
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Formidable:
1) inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable.
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Foresee:
1) be aware of beforehand; predict.
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Fortitude:
1) courage in pain or adversity.
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Futile:
1) incapable of producing any useful result; pointless.
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Frenetic:
1) fast and energetic in a rather wild and uncontrolled way.
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Frivolous:
1) not having any serious purpose or value. 2) (of a person) carefree and not serious.
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Frugal:
1) sparing or economical with regard to money or food. 2) simple and plain and costing little.
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Genuine:
1) truly what something is said to be; authentic. 2) (of a person, emotion, or action) sincere.
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Gloat:
1) contemplate or dwell on one’s own success or another’s misfortune with smugness or malignant pleasure.
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Guerrilla:
1) a member of a small independent group taking part in irregular fighting, typically against larger regular forces.
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Gullible:
1) easily persuaded to believe something; credulous.
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Gregarious:
1) (of a person) fond of company; sociable. 2) (of animals) living in flocks or loosely organized communities.
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Haphazard:
1) lacking any obvious principle of organization.
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Heritage:
1) property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance.
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Hierarchy:
1) a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
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Hypocrisy:
1) the practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one’s own behavior does not conform; pretense.
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Hysterical:
1) deriving from or affected by uncontrolled extreme emotion.
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Immune:
1) resistant to a particular infection or toxin owing to the presence of specific antibodies or sensitized white blood cells.
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Impartial:
1) treating all rivals or disputants equally; fair and just.
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Impertinent:
1) not showing proper respect; rude. 2) not pertinent to a particular matter; irrelevant.
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Imprudent:
1) not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash.
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Inept:
1) having or showing no skill; clumsy.
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Incentive:
1) a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something.
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Incite:
1) encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behavior).
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Indigenous:
1) originating or occurring naturally in a particular place; native.
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Inference:
1) a conclusion reached on the basis of evidence and reasoning.
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Innate:
1) inborn; natural.
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Inundate:
1) overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with. 2) flood.
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Insolent:
1) showing a rude and arrogant lack of respect.
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Instigate:
1) bring about or initiate (an action or event).
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Intrepid:
1) fearless; adventurous (often used for rhetorical or humorous effect).
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Intricate:
1) very complicated or detailed.
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Introspection:
1) the examination or observation of one’s own mental and emotional processes.
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Irate:
1) feeling or characterized by great anger.
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Jeer:
1) make rude and mocking remarks, typically in a loud voice.
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Jocular:
1) fond of or characterized by joking; humorous or playful.
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Jovial:
1) cheerful and friendly.
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Keen:
1) having or showing eagerness or enthusiasm.
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Kinship:
1) blood relationship.
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Labyrinth:
1) a complicated irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze.
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Laconic:
1) (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few words.
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Lament:
1) a passionate expression of grief or sorrow. 2) mourn (a person’s loss or death).
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Lavish:
1) sumptuously rich, elaborate, or luxurious.bestow something in generous or extravagant quantities upon.
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Lichen:
1) a simple slow-growing plant that typically forms a low crustlike, leaflike, or branching growth on rocks, walls, and trees. 2) a skin disease in which small pimples or bumps occur close together.
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Listless:
1) (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
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Lofty:
1) of imposing height.(of wool and other textiles) thick and resilient.
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Maneuver:
1) a movement or series of moves requiring skill and care.carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end.
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Medley:
1) a varied mixture of people or things; a miscellany.
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Meticulous:
1) showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise.
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Miniscule:
1) extremely small; tiny.
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Mosaic:
1) a picture or pattern produced by arranging together small colored pieces of hard material, such as stone, tile, or glass. 2) an individual (especially an animal) composed of cells of two genetically different types.
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Motley:
1) incongruously varied in appearance or character; disparate.
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Mundane:
1) lacking interest or excitement; dull. 2) of this earthly world rather than a heavenly or spiritual one.
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Mutation:
1) the action or process of mutating. 2) the changing of the structure of a gene, resulting in a variant form that may be transmitted to subsequent generations, caused by the alteration of single base units in DNA, or the deletion, insertion, or rearrangement of larger sections of genes or chromosomes.
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Naive:
1) (of a person or action) showing a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment; innocent.
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Nemesis:
1) the inescapable agent of someone’s or something’s downfall.
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Novel (adj; not the book!):
1) new or unusual in an interesting way.
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Nuance:
1) a subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound.
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Neutral:
1) not helping or supporting either side in a conflict, disagreement, etc.; impartial. 2) having no strongly marked or positive characteristics or features.
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Nuisance:
1) a person, thing, or circumstance causing inconvenience or annoyance.
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Obedience:
1) compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another’s authority.
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Obdurate:
1) stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or course of action.
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Obsolete:
1) no longer produced or used; out of date.(of a part or characteristic of an organism) less developed than formerly or in a related species; rudimentary; vestigial.
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Obstinate:
1) stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or chosen course of action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
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Omnivore:
1) an animal or person that eats food of both plant and animal origin.
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Ornate:
1) made in an intricate shape or decorated with complex patterns. 2) (of literary style) using unusual words and complex constructions.
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Opaque:
1) not able to be seen through; not transparent.
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Ozone:
1) a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor and powerful oxidizing properties, formed from oxygen by electrical discharges or ultraviolet light. It differs from normal oxygen (O2) in having three atoms in its molecule (O3).
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Pacify:
1) quell the anger, agitation, or excitement of.
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Palpate:
1) examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes.
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Paradox:
1) a statement or proposition that, despite sound (or apparently sound) reasoning from acceptable premises, leads to a conclusion that seems senseless, logically unacceptable, or self-contradictory.
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Parole:
1) the release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior.
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Perpetuate:
1) make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely.
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Persevere:
1) continue in a course of action even in the face of difficulty or with little or no prospect of success.
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Pester:
1) trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions.
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Petite:
1) (of a woman) having a small and attractively dainty build.
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Placate:
1) make (someone) less angry or hostile.
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Plateau:
1) an area of relatively level high ground.a state of little or no change following a period of activity or progress.
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Ponder:
1) think about (something) carefully, especially before making a decision or reaching a conclusion.
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Potent:
1) having great power, influence, or effect.
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Pragmatic:
1) dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
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Preclude:
1) prevent from happening; make impossible.
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Precocious:
1) (of a child) having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.
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Prolific:
1) (of a plant, animal, or person) producing much fruit or foliage or many offspring. 2) present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful.
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Prose:
1) written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
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Prosperous:
1) successful in material terms; flourishing financially.
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Provoke:
1) stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.
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Proximity:
1) nearness in space, time, or relationship.
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Prudent:
1) acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
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Pulverize:
1) reduce to fine particles.
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Quandary:
1) a state of perplexity or uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation.a difficult situation; a practical dilemma.
