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Kap final review part 1 Flashcards

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abscond

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to leave secretly; decamp

the patron ABSCONDED from the restaurant by sneaking out the back door without paying his bill.

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ameliorate

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to make better; improve

The doctor was able to AMELIORATE the patient’s suffering using painkillers.

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antipathy

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extreme dislike

The ANTIPATHY between the French and the English regularly erupted into open warfare.

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Phlegm

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apathy: lack of interest or emotion

The APATHY/PHLEGM of voters is so great that less than half the people who are eligible to vote actually bother to do so.

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Intrepid

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Audacious: fearless and daring

“And you, your majesty, may kiss my bum!” replied the AUDACIOUS/INTREPID peasant.

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Plucky

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Audacious: fearless and daring

“And you, your majesty, may kiss my bum!” replied the AUDACIOUS/PLUCKY peasant.

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Trite

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Banal: predictable; overused and consequently of little import

He used BANAL/TRITE phrases like “have a nice day” and “another day, another dollar.”

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Underpin

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Bolster: to support; top prop up

The presence of giant footprints BOLSTERED/UNDERPINNED the argument that Sasquatch was in the area.

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Din

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Cacophony: harsh, jarring noise

The junior high orchestra created an almost unbearable CACOPHONY/DIN as they tried to tune their instruments.

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Upbraid

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Castigate: to punish or criticize harshly

Many Americans are amazed at how harshly the authorities in Singapore CASTIGATE/UPBRAID perpetrators of what would be considered minor crimes in the United States.

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Chide

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Castigate: to punish or criticize harshly

Many Americans are amazed at how harshly the authorities in Singapore CASTIGATE/CHIDE perpetrators of what would be considered minor crimes in the United States.

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Reproach

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Castigate: to punish or criticize harshly

Many Americans are amazed at how harshly the authorities in Singapore CASTIGATE/REPROACH perpetrators of what would be considered minor crimes in the United States.

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Mordant

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Caustic: having or showing a sharp or critical quality; biting.

Dorothy Parker gained her reputation for CAUSTIC/MORDANT wit from her cutting, yet clever, insults.

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Trenchant

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Caustic: (of a weapon or tool) having a sharp edge.

Dorothy Parker gained her reputation for CAUSTIC/TRENCHANT wit from her cutting, yet clever, insults.

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Artifice

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Chicanery; deception by means of craft or guile

Dishonest used car salespeople often use CHICANERY/ARTIFICE to sell their beat-up old cars.

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Pettifoggery

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Chicanery; deception by means of craft or guile

Dishonest used car salespeople often use CHICANERY/PETTIFOGGERY to sell their beat-up old cars.

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Subterfuge

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Chicanery; deception by means of craft or guile

Dishonest used car salespeople often use CHICANERY/SUBTERFUGE to sell their beat-up old cars.

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Underhandedness

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Chicanery; deception by means of craft or guile

Dishonest used car salespeople often use CHICANERY/UNDERHANDEDNESS to sell their beat-up old cars.

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Condone

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to overlook; pardon; or disregard

Some theorists believe that failing to prosecute minor crimes is the same as CONDONING an air of lawlessness.

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Corroborate

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to provide supporting evidence

Fingerprints CORROBORATED the witness’s testimony that he saw the defendant in the victim’s apartment.

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Crescendo

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Steadily increasing in volume or force

The CRESCENDO of tension became unbearable as Evel Knievel prepared to jump his motorcycle over the school buses.

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Deference

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Respect, courtesy

The respectful young law clerk treated the Supreme Court justice with the utmost DEFERENCE.

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Homage

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Deference; respect, courtesy

The respectful young law clerk treated the Supreme Court justice with the utmost DEFERENCE/HOMAGE.

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Obeisance

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Deference; respect, courtesy

The respectful young law clerk treated the Supreme Court justice with the utmost DEFERENCE/OBEISANCE.

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Deride

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To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

The awkward child was often DERIDED by his “cooler” peers.

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Jeer

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To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

The awkward child was often DERIDED/JEERED by his “cooler” peers.

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Scoff

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To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

The awkward child was often DERIDED/SCOFFED by his “cooler” peers.

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Sneer

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To speak of or treat with contempt; to mock

The awkward child was often DERIDED/SNEERED by his “cooler” peers.

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Desiccate

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Dry out thoroughly

After a few weeks of lying on the desert’s baking sands, the cow’s carcass became completely DESICCATED.

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Desultory

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Jumping from one thing to another; disconnected

Diane had a DESULTORY academic record; she had changed majors twelve times in three years.

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Diffident

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lacking self-confidence

Steve’s DIFFIDENT manner during the job interview stemmed from his nervous nature and lack of experience in the field.

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Laggard

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Dilatory; intended to delay

The congressman used DILATORY/LAGGARD measures to delay the passage of the bill.

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Dilettante

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Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

Jerry’s friends were such DILETTANTES that they seemed to have new jobs and hobbies every week.

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Dabbler

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Dilettante; Someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic

Jerry’s friends were such DILETTANTES/DABBLERS that they seemed to have new jobs and hobbies every week.

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Dirge

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a funeral hymn or mournful speech

Melville wrote the poem “A DIRGE for James McPherson” for the funeral of a Union general who was killed in 1864.

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Disabuse

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to set right; to free from error; correct

Galileo’s observations DISABUSED scholars of the notion that the sun revolved around the Earth.

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Disparate

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fundamentally different; entirely unlike

Although the twins appear to be identical physically, their personalities are DISPARATE.

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Dissemble

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to present a false appearance; to disguise one’s real intentions or character

The villain could DISSEMBLE to the police no longer–he admitted the deed and tore up the floor to reveal the body of the old man.

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Dissonance

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a harsh and disagreeable combination, often of sounds

Cognitive DISSONANCE is the inner conflict produced when long-standing beliefs are contradicted by new evidence.

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Imperious

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dogmatic; dictatorial in one’s opinions

The dictator was DOGMATIC/IMPERIOUS–he, and only he, was right.

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Dupe

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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

Bugs Bunny was able to DUPE Elmer Fudd by dressing up as a lady rabbit.

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Cozen; hoodwink; humbug

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to deceive; a person who is easily deceived

Bugs Bunny was able to DUPE/COZEN/HOODWINK/HUMBUG Elmer Fudd by dressing up as a lady rabbit.

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Dirge

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Elegy: a sorrowful poem or speech

Although Thomas Gray’s “ELEGY/DIRGE Written in a Country Churchyard” is about death and loss, it urges its readers to endure this life and to trust in spirituality.

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Spawn

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Engender: to produce, cause, or bring about

His fear and hatred of clowns was ENGENDERED/SPAWNED when he witnessed the death of his father at the hands of a clown.

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waffling

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equivocate: to use expressions of double meaning in order to mislead

When faced with criticism of his policies, the politician EQUIVOCATED/WAFFLED and left all parties thinking he agreed with them.

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Irresolute

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Erratic: wandering and unpredictable; uncertain

The plot seemed unpredictable until it suddenly took a series of ERRATIC/IRRESOLUTE turns that surprised the audience.

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Meritorious

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Estimable: admirable

Most people consider it ESTIMABLE/MERITORIOUS that Mother Teresa spent her life helping the poor of India.

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Exigent

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Urgent; requiring immediate action

The patient was losing blood so rapidly that it was EXIGENT top stop the source of the bleeding.

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Fawn

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to grovel: lie or move abjectly on the ground with one’s face downward

The understudy FAWNED over the director in hopes of being cast in the part on a permanent basis.

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Bootlick; Pander

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Fawn; to grovel: lie or move abjectly on the ground with one’s face downward

The understudy FAWNED/BOOTLICKED/PANDERED over the director in hopes of being cast in the part on a permanent basis.

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Vehement

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Fervid: intensely emotional; feverish

The fans of Maria Callas were particularly FErVID, doing anything to catch a glimpse of the great opera singer.

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Foment

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to arouse or incite

The protesters tried to FOMENT feeling against the war through their speeches and demonstrations.

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Prudence; Parsimony; Scrimping

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a tendency to be thrifty or cheap

Scrooge McDuck FRUGALITY was so great that he accumulated enough wealth to fill a giant storehouse with money.

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Garrulous

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tending to talk a lot

The GARRULOUS parakeet distracted its owner with its continuous talking.

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Guile

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Deceit or trickery; artifice

Since he was not fast enough to catch the roadrunner on foot, the coyote resorted to GUILE/ARTIFICE in an effort to trap his enemy.

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Dispassionate; impassive; stoical

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Imperturbable: not capable of being disturbed

The counselor had so much experience dealing with distraught children that she seemed DISPASSIONATE/IMPASSIVE/STOICAL/IMPERTURBABLE, even when faced with the wildest tantrums.

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Impregnable

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Impervious: impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected

A good raincoat is IMPREGNABLE/IMPERVIOUS to moisture.

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