Kap final review part 2 Flashcards

Question

Mulish

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Obstinate: stubborn, unyielding The OBSTINATE/MULISH child could not be made to eat any food that he disliked.

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to stop up; to prevent the passage of A shadow is thrown across the Earth's surface during a solar eclipse, when the light from the sun is OCCLUDED by the moon.

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troublesome and oppressive; burdensome The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved ONEROUS to the team in charge of it.

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onerous: troublesome and oppressive; burdensome The assignment was so extensive and difficult to manage that it proved ONEROUS to the team in charge of it.

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onerous; inspiring fear or respect through being impressively large, powerful, intense, or capable. a formidable opponent

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public disgrace After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter OPPROBRIUM.

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opprobrium; the state of being held in low esteem by the public After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter DSREPUTE.

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opprobrium: public disgrace After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter IGNOMINY.

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opprobrium: public disgrace After the scheme to embezzle from the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter OBLOQUY.

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model of excellence or perfection She is the PARAGON of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.

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paragon: model of excellence or perfection She is the PARAGON/APOTHEOSIS of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.

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paragon: model of excellence or perfection She is the PARAGON/QUINTESSENCE of what a judge should be: honest, intelligent, hardworking, and just.

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someone who shows off learning; a person excessively concerned with minor details and displaying academic learning. The graduate instructor's tedious and excessive commentary on the subject soon gained her a reputation as a PEDANT.

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willing to betray one's trust The actress's PERFIDIOUS companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist.

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done in a routine way; indifferent The machine-like bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a PERFUNCTORY smile.

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plethora: excess Assuming that more was better, the defendant offered the judge a PLETHORA/SURFEIT of excuses.

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precipitate: lacking deliberation; to throw violently or bring about abruptly Upon learning that the couple married after knowing each other only two months, friends and family members expected such a HEADLONG marriage to end in divorce.

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to lie or deviate from the truth Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee PREVARICATED and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time.

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Prodigal: lavish; wasteful Rather than admit that he had overslept again, the employee PROFLIGATE and claimed that heavy traffic had prevented him from arriving at work on time.

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Prodigal: lavish; wasteful

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to conciliate; to appease The management PROPITIATED the the irate union by agreeing to raise wages for its members.

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correct behavior; obedience to rules and customs The aristocracy maintained a high level of PROPRIETY, adhering to even the most minor social rules.

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motionless Many animals are QUIESCENT over the winter months, minimizing activity in order to conserve energy.

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to make thinner or sparser Since the atmosphere RAREFIES as altitudes increase, the air at the top of the very tall mountains is too thin to breathe.

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to reject the validity of The old woman's claim that she was Russian royalty was REPUDIATED when DNA tests showed she was of no relation to them.

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to satisfy fully or overindulge His desire for power was so great that nothing less than complete control of the country could SATIATE it.

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satiate: to satisfy fully or overindulge His desire for power was so great that nothing less than complete control of the country could GORGE it.

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causing sleep or lethargy The movie proved to be so SOPORIFIC that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.

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sleepy; drowsy. causing sleep or lethargy The movie made everyone feel so SOMNOLENT that soon loud snores were heard throughout the theater.

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deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious The student's SPECIOUS excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.

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Specious: deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious The student's OSTENSIBLE excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.

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Specious: deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious The student's SPURIOUS excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.

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Specious: deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious The student's SOPHISTICAL excuse for being late sounded legitimate, but was proved otherwise when his teacher called his home.

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity The prisoner appeared STOLID and unaffected by the judge's harsh sentence.

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stolid: unemotional; lacking sensitivity The prisoner appeared IMPASSIVE and unaffected by the judge's harsh sentence.

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stolid: unemotional; lacking sensitivity The prisoner appeared PHLEGMATIC and unaffected by the judge's harsh sentence.

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unemotional; lacking sensitivity The prisoner appeared STOICAL and unaffected by the judge's harsh sentence.

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lofty or grand The music was so SUBLIME that it transformed the rude surroundings into a special place.

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Taciturn: silent, not talkative. Laconic. The clerk's RETICENT nature earned him the nickname "Silent Bob."

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long, harsh speech or verbal attack Observers were shocked at the manager's TIRADE over such minor mistake.

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tirade: long, harsh speech or verbal attack Observers were shocked at the manager's TIRADE/REVILEMENT over such minor mistake.

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extreme mental and physical sluggishness After surgery, the patient experienced TORPOR until the anesthesia wore off.

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torpor: extreme mental and physical sluggishness After surgery, the patient experienced LANGUOR until the anesthesia wore off.

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Transitory: temporary, lasting a brief time The reporter lived an EVANESCENT life, staying in one place only long enough to cover the current story.

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truthfulness; accuracy She had a reputation for VERACITY, so everyone trusted her description of events.

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veracity: truthfulness; accuracy She had a reputation for PROBITY, so everyone trusted her description of events.

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veracity: truthfulness; accuracy She had a reputation for her EXACTITUDE manner, so everyone trusted her description of events.

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verbose The professor's answer was so LONG-WINDED that his students forgot what the original question had been.

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verbose The professor's answer was so PROLIX that his students forgot what the original question had been.

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vex: to annoy The old man who loved his peace and quiet was IRKED by his neighbor's loud music.

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vex: to annoy The old man who loved his peace and quiet was NETTLED by his neighbor's loud music.

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Volatile: easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive His FICKLE personality made it difficult to predict his reaction to anything.

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Volatile: easily aroused or changeable; lively or explosive His MERCURIAL personality made it difficult to predict his reaction to anything.

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zeal: passion, excitement. Not the same, but think: ardor. She brought her typical ARDENCY to the project, sparking enthusiasm in the other team members.