kaplan 1 Flashcards

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Incompetent

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not having the ability to do something as it should be done

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dire

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very serious or extreme

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puerile

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behaving in a silly way, not like an adult

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personification

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a person who is a perfect example of something:

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Sublimation

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the act of expressing strong emotions or using energy by doing an activity or creating something, or the activity or work itself:

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allegory

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a story, play, poem, picture, or other work in which the characters and events represent particular qualities or ideas that relate to morals, religion, or politics:

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cantankerous

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arguing and complaining a lot:

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Breach

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an act of breaking a law, promise, agreement, or relationship

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paean

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a song, film, or piece of writing that praises someone or something very enthusiastically:

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unreservedly

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completely, without any doubts or feeling of being uncertain:

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uncouth

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behaving in a rude, unpleasant way:

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quarrelsome

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A quarrelsome person repeatedly argues with other people.

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Pensive

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quiet and thinking seriously:

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opulent

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expensive and luxurious:

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prerequisite

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something that must exist or happen before something else can exist or happen:

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propinquity

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the fact of being near something:

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succinct

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(especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed

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felicity

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intense happiness.

the ability to find appropriate expression for one’s thoughts.

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quiescence

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the state of being temporarily quiet and not active

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listlessness

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the feeling of having no energy and enthusiasm and being unwilling to do anything needing effort:

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rueful

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Contrite; remorseful

22
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Unrepentant / impenitent

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not repentant

not feeling sorry for something that you have done

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conciliatory

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intended or likely to placate or pacify

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parlous

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very bad, dangerous, or uncertain

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Inconsequential
not important:
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Palliate
to reduce the bad effects of something:
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sully
to make something dirty (reputation)
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flub
to fail or make a mistake, especially when performing:
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Rapture
extreme pleasure and happiness or excitement
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incertitude
a state of uncertainty or hesitation.
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cordiality
behaviour that is friendly, but formal and polite
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flout
to intentionally not obey a rule, law, or custom:
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gravity
seriousness:
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trepidation
fear or worry about what is going to happen:
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Utopian
having the characteristics and organization of a perfect society:
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skittish
(of people and animals) nervous or easily frightened
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futile
(of actions) having no effect or achieving nothing
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secluded
away from people and busy activities, and often hard to reach:
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titular
relating to or denoted by a title.
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Cloistered
kept away from the outside world; sheltered. | surrounded by covered passages:
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tacit
understood without being expressed directly:
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kindred
similar or related:
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sacrosanct
so important that there cannot be any change or question:
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antagonistic
expressing strong dislike or opposition:
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tepid
not very good or strong:
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polarize
to cause people in a group to have opposing positions:
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obviate
to anticipate and prevent (something, such as a situation) or make (an action) unnecessary
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Preposterous
contrary to common sense or reason | very silly or stupid:
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Apportioned
divided up and share out something especially blame or money among several people
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caricature
a picture, description, or imitation of a person in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. If you're so excited about something that you feel a little out of control, you might seem like a caricature of yourself to your friends