kaplan 7 Flashcards

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playfulness

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the quality of being funny and not serious:

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transcendent

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greater, better, more important, or going past or above all others:

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intrigue

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to interest someone, often because of an unusual or unexpected quality:
the secret planning of something illicit or detrimental.

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grim

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worried and serious or sad:

very unpleasant or ugly:

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5
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forerunner

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an early, often less advanced model of something:

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retroactively

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with effect from a date in the past.

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unvarnished

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(of a statement or manner) plain and straightforward.

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disenchantment

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a feeling of disappointment about someone or something you previously respected or admired;

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heinous

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very bad and shocking:

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ingratiating

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Ingratiating behaviour is intended to make people like you:

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galling

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annoying

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bracing

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giving strength, vigor, or freshness

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unwittingly

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in a way that is done without knowing or planning:

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knack

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a skill or an ability to do something easily and well

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15
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stigmatization

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the act of treating someone or something unfairly by publicly disapproving of them:

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unobtrusive

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not conspicuous or attracting attention.

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17
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stouter / stout

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strong and determined:

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18
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vestigial

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(Rudimentary organ)

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19
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plaudit

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praise

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peccadilloes / peccadillo

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a small fault or mistake, or something that someone does wrong that is not very serious:

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verdant

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inexperienced; unsophisticated:

22
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amicable

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characterized by friendliness and absence of discord.

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dulcet

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Dulcet sounds are soft and pleasant to listen to.

24
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motley

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Presages
be a sign or warning of (an imminent event, typically an unwelcome one).
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adept
having a natural ability to do something that needs skill:
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Equipoise
a situation in which things are perfectly balanced:
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impious
showing no respect, especially for God or religion
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priggish
being overly proper or expressing exaggerated morality and propriety that causes great annoyance.
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equable
always being pleasant: | not changing suddenly:
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lax
without much care, attention, or control: not severe or strong enough: (of a speech sound) made without much force
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somber
serious, sad, and without humor or entertainment: | Somber colors or clothes are dark and plain
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puckish
liking to make jokes about other people and play silly tricks on them:
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prurient
having or showing too much interest in sexual things
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wry
showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly funny: (of a person's face or features) twisted into an expression of disgust, disappointment, or annoyance.
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puritanical
having standards of moral behavior that forbid many pleasures:
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aggravate
Exacerbate / to make a bad situation worse:
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flabbergasted
shocked by the unexpected:
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bedazzled
to impress someone very much, because of being very intelligent, beautiful, etc.: to make someone slightly confused, and not able to think clearly:
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disposed
to be willing or likely to do something:
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indoctrinated
to persuade someone to accept an idea by repeating it and showing it to be true:
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rejuvenation
the process of making someone look or feel young and energetic again:
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Triage
the process of examining problems in order to decide which ones are the most serious and must be dealt with first:
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requite
to give or do something in return for something given to you or done for you:
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accommodating
eager to help or willing to give what is needed to someone:
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doggedly
in a very determined way, even if something is very difficult:
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dismaying
making you feel unhappy and disappointed:
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incomprehensible
impossible or extremely difficult to understand:
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compatriots
a person who comes from your own country: | A compatriot is also a friend or someone you work with:
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allied
similar or related in some way: