Level 2(40 words) Flashcards

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Benign

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Kindly,good-natured,gracious,mild,having or showing a gentle disposition,

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Gullible

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Easily deceived,fooled,or cheated.

Synonyms:credulous,

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Peripheral

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External,outer,lying at or forming the outside pr boundary pf something;hence,not essential,irrelevant

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Rebuff

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To refuse bluntly,reject sharply,turn down abruptly,snub,spurn

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Animosity

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Ill will,hostility,antagonism,strong dislike or hated.

Synonyms:malice,aversion,malevolence,antipathy,rancor,enmity

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Tenuous

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Thin,slender,slight,flimsy,weak,not dense or substantial,lacking a strong basis

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Complacent

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Self-satisfied,smug,overly pleased with oneself

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Acme

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The peak,highest point,summit,zenith,especially the point of culmination,the highest possible point in the development or progress something

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Defunct

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Dead,extinct,obsolete;no longer in existence,effect,operation,or use

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Abet

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To encourage,support,help,aid,promote,assist in achieving a purpose

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Haggard

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Worn out,tired,gaunt,drawn,emaciated

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Waive

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To relinquish voluntarily,give up,forgo.

To postpone,defer or dispense with

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Carnal

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Bodily,pertaining to the flesh as opposed to the spirit,sensual,corporeal

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Sanction

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To approve,allow,permit,authorize,certify,ratify

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Ambiguous

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Uncertain,unclear,doubtful,dubious,questionable,puzzling,having an obscure or indefinite meaning.
Synonyms:enigmatic,cryptic,equivocal.
Antonyms:distinct,apparent,evident,conspicuous,manifest

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Spendthrift

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Wasteful,spending extravagantly or foolishly,squandering one’s resources.
Synonyms:prodigal,profligate,improvident

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Mollify

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To calm,soothe,pacify,appease,soften in feeling or tone,make less harsh or severe

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Unequivocal

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Clear and direcrt,definite,straighforward,certain,having a single,obvious meaning,capable of being interpreted in only one way.
Antonyms:ambiguous,uncertain,unclear

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Malleable

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Capable of being shaped,able to be molded or manipulated,adaptable,impressionable,tractable.
Antonyms:inflexible,unyielding,stubborn,obstinate,intransigent

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Verbose

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Wordy,having too many words,long-winded,full of verbiage.

Synonyms:garrulous,loquacious,voluble,prolix

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Transient

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Temporary,passing away with time,lasting only a short while,momentary,fleeting,short-lived.
Synonyms:transitory,evanescent,ephemeral,fugitive,fugacious.
Antonyms:permanent,timeless,eternal,everlasting

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Nettle

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To irritate,annoy,vex,harass,pester,provoke

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Repudiate

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To reject,cast off,disown,refuse to accept as one’s own;also,to reject as false,deny the authority of,refuse to accept as true

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Impetuous

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Hasty,rash,overeager,acting in a sudden,vigorious,emotional way,with little thought,impulsive.
Antonyms:prudent,circumspect

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Frugal

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Spending carefully and wisely,thrifty,economical,provident,parsimonious

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Incongruous

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Out of place,inappropriate,inconsistent,unsuitable,lacking harmony of parts or agreement in character

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Assuage

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To relieve,ease,allay,mitigate,make less severe or intense,to satisfy,appease,make content

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Corroborate

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To confirm,support,male more certain or believable.

Synonyms:authenticate,verify,substantiate

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Embellish

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To decorate,dress-up,adorn,ehnance with ornamentation,make more beautiful,elegant or interesting

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Avaricious

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Greedy,money-grubbing,miserly,consumed with a selfish desire to accumulate money or property,covetuous

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Cursory

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Quick,hasty,not methodical,done rapidly with little attention to detail,passing quickly over or through something that deserves closer examination.
Synonyms:hurried,haphazard,slapdash,superficial.
Antonyms:thorough,careful,exhaustive,prolonged,protracted.

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Vacillate

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To waver,fluctuate,be indecisive,show uncertainty,hesitate in making up one’s mind

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Clement

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Mild,calm,tranquil,moderate,temperate,not severe or extreme,merciful,lenient,inclined to pardon or forgive

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Lucrative

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Profitable,producing wealth,money-making,financially productive,remunerative

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Allocate

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To assign,designate,earmark,set aside for a specific purpose

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Reconcile

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To make friendly again,restore friendly relatious between,settle,resolve,bring into harmony or agreement

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Paragon

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A model of exellence,perfect example

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Analogous

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Similar,akin,comparable,corresponding partially,sharing some aspects of form,function,or content

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Diurnal

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Daily,recurring each day,performed or happening in the course of a day,active during the day

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Pretet

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An excuse,ostensible reason or motive,professed purpose