List #3 Flashcards
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Barrister
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- in England, a qualified member of the legal profession who presents and pleads cases in court; counselor-at-law
The barrister won his case in court and helped clear the charges against the English man.
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Caliber
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- the size of a bullet or shell as measured by its diameter
- the diameter of the bore of a gun, usually measured in hundredths of inches or in millimeters
- the diameter of a cylindrical body or of its hollowed interior
The lion was killed by a .38 caliber gun.
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Deficient
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- the group or part of a group selected or regarded as the finest, best, most distinguished, most powerful, etc.
- a size of type for typewriters, measuring twelve characters to the linear inch
Southern California’s most elite soccer clubs travel to Seattle every summer to play in the national championships
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Fantastic-
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- existing in the imagination; imaginary; unreal: fantastic terrors
- having a strange or weird appearance; grotesque; odd; quaint: fantastic designs
- strange and unusual; extravagant; capricious; eccentric: a fantastic plan
- seemingly impossible; incredible: fantastic progress in science
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Gaunt-
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- thin and bony; hollow-eyed and haggard, as from great hunger or age; emaciated
- looking grim, forbidding, or desolate
In the Hunger Games, the contestants looked gaunt due to a lack of food and supplies.
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Hackneyed-
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- made trite by overuse
The hackneyed expressions “like” and “um” we’re commonly used in the English presentations and were the main reasons for low grades.
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Immaterial-
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- not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual
- that does not matter; not pertinent; unimportant
Directions given by the football coach were not heard by the team because they were completely immaterial and irreverent to the game they were playing.
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Jocund-
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- Cheerful; genial
The jocund friend could not stop smiling after she got an A on her final.
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Lax-
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a) loose; emptying easily: said of the bowels b) having lax bowels
1. slack; of a loose texture; not rigid or tight
2. not strict or exact; careless: lax morals
3. BOT. loose; open: said if a flower
My lax effort to study for my math test resulted in a 70%.
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Magnanimous-
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- noble in mind; high-souled; esp., generous in overlooking injury or insult; rising above pettiness or meanness
Having magnanimous friends resulted in less drama and hurt feelings.
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Nimble-
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- mentally quick; quick-witted; alert: a nimble mind
- RARE showing mental quickness: a nimble mind
- moving quickly and lightly
Because of the boy’s nimble mind, he won five thousand dollars on Jeopardy.
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Officious-
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- offering unnecessary and unwanted advice or services; meddlesome, esp. in a high handed or overbearing way
- in diplomacy, unofficial or informal
Although my mom is trying to help me in every way, I do not always appreciate her officious advice.
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Paramount-
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- ranking higher than any other, as in power or importance; chief; supreme
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Fulminations-
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- ARCHAIC to thunder and lighten
- to explode with sudden violence; detonate
- to shout forth denunciations, decrees, etc.
The fulminations of the teachers were not being heard during their strike.
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Homogeneous-
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- the same in structure, quality, etc.; similar or identical
- composed of similar or identical elements or parts; uniform
- MATH a) commensurable b) having all terms of the same dimensions or degree
With very little diversity, the homogeneous community tended to vote for the same candidates.
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Impact-
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- to force tightly together; pack; wedge
- to affect: a usage objected to by some
Great teachers impact their students by helping their students learn new skills and apply them later in life.
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Implications-
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- an implicating or being implicated
- an implying or being implied a) something implied, from which an inference may be drawn b) LOGIC a formal relationship between two propositions such that if the first is true then the second is necessarily or logically true.
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Inanity-
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- the quality or condition of being inane; specif., a) emptiness b) lack of sense or meaning; silliness
- something inane; senseless or silly act, remark, etc.
The student demonstrated he had no understanding of the subject with constant inanity.
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Insidious-
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- characterized by treachery or slyness; crafty; wily
- operating in a slow or not easily apparent manner; more dangerous than seems evident: an insidious disease
The insidious rumors made the shy girl run away and cry.
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Invoke-
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- to call on (God, a god, a saint, the Muses, etc) for blessing, help, inspiration, support, etc.
- to resort to or put into use (a law, ruling, penalty, etc) as pertinent: to invoke an article of the U.N. Charter
- to call forth; cause
In most scary movies, there are a couple teenagers who invoke evil spirits and are haunted by them.
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Legitimate-
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- conceived or born of parents legally married to each other a) sanctioned by law or custom; lawful: a leg image claim b) conforming to or abiding by the law
- ruling by the rights of heredity: a legitimate king a) reasonable; logically correct: a legitimate inference b) justifiable or justified
The two young adults got married so that when their baby was born it was legitimate. - conforming to or in accordance with established rules, standards, principles
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Minimal-
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- smallest or least possible; of or constituting a minimum
- of or having to do with minimalism or minimal are
Getting a D in the math quiz ended having minimal effect on the students grade.
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Moratorium-
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- a legal authorization, usually by a law passed in an emergency, to delay payment of money due, as by a bank or debtor nation
- the effective period of such an authorization
- any authorized delay or stopping of some specified activity.
The high school declared a moratorium in order to stop kids from eating outside of the cafeteria. This really reduced the trash around campus.
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Abash-
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- to make embarrassed and ill at ease; make self-conscious; disconcert
My brother’s loud behavior at my cousin’s wedding abashed them.
