List One Flashcards
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Specious
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Spee-shush Adj Deceptively pleasing or good SPECIOUSLY- adv SPECIOUSNESS- noun
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Motif
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Moh-teeef
Noun
A reoccurring dominate theme or idea (pattern; usually an object)
MOTIFIC- adj
MOTILE-adj
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Intimidate
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In- tim-ah-date Verb To threaten or make timid, terrify or frighten INTIMIDATOR-noun INTIMIDATION- noun INTIMIDATING- adj
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Pliant
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Ply-ant
Adj
SYN: SUPPLE, PLIABLE
ANT: RIGID
Easily bent; flexible
PLIANTLY-adv
Pliantoy???? -noun
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Intricacy
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In-trick-ah-seeeeee Noun complexity in terms of detail or design INTRICATE-adj INTRICATELY-adv
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Irrelevant
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Irr-el-ah-vent
Adj
SYN:EXTRANEOUS
Off-topic or task ; not related to the matter at hand
IRRELEVANCY-noun
IRRELEVANTLY-adv
RELEVANCE-noun
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Strident
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Stry-dent
Adj
SYN:VOCIFEROUS
having or making a harsh irritating sound or tone
Stridently-adv
Stridency-noun
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Officious
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Ah-fish-ihsssss Adj Mettlesome bothersome or interferering Officiously-adv Officiousness-noun
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Festoon
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Fes-toon Noun or Verb N: A decorative chain, string or necklace V: to form a....."""""" Festooned/ing -verb Festooney-noun
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Evacuation
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Eee-vac-u-ayyy-shun Noun Withdrawal from area Evacuate-verb Evacuative-adj
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Spontaneous
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Spon-tain-eeee-ihsss Adj Spur of the moment ;without planning Spontaneousness-noun Spontaneously-adv Spontaneity-adj
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Ebullience
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Eeeee-bull-eeee-ence Noun High spirits Ebulliency-noun Ebullient-adj
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Unintelligible
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Un-in-tell-ih-juh-bull
Adj
ANT: LUCID
Not able to be understood, confusing
Unintelligibility-adj
Unintelligibleness-noun
Unintelligibly-adv
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Indignant
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In-dig-nant Adj Feeling/ expressing strong displeasure at something considered unjust offensive insulting or base INDIGNANTLY-adv INDIGNANTATION-noun
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Antagonism
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An-tag-ah-nism Noun Hostile oppositin towards something ANTAGONIST-noun ANTAGONIZE-verb ANTAGONISTIC-adj
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Belligerence
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Buh-lij-errr-unse
Noun
ANT: PASSIVENESS
Afressive or hostile attitude or nature
BELLIGERENT-adj
BELLIGERENTLY-adv
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Chastisement
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Chas-tise-ment
Noun
SYN: REBUKE
severe criticism, strong reprimand, beating, punishment
CHASTISE-verb
CHASTISER-noun
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Ecstacy
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Eck-sta-sea
Noun
SYN: ELATION, EXULTION
Overpowering feeling if delight
ECSTATIC-adj
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Tacit
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Taah-sit Adj Unspoken, unexpressed TACITLY- adv TACITNESS-noun
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Effigy
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F-ih-g
Noun
Representation of an image (often of nature)
NO OTHER FORMS
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Assent
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Ah-sent
ANT: DISSENT
Noun: the act or agreement( after thoughtful consideration)
Verb: to agree after consideration
ASSENTINGLY-adv
ASSENTIVE-adj
ASSENTIVENESS-noun
ASSENTOR/ER- noun
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Decorous
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Deck-er-us OR Dee-core-isss Adj Proper, becoming dignified DECOROUSLY-adv DECOROUSNESS- noun
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Diffident
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Diff-ih-dent
Adj
SYN:TIMID
showing restraint
DIFFIDENCE-noun
