Magoosh other words Flashcards
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prosaic
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dull and lacking imagination
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sedulous
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diligently and carefully
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blinkered
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limited outlook or understanding
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expansive
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sociable
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base
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without any moral principles
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imbibe
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drink
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benighted
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state of ignorance
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hedge
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safely
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fell
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evil
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arch
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deliberately teasing
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beg
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evade a question, invite obvious question, ask question that makes unwarranted assumptions
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peremptory
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bossy
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indigent
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poor
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arrant
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complete and utter (fool)
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expurgate
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remove objectionable material
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expunge
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wipe out, remove any trace of
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ponderous
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weighed down
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imponderable
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impossible to estimate
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kowtow
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sucking up to someone
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imbroglio
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embarrassing situation
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juggernaut
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any large force that cannot be stopped
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schadenfreude
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taking joy in the harm of others
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nabob
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wealthy, influential person
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zeitgeist
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spirit of the times
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sangfroid
calm, poise
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parvenu
acquiring wealth, rising in class (derogatory term)
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arriviste
acquiring wealth, rising in class
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lagniappe
unexpected gift
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picayune
small amount, petty person who fusses over a trivial point
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gerrymander
manipulation of boundaries to favor a certain group
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hector
bully or intimidate
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pollyannaish
optimistic
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pyrrhic
any win that comes at so great a cost that it is not even worth it
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kafkaesque
absurdity we have to deal with living in a world of faceless bureaucracies
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maudlin
cries in public for no good reason (negative)
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panglossian
blind optimism
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malapropism
when you mix up similar sounding words
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quisling
traitor
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byzantine
intricate and complex (negative)
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supercilious
haughty and disdainful
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protean
versatile ability
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sartorial
the way you dress
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jejune
lackluster, childish
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bilious
constantly angry
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martinet
strict disciplinarian
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curmudgeon
grouchy, surly person
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syncretic
amalgam of different schools of thought
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catholic
universal
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anathema
source of somebody's hate
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apostasy
people who turn against their faith
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malfeasance
wrongdoing
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lascivious
salacious, sexual
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turpitude
wickedness
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sybarite
someone who indulges in luxury
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impecunious
not having any money
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penurious
not having any money
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cupidity
greedy for money
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defray
help pay the cost of
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mulct
extra money from someone by fine or taxation
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apogee
highest point
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aptheosis
reaching a god-like point
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untoward
not favorable, inconvenient, inauspicious
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overweening
arrogant
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cow
intimidate
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mellifluous
sounds as sweet as honey
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palimpsest
has been changed lots of times but you can still see former iterations
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defenestrate
comical way of saying you'll throw someone out a window
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invective
harsh, critical language
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vituperation
violently launch into a tirade
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phantasmagorical
series of images that seem like they're out of a dream, whether real or in someone's head
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disabuse
persuade someone that they are wrong
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mettlesome
full of courage
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churlish
rude, impertient
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chary
cautious
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fractious
irritable
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factious
anything that causes factions (smaller groups)
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factitious
phony, fake
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vicissitude
change of one's circumstances for the worse
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venal
corrupt
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excoriate
criticize harshly
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execrate
curse and hiss at someone (like execrable = bad)
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exegesis
critically interpreting someone's work
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insufferable
someone you can't tolerate
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sententious
moralizing
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feckless
lazy and irresponsible
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tendentious
leaning towards a controversial view
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limpid
clarity in writing or music
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repine
yearn for
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remonstrate
make objections while pleading
