Magoosh Vocab Flashcards by Anh Cao

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capricious

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fickle

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sullen

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serious

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Fastidious

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paying attention to detail

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pejorative

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expressing disapproval

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prevaricate

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speak evasively

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veracious

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truthful

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impertinent

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rude

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parsimonious

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poor

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gregarious

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social

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betray

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accidentally reveal

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prodigal

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wasteful

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intimate

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subtly suggest

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impudent

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rude

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perfidy

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betrayal

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recondite

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unclear

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preclude

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make impossible; prevent

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inexorable

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make impossible

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delineate

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describe in detail

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fallacious

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false

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spurious

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plausible but false

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precocious

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mentally gifted

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disaffected

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discontent with authority

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supplant

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replace

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eminent

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model

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ascetic

practicing self-denial

austere

person practicing self-denial

heretic

person who is unorthodox

itinerant

traveling

belligent

hostile; ready to fight

refractory

stubborn

haughty

arrogant

incongruous

not in harmony

travesty

misrepresentation; distortion

exacting

demanding

unscrupulous

without principles

implacable

unable to place in a better mood

admonitory

a warning

denigrate

disparage

dilatory

wasting time

polemic

diatribe

specious

plausible but false

transient

short-lasting

stringent

strict; demanding

forthcoming

upcoming

tortuous

convoluted

intransigent

stubborn

ingratiate

put oneself in someone's favor

haphazard

random

gauche

lacking social cues

foment

instigate

repudiate

reject

intrepid

fearless

munificent

generous

prodigious

colossal

insolent

arrogant

prolific

alot; productive

admonish

to warn

antithetical

opposing

inimical

hostile

garrulous

trivial conversation

subversive

opposing

hegemony

dominance

inscrutable

unclear

obsequious

observant in a servile way

esoteric

known to few

furtive

secretive

opulence

wealth

maladroit

clumsy

ignominious

shameful

placate

place in a better mood

truncate

reduce

craven

coward

imprudent

unwise

efficacious

effective

edifying

educational; enlightening

posit

assume to be fact

nonplussed

not sure what to do

Facetious

Flippant; treating serious issues with humor