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Missed Words Flashcards

1
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Mendacious

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Not telling the truth; lying

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Nugatory

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Of no value or importance

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Mimetic

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Relating to, constituting, or habitually practicing mimicry; imitation

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Clandestine

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Kept secret or done secretly, especially because illicit

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Solipsistic

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Very self centered or selfish

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Sophomoric

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Pretentious or juvenile

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Ape

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Imitate the behavior or manner of someone, especially in an absurd or unthinking way

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Cogent

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Clear, logical, and convincing

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Cabal

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A secret political clique or faction

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10
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Literati

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Very well educated people who are interested in literature

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Hoi-palloi

A

The masses; common people

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12
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Baneful

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Harmful or destructive

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13
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Noxious

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Harmful or very unpleasant

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14
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Patronizing

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Apparently kind or helpful but betraying a feeling of superiority; condescending

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Facile

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Appearing neat and comprehensive only by ignoring the true complexities of an issue; superficial

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Morass

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Swamp; complicated, confusing, or troublesome situation

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17
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Quixotic

A

Exedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical.

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Dialectical

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Relating the logical discussion of ideas and practices; concerned with or acting through opposing forces.

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19
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Apportioned

A

Divide and alocate

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20
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Contemporary

A

Living or occurring at the same time. Belonging to or occurring in the present.

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21
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Nuanced

A

Characterized by subtle shades of meaning or expression

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22
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Missaprehension

A

Mistaken belief

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23
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Eccentric

A

Deviating for the norm

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24
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Sanguine

A

Reddish; confident or optimististic

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Sanguinary

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Bloody or bloodthirsty

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Coruscant

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Gleaming or radiating

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27
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Tutelary

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Serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

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28
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Moralizing

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To attempt to improve someone’s morals; to reform

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29
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Conciliatory

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Intended to placate or passify

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Enigmatic

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Difficult to understand or discern; mysterious

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Partesian

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Someone in support of a political party; members of an armed force fighting an occupying force.

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32
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Insular

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Ignorant or uninterested in people, cultures, or ideas outside their own

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Unpropititious

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Not giving or indicating a good chance of success; unfavorable

34
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Collusions

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Secret agreements

35
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Deft

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Neatly skillful and quick in ones movements

36
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Conciliatory

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Intended or likely to placate or pacify

37
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Presage

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To be a sign that something bad will happen

38
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Dilatory

A

Slow to act

39
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Cogency

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The quality of being clear, lucidity

40
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Extraneous

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Unrelated to the subject being dealt with

41
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Belies

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To fail to give a true impression of something; to give a false impression of something

42
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Indefatigable

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Of a person or their efforts persisting tirelessly

43
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Orthographical

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Art of writing words on paper; the study of spelling

44
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Dubious

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Hesitation or doubting; not to be relied upon, suspect

45
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Immutable

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Unchanging over time or unable to be changed

46
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Interminable

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Endless (often used hyperbolically)

47
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Impugne

A

Assailed by words or arguments

48
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Exigent

A

Pressing, demanding

49
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Anachronistic

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Occurring out of its proper time

50
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Inimicable

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Tending to obstruct or cause harm

51
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Vital

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Absolutely necessary; important; full of energy, lively

52
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Affluence

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The state of having a great deal of moneh

53
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Portentious

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Done in a pompous or overly solemn manner to impress

54
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Antiquity

A

Of the ancient past

55
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Contemporaty

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Living or occurring in the same time; belonging or occurring in the present

56
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Circumstantial

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Containing full details; pointing toward someone’s guilt but not proving it

57
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Antithetical

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Directly opposite or contrasted

58
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Pejorative

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Expressing cobtempt or disapproval

59
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Misnomer

A

wrong or inaccurate name or designation

60
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Heterodox

A

Not conforming with accepted or Orthodox views

61
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Categorical

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Unambiguously explicit and direct

62
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Provisional

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Existing for the present; possible to be changed later

63
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Tenable

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Able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection

64
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Marginalization

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Treatment of a person, idea, or group as insignificant

65
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Cavalier

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Showing a lack of proper concern; offhanded

66
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Abet, abettor

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To assist or support, especially in wrong doinf

67
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Abrogate

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To repeal or abolish, especial a law or agreement

68
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Dichotomies

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A difference or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.

69
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Acculturation

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The process of social, physical, and cultural change that stems from blending of to cultures.

70
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Acute

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Having a sharp point or ending in a sharp point; keenly perceptive or discerning.

71
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Carapase

A

Protective or figurative shell

72
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Flaccid

A

Soft or hanging loosely or limply;especially so as to look or feel unpleasant

73
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Supine

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Lying face upward; failing to act or protest as a result of moral weakness or indolence

74
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Isolationist

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A person favoring a policy of remaining apart from the affairs or interests of other groups, especially those of other countries.

75
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Rightist

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A person supporting the political views or policies of the right (conservative)

76
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Innocuous

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Not harmful or offensive

77
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Portend

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To be a warning or sign that something is about to happen

78
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Polemical

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A speech or piece of writing expressing a strong critical attack of or controversial opinion about something

79
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Demographic

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Related to the structure of populations

80
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Blighted

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Having a severely determental effect on

81
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Laureate

A

The recipient of honor or distinction in a particular field.

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