Neutral Words Flashcards

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Proliferating

A

Increasing rapidly in numbers

Or

Multiply

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2
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Sporadic

A

occurring at irregular intervals or only in a few places; scattered or isolated.

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3
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Disseminated

A

to spread information, knowledge, opinions widely

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4
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Intermediary

A

a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator.

( doesn’t have to be a person )

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5
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Pertinent

A

relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite

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6
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Diminutive

A

Extremely or unusually small

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7
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Lilliputian

A

Trivial or very small

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8
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Evanescent

A

soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.

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9
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Ephemeral

A

lasting for a very short time.

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10
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Negligible

A

so small or unimportant as to be not worth considering; insignificant.

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11
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Nugatory

A

of no value or importance

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12
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Voluminous

A

(of clothing or drapery) loose and ample

Or

(of writing) very lengthy and full.

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13
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Commodious

A

especially of furniture or a building) roomy and comfortable.

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14
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Capacious

A

having a lot of space inside; roomy.

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15
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Truncate

A

shorten the duration or extent of.

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16
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Ameliorate

A

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.

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17
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Prerequisite

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a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.

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Intumesce

19
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Pragmatically

A

in a sensible and realistic way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.

20
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Decrepit

A

of a person) elderly and infirm.

21
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Sluiced

A

wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water

22
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Conniver

A

a person who plots with others, esp in secret; a conspirator

23
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Imperious

A

assuming power or authority without justification; arrogant and domineering.

24
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Ethereal

A

extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.

25
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Sardonic

A

Grimly mocking or cynical

26
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Extracoporeal

A

situated or occurring outside the body.

27
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Apparition

A

a ghost or ghostlike image of a person

28
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Provenance

A

the place of origin or earliest known history of something.

29
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Idiosyncracy

A

a mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual

30
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Astute

A

having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage.

31
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Propriety

A

the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals

32
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Incendiary

A

of a device or attack) designed to cause fires

33
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Rectify

A

put right; correct.

Or

convert (alternating current) to direct current.

34
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Rebuke

A

express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions

Or

an expression of sharp disapproval or criticism.

35
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Spavined

A

Affected with swelling

36
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Primordial

A

existing at or from the beginning of time; primeval.

37
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Apophenia

A

the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things.

38
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Intrinsic

A

belonging naturally; essential.

39
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Remuneration

A

money paid for work or a service

40
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Superlative

A

of the highest quality or degree

41
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Recondite

A

(Of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse

42
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Arduous

A

Difficult and tiring; involving or requiring strenuous effort