Oct.17,2015-Day.3 Flashcards

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loquacious

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liking to talk; talking smoothly and easily; talkative

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garrulous

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talkative; tending to talk a lot

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3
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querulous

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adj. complaining in an annoyed way

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4
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myopic

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lacking of long-range perspective in thinking or planning

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5
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discriminate

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v. to make a clear distinction

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tenuous

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weak; thread

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7
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incorrigible

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not able to be changed or corrected

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8
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unequivocal

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very strong and clear; leaving no doubt

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9
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mundane

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adj. ordinary, rather than spiritual things

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10
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enlighten

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v. to give knowledge or understanding to someone

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11
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effusive

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expressing a lot of emotion

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12
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ineffable

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adj. to great, powerful to be described

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13
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prognosis

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n. a judgement about what is going to happen in the future

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14
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congregate

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v. to collect into a group or crowd

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15
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platitude

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n. a statement that expressed an idea that is not new

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16
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redundant

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repeating something else therefore unnecessary

17
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concise

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adj. using a few words

18
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curt

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adj. done in a quick and impolite way

19
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provoke

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v. to cause to become angry, violet

20
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reduction

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n. the act of making something smaller

21
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retrenchment

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reduction, curtailment especially

22
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entrench

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v. to place something in a very strong position that cannot be easily changed

23
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trenchant

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adj. very strong, clear, and effective