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Power Plus 1-7 Flashcards

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To assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing

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Abet

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To tell; to reveal (as a secret)

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Divulge

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Arrogant and stubborn about one’s (often unproven) beliefs

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Dogmatic

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Lacking flavor; dull; not at all stimulating

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Insipid

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Inessential; not constituting a vital part

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Extraneous

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To force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats

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Coerce

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Prejudged; hostile

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Jaundiced

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Extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise

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Meticulous

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Recklessness; a foolish disregarded of danger

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Temerity

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Sociable; fond of the company of others

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Gregarious

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The crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine

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Heresy

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Easy to teach or manage

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Docile

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A drink, especially an alcoholic one

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Libation

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(1) a hated, repellent person or thing

(2) a formal curse

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Anathema

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Teasing, playful conversation

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Banter

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To criticize or punish severity

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Castigate

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Lacking social graces; tactless

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Gauche

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Public shame, disgrace, or dishonor

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Ignominy

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Made up of dissimilar parts, being of many colors

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Motley

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Extremely thin; wasted away

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Emaciated

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Greed; desire for wealth

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Avarice

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Stealthy; secretive

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Furtive

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Wild and drunken

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Bacchanalian

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To turn over or deliver to legal jurisdiction of another government or authority

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Extradite

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Numerous; large in quantity

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Copious

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Easily angered

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Irascible

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A professional soldier hired by a foreign army

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Mercenary

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A strong defense or fort (or one to likened to it)

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Bastion

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To cast overboard; to discard

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Jettison

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To banish; to shut out from a group or society by common consent

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Ostracize

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One who is intolerant of differences in others

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Bigot

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To erase or eliminate

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Expunge

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Outspoken; blunt

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Candid

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Special words or phrases used by a specific group of people

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Argot

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Careless neglect; often resulting in injury

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Negligence

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To calm; to make satisfied (often only temporary)

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Appease

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Harsh sounding; grating

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Strident

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Complete disorder

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Chaos

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To enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity

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Augment

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Extreme, chauvinistic patriotism, often favoring an aggressive, warlike foreign policy

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Jingoism

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Extreme hatred or I’ll will

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Rancor

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Unrelenting; unavoidable

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Inexorable

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To praise highly

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Extol

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Merciful; lenient

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Clement

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A worn-out idea or overused expression

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Cliché

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Unyielding; firm in opinion

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Adamant

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Lacking in self-confidence; shy

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Diffident

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A creative work, especially a numbered composition

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Opus

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Professed but not necessarily true

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Ostensible

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Inequality; difference

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Disparity

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To forgive or overlook an offense

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Condone

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A slight or subtle degree of difference

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Nuance

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An expert in matters of culture, food, or wine

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Connoisseur

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A mystery; something seemingly inexplicable

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Enigma

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Lack of interest; state of not caring

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Apathy

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Excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help

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Officious

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Belief or trust

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Credence

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Having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp

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Jaunty

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One who merely dabbles in an art or a science

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Dilettante

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An organized group of people with an obsessive devolution to a person or set of principles

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Cult

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Doubtful or distrustful of the goodness or sincerity of human motives

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Cynical

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Having opposing attitudes or feelings toward a person, thing or idea; unable to decide

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Ambivalent

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A leader who appeals to citizens’ emotions to obtain power

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Demagogue

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Quiet and modest; reserved

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Demure

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Without fear; brave

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Intrepid

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Extremely poor; lacking necessities like food and shelter

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Destitute

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Scholarly; learned

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Erudite

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A choice between two unpleasant or difficult options

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Dilemma

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The highest point of attainment; the end or climax

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Culmination

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To be of the same opinion; to agree with

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Concur

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