power words Flashcards
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Abstruse
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difficult to understand
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obscure
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hazy; unfamiliar; difficult to understand
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lucid
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easy to understand; transparent;
Clear-thinking
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ambiguous
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unclear; vague; having several interpretations
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equivocal
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misleading; uncertain
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explicit
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absolutely clear; free from ambiguity
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ameliorate
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to make an unpleasant situation better; to improve
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assuage
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to make less severe; to ease (pronunciation is ahswayge)
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exacerbate
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to make a bad situation worse
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Animosity
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a feeling of resentment, hostility, or enmity
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rancor
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bitter, long lasting resentment
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Amity
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friendship
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apathy
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lack of interest or concern
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dispassionate
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not emotionally involved; objective
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zealous
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filled with or motivated by enthusiastic devotion
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apocryphal
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of questionable authenticity
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dubious
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doubtful; questionable
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Authentic
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having a claimed and verified origin or authorship
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Ascetic
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person who rejects physcial comfort and luxury for self-discipline
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austere
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stern; plain; without luxuries
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hedonism
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the belief that only pleasure is worth pursuing
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avarice
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greed
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Cupidity
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greed, especially for money
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Philanthropy
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charitable work; generosity
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Banal
boring; insipid
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pedestrian
dull; ordinary
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exotic
intriguingly unusual, different, or beautiful.
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blatant
offensively conspicuous or undisguised
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brazen
rudely bold; insolent
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decorous
marked by decorum; proper
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Capricious
unpredictable
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impetuous
making quick decisions and taking sudden action; hasty; impulsive
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steadfast
not movable; strong in belief; staunch
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Circumlocution
the use of wordy and indirect language
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garrulous
tiresomely talkative; rambling
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succinct
short and to the point; concise
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Clemency
mercy
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exonerate
to free from blame;to exculpate
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avenge
to take revenge for
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Contrite
sorry; penitent
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repentant
remorse or contrition for past conduct or sin
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incorrigible
impossible to correct, control, or discipline
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Desecrate
to violate the sacredness; profane
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sacrilege
desecration, profanation, misuse, or theft of something sacred
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venerate
respect greatly; revere
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din
jumble of loud usually discordant sounds
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cacophony
harshness of sound;unharmonious
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euphony
agreement of sounds
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Dogmatic
sticking to widely-accepted beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence; closed-minded
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categorical
being without exception or qualification; absolute
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obsequious
behaving like a mek, spineless servant; subservient; sycophantic
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elusive
hard to catch or understand; evasive
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evasive
tending to avoid giving direct answers
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candid
direct and frank; straightforward
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enigmatic
mysterious or puzzling
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conundrum
riddle or mystery
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manifest
clearly apparent to sight or understanding
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Ephemeral
temporary or short-lived
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transitory
existing only briefly
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perpetual
lasting for an indefinitely long time
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Extricate
to free from a trap or difficult situation; to disentangle
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deliver
to set free
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encumber
to weigh down or burden
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Fetid
having an offensive odor
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rancid
having the disagreeable odor or taste of decomposing oils or fats; rank
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aromatic
a pleasant odor
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fetter
to shackle or restrict the freedom of
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hinder
to obstruct or delay the progress of
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emancipate
to free from bondage, oppression, or restraint
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Impervious
incapable of being penetrated
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impregnable
impossible to capture or enter by force
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vulnerable
able to be hurt
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Incongruous
out of place
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disparate
different
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seemly
proper or suitable
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Innate
having a quality that arises from within, rather than learned or acquired from the outside; native; inborn
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indigenous
originating and living in an area or environment
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extrinsic
originating from the outside; external
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Innocuous
harmless; inoffensive
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feeble
lacking strength; weak
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virulent
poisonous or destructive; filled with hate or anger; harsh
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Introversion
when a person’s thoughts and feelings are directed inwards
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diffidence
lacking self-confidence; timid
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gregarious
sociable; enjoying companionship
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languid
lacking energy or vitality; weak
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lethargic
tired; sluggish; drowsy
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vivacious
full of animation and spirit; lively
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Orthodox
adhering to an accepted or established doctrine
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conservative
favoring traditional rules and values; tending to oppose change
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liberal
favoring civil and political liberties, democratic reforms, and protection from arbitrary authority.
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Plethora
over abundance; excess
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superfluous
unnecessary; extra
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dearth
a scarce supply; lack
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Prodigal
wasteful, especially of money; extravagant
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lavish
to give or bestow in abundance; shower
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parsimony
stinginess; excessive frugality
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prosaic
lacking in imagination and spirit; dull
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tedious
tiresomely long and dull; boring
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peculiar
unusual or eccentric; odd; different from all others
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Provincial
limited or restricted; parochial
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parochial
having a narrow view; restricted; local
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urbane
polite and refined in manner; suave or sophisticated
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Rend
to tear or split apart into pieces violently
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sever
to cut off (a part) from the whole
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consolidate
to unite into one system or whole; combine
