Practice Exam words Flashcards by Bryan Y | Brainscape

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recapitulates

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summarize

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polarize

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sharp division into opposing fractions

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facetious

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not meant to be taken seriously or literally

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pervasive

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to spread throughout

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painstaking

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careful and diligent effort

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construe

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give meaning, explain, interpret

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anoint

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to rub or sprinkle on (ointment); dedicate to the service of God

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cunning

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skilled or craft

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astonishment

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overpowering wonder or surprise, amazement

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ubiquitous

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existing or being everywhere

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solicitous

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anxious or concerned

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fastidious

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meticulous, paying attention to detail

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munificent

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generous (gift of money that’s more than usual)

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irresolute

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uncertain

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baseness

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lack of moral principles

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mendacity

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untruthfulness

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avarice

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extreme greed

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aspiration

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hope or ambition of achieving something

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judicious

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wise

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doctrinaire

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dogmatic (opinionated)

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cynical

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skeptical

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indefatigable

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persisting tirelessly

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unpretentious

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unaffected

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distill

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purify

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jettison

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dump something

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pedestrian

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walker, person on foot

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startling

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surprising

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caricatured

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imitation of a person

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reverberant

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persistence of sound in a particular place

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intelligible

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comprehensible

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blighted

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disease

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picturesque

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attractive

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decimated

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kill

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apposite

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appropriate, suitable

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germane

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relevant

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pugnaciously

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quarrel or fight, quick to argue with

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irascibly

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easily angered

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inscrutable

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impossible to understand or interpret

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disordered

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state of confusion