Practice Test 2 Flashcards

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Haphazard

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random, chaotic, incomplete

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overt

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not secret or hidden

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sweltering

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hot and humid

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4
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precarious

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fraught with danger

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5
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presumptuous

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excessively forward

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6
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intrepid

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fearless

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7
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happenstance

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chance of random event or circumstance

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aptitude

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state of being fit for a purpose

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9
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ebb

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flowing backward or away
recede
retire
decrease

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10
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feign

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dissimulation

falsely/deceitfully

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11
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erudition

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knowledge gained from books

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12
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limpidity

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easy to understand

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13
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pellucidity

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transparent/clear

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14
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macabre and moribund

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horror of death/decay

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15
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subsume

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absorb in something else

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16
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nettlesome

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causing irritation/annoyance

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resplendent

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shining with brilliant luster

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spurn

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reject with contempt

19
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detente

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easing of tensions

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canards

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absurd story/statement

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enmity

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state of being hostile/unfriendly

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vitality

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polemical

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controversial

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trifling

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not worth considering

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nuanced
multiple layers of detail
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unbidden
spontaneous
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aghast
struck with amazement, sudden fright/horror
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superannuated
retired/discarded due to age
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convivial
lively atmosphere
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onerous
burdensome
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stultify
cause to loose energy/enthusiasm
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precarious
fraught with danger
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spurious
plausible but false
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assuage
make something less intense/severe