Practice Test Words Flashcards
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Elucidation
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explanation
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rendition
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version or interpretation
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obfuscation
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confusion
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malapropism
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absurd misuse of words
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conducive
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helpful
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secondary
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of less importance
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disadvantageous
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unfavorable
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resurgence
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renewal
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tepid
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marked by lack of enthusiasm/force
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emaciated
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made thin by starvation
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prodigious
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great in size
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kismet
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luck
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imbroglio
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confusion
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bemuse
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confusion
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extol
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to praise
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excoriate
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to denounce
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flippant
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lacking appropriate respect or seriousness
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insolence
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disrespect
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taciturnity
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reluctance/unwillingness to speak
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flamboyant
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ostentatious
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aplomb
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self-assurance
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derision
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harsh criticism
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esteem
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approval
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furtively
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secretly (stealthily)
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resiliently
quick to recover (strong)
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benevolently
intending to do good
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felicitous
appropriately and pleasingly expressed
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poignant
causing strong feelings (expression)
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stentorian
powerful sound
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vociferous
loudly and vehemently expressive
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expository
writing that explains
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garrulous
wordy
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imbibe
consume by drinking or eating
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regurgitate
surge back or repeat
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trepidation
fear
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dispassion
lack of concern
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imperturbation
calmness
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synergy
interaction or cooperation of two things
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remuneration
compensation
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commensurate
corresponding in size (equal)
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arbitrary
based on a random choice
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nebulous
obscure, ambiguous
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impugn
attack or criticize
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eschew
avoid or shun
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derivative
imitated, copied
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appeased
satisfied
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satiated
satisfied
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prolific
highly productive
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dilatory
tending to delay
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filial
befitting a son or daughter
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paramount
of great importance
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penultimate
next to last or second to last
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vigorous
weak or frail
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incited
provoked or caused to happen
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exalted
praised
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daunting
intimidating
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impervious
uninfluenced
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arduous
difficult
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destitute
extremely poor
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indigent
impoverished, poor
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lackadaisical
lazy
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affluent
wealthy
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docile
obedient
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morose
sorrowful
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boastful
excessive pride
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cloying
overly sweet
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reproach
blame
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integrity
adherence to ethical principles
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scruples
moral considerations
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penury
poverty
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lucre
wealth
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avarice
greed
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abnegation
denial
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adumbration
foreshadowing
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aggrandizement
increase in wealth, power, or rank
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evinced
made evident
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manifest
apparent, made evident
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dubious
doubtful or obscure
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demur
shy away
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hasten
hurry to do something
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relish
strongly like something
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rakish
dashing or jaunty
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conviviality
friendliness or agreeableness
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temerity
rash or recklessness
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ineluctable
unavoidable
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incommensurate
disproportionate
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retard
delay
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ennui
boredom
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diffident
shy or timid
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abjured
shun or renounce
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sanguine
optimistic
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raillery or japery
good-natured mockery (ridicule)
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plundered
to take something wrongfully
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languished
became weak
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castigate
criticize or punish
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constrain
to get under control
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Relinquish
surrender
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prudent
wise
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promulgated
promote or make known
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retaliated
seek revenge
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acquiesce
give in
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defected
abandon and go to the other side
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callow
immature
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laconic
short and abrupt
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enigmatic
mysterious
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ominous
threatening
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contentious
likely to cause disagreement
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ingenious
brilliant
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ingenuous
sincere
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myopic
short-sighted
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vacuous
empty or vain
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prescient
farsighted
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peripheral
at the edge of
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edifice
another word for building
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faltering
hesitant or unsteady
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nascent
just beginning
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implacable
incapable of being appeased or changed
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superfluous
unnecessary
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nugatory
trifling, unimportant
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tenet
principle or belief (more of a guide than impetus)
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ersatz
artificial
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abstruse
obscure or hard to understand
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reticence
not revealing one's thoughts or feelings
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elated
excited
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skeptical
doubting
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stolid
unemotional
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verbose
talkative
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diffident
lacking self confidence
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whimsical
fanciful
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extravagant
attractive but not realistic
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obdurate
stubborn
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oblivious
awareness of harm
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impervious
unable to be pierced
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impotent
helpless or powerless
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susceptible
open to harm
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enervate
annoy
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aggrandize
make more important
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foment
generate or encourage
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pedantic
makes show of his learning; overly educated
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ardent
passionate
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obviate
to prevent
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aggravate
to make worse
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mitigate
lessen, reduce, soften
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litany
a list (to cite problems)
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reclamation
reformation
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exhibition
public showing
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paltry
worthless
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rudimentary
basic (skills)
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exigent
requiring immediate help
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conspicuous
obvious
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poignant
emotional
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frivolous
playful
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labyrinthine
intricate, complex
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fecundity
fruitfulness - producing offspring
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appellation
nickname
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aphorism
pithy phrase that gives general truth
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benediction
blessing
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bucolic
area that is fertile (sheep herding)
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calorific
producing heat
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flouted
disregarded
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concerted, contrived
devised or planned
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consecrated
declared sacred
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levied
collected (like taxes)
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spurned
disregarded, flouted
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intrepid
fearless
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ardent
eager, full of passion
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zealous
ardent, eager, full of passion
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capitalize
take advantage of
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expound
to explain
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conjure
to imagine or make up
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repudiate
to reject
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leverage
to take advantage of, capitalize
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impugn
denounce, criticize
