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Pre-Midterm 1100 Words Flashcards

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Feasible

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Possible, practicable

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Affluent (adj)

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Rich, wealthy

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To discern

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To perceive, to recognize

ex: As simply as the eye can discern, it is a hard plastic strip.

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To sally

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Suddenly rush forth

ex: He can sally forth to face the elements.

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Consternation (noun)

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Dismay, dread, тревога, страх, испуг.

ex: To the consternation of umbrella manufacturers the product has been enjoying a brisk sale.

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Dismay (noun)

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the feeling of being very worried, disappointed, or sad about something surprising or shocking that has happened.

ex: Local people expressed their dismay at the size of the pay rise.
to someone’s dismay/to the dismay of someone: He is leaving the department, much to the dismay of his colleagues.

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Precocious (adj)

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Reaching maturity early

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Perfunctory (adj)

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Done without care, superficial, careless

ex: After a perfunctory glance at our plan, to our chagrin he snorted that our idea was inane.

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Chagrin (noun)

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Feeling of disappointment, humiliation

ex: To our chagrin he snorted that our idea was inane.

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Perverse (adj)

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Contrary, persisting in error

ex: When i correct my brother’s math errors he is perverse enough to insist he is right.

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To deride

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To ridicule, scoff at, to make fun of.

ex: The Wright brothers wouldn’t become distraught when a skeptic would deride their work.

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Confidant (noun)

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One to whom you confide your secrets

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To disparage

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To discredit, belittle

ex: I hate to disparage such a laudable achievement but this a complete fiasco.

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Dubious (adj)

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Doubtful; uncertain

ex: I’m dubious about the existence of aliens.

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To eschew

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To avoid, to keep away from.

ex: We have to eschew violence at all costs.

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Fiasco (noun)

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Complete failure.

ex: This discovery is a complete fiasco.

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Laudable (adj)

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Praiseworthy; commendable

ex: His laudable achievement turned out to be a scientific disaster.

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To masticate

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To chew up; to chew

ex: Masticating on a thick steak.

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Obsolescence (noun)

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Process of wearing out

ex: It’s part of their scheme of planned obsolescence to sell you merchandise with a limited life span to keep you coming back for more.

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To quell

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To put an end to, crush, stop.

ex: I guess we’ll never be able to quell those persistent rumors.

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Voluble (adj)

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Talkative

ex: I couldn’t doze in the chair because of the voluble barber.

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Implacable

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Cannot be pacified, inexorable, unstoppable.

ex: The French teacher was an implacable foe of non-conformists.

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Paroxysm

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A fit, sudden outburst

ex: She went into a paroxysm of anger.

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Reprehensible

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Worthy of blame

ex: The principle would reprimand them for their reprehensible appearance.

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Jurisdiction

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Power, range of authority

ex: It’s beyond my jurisdiction.
ex: The school overstepped its jurisdiction.

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Skirmish

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Small fight, brief encounter, A SHORT ARGUMENT

ex: What started as a local skirmish now began to take on the appearance of full-scale war.

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To flout

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Show contempt, scoff.
openly disregard (a rule, law or convention).
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To Stymie

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To hinder, impede
To prevent or hinder the progress

ex: The changes must not be allowed to stymie the medical treatments.

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Effigy

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A likeness(a portrait or representation) (usually of a hated person)

a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.
“the senator was burned in effigy”

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Cognizant

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Aware

ex: The members of the school board were cognizant of the popular support for the boys.

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Turbulent

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Unruly, agutitaed, riotous

ex: Clearly a compromise was called for to resolve this turbulent situation.

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Harass

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To trouble, torment

ex: The school system was harassing the students

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Monolithic

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Massively solid, rigid, unchangeable

ex: The monolithic school system harassed the boys.

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Indigent

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Poor, needy

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Arbitrary

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Based on a whim, dictatorial, biased

ex: A caustic editorial referred to the school’s decision as arbitrary and inane.

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Fray (noun)

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A fight

ex: They jumped into the fray

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To terminate

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To end

ex: The school board ordered to terminate the suspension.

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Forthwith (adverb)

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Immediately

ex: The school board ordered the principal to terminate the suspension and send the boys back to class forthwith.

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To Exacerbate

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To irritate, make worse

ex: The forest fire was exacerbated by the lack of rain.

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To revert

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To return

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To oust

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To drive out, eject, expel

ex: The French teacher demanded that a girl be ousted from school for wearing a mini skirt,

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Emaciated

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Abnormally thin, wasted away

ex: Sick and emaciated Vietnamese refugees.

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Surge

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To rush suddenly

ex: Forces surged southward, scattering thousands of refugees before them.

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Tranquil

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Quiet, peaceful

ex: a tranquil hospital

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Sanctuary

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Shelter; place of protection

ex: He volunteered for duty on a navy ship that had been chosen to transport the refugees to sanctuary in Saigon.

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Ascend

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To rise

ex: The curtain was beginning to ascend on Dooley’s career.

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Malnutrition

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Faulty or inadequate diet

ex: He became painfully cognizant of the malnutrition that afflicted the natives.

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Afflict

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To trouble greatly, to distress

ex: His younger child was afflicted with a skin disease.

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Besiege

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To surround, hem in
ალყის შემორტყმა

ex: The besieged city fell

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Privation

/prīˈvāSHən/

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prīˈvāSHən
Lack of necessities privation (things that are essential for human well-being)

ex: He was seemingly unconcerned by the many privations he had to endure.

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Sinister

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Evil, ominous (giving impression that something bad is going to happen)

ex: There might be a more sinister motive behind government’s actions.

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Ubiquitous

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Being everywhere at the same time

ex: Cowboy hats are ubiquitous among male singers.

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Remote

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distant, hidden away.

ex: a remote village
a remote controller

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Thwart

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To hinder, defeat

ex: The government had been able to thwart all attempts by the opposition leaders to form new parties.

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Harbinger

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A forerunner, advance notice
მაცნე, შიკრიკი

ex: The pain in his chest and back was a harbinger of a malignant cancer.

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Malignant

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Likely to cause death; becoming progressively worse.

ex: Malignant cancer - ავთვისებიანი სიმსივნე.

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Excruciating

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Agonizing, torturing

ex: Dooley suffered almost continuous excruciating pain.

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Respite (noun)

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An interval of relief, delay; postponement.

ˈrespət,riˈspīt/
NOUN
a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.
“the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering”

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Reverberating

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Reechoing, resounding
repeated several times

ex: Her deep booming laugh reverberated around the room.

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Fretful

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Worrisome, irritable

ex: The baby was crying with a fretful whimper.

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Succumb

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To give away, yield, fail to resist

ex: He has become the latest to succumb the strain.

Uni Eng Part 2 (7 decks)

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