Quick Quiz #2 Flashcards
1
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Arduous
A
Difficult
2
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Aristocratic
A
Of noble birth
3
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Artful
A
Crafty
4
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Artifice
A
Trickery
5
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Ascendancy
A
Supremacy
6
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Ascetic
A
Hermitlike
7
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Assiduous
A
Hardworking
8
Q
Assimilate
A
Absorb
9
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Assuage
A
Soothe
10
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Astute
A
Shrewd
11
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Attrition
A
Gradual wearing away
12
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Audacity
A
Boldness
13
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Augment
A
Make bigger
14
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Auspicious
A
Favorable
15
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Austere
A
Unadorned
16
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Autocratic
A
Extremely bossy
17
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Autonomous
A
Acting independently
18
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Avarice
A
Greed
19
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Avow
A
Claim
20
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Avuncular
A
Like an uncle
21
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Awry
A
Off course
22
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Axiom
A
Self-evident truth
23
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Banal
A
Unoriginal
24
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Bane
A
Poison
25
Bastion
Stronghold
26
Beget
Give birth to
27
Belabor
Go over repeatedly
28
Beleaguer
Surround
29
Belie
Give a false impression
30
Belittle
Make to seem little
31
Belligerent
Combative
32
Bemused
Confused
33
Benefactor
Donor
34
Beneficiary
One who receives benefits
35
Benevolent
Generous
36
Benign
Not harmful
37
Malignant
Deadly
38
Malign
Injure with lies
39
Malevolent
Intending harm
40
Malefactor
Evildoer
41
Bequest
Something left in a will
42
Bequearth
Leaving in a will
43
Bereaved
Left desolate
44
Beset
Harass
45
Blasphemy
Irreverence
46
Blatant
Offensively noisy
47
Blight
Plant disease
48
Blithe
Carefree
49
Bourgeois
Middle class
50
Bovine
Cowlike
51
Canine
Doglike
52
Feline
Catlike
53
Equine
Horselike
54
Piscine
Fishlike
55
Porcine
Piglike
56
Ursine
Bearlike
57
Brevity
Briefness
58
Broach
Open a subject
59
Bucolic
Charmingly rural
60
Bureaucracy
Inflexible administration
61
Burgeon
Flourish
62
Burlesque
Ludicrous imitation
63
Cacophony
Harsh mixture of sounds
64
Cadence
Rhythm
65
Cajole
Persuade deceptive
66
Callow
Immature
67
Candor
Truthfulness
68
Capitalism
Free enterprise
69
Capitulate
Surrender
70
Recapitulate
Summarize
71
Capricious
Unpredictable
72
Caricature
Distorted portrait
73
Castigate
Criticize severely
74
Catalyst
It makes things happen
75
Categorical
Unconditional
76
Catharsis
Relieving purification
77
Catholic
Universal
78
Caustic
Corrosive
79
Celibacy
Abstinence from sex
80
Censure
Condemn severely
81
Cerebral
Brainy
82
Chagrin
Humiliation
83
Charisma
Magical attractiveness
84
Charlatan
Fraud
85
Chasm
Gaping hole
86
Chastise
Punish
87
Chicanery
Trickery
88
Chimera
Illusion
89
Choleric
Hot-tempered
90
Chronic
Constant
91
Chronological
In order of occurrence
92
Chronology
A list in time order
93
Chronicle
An account of past times
94
Circuitious
Roundabout
95
Circumlocution
Indirect expression
96
Circumscribe
Draw a line around
97
Circumspect
Cautious
98
Circumvent
Frustrate
99
Civil
Polite
100
Clique
Exclusive group
