Quick Quiz #6 Flashcards
1
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Injunction
A
Court order
2
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Innate
A
Inborn
3
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Innocuous
A
Harmless
4
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Inordinate
A
Excessive
5
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Insatiable
A
Hard or impossible to satisfy
6
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Insidious
A
Treacherous
7
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Insinuate
A
Hint
8
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Insipid
A
Dull
9
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Insolent
A
Arrogant
10
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Instigate
A
Provoke
11
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Insular
A
Like an island
12
Q
Insurgent
A
Rebel
13
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Integral
A
Essential
14
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Integrate
A
Combine
15
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Intractable
A
Uncontrollable
16
Q
Intransigent
A
Uncompromising
17
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Intrinsic
A
Inherent
18
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Introspective
A
Examining one’s feelings
19
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Inundate
A
Flood
20
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Invective
A
Insulting speech
21
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Inveterate
A
Habitual
22
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Irascible
A
Irritable
23
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Itinerant
A
Moving from place to place
24
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Itinerary
A
Planned trip route
25
Judicious
Exercising sound judgement
26
Juxtapose
Place side by side
27
Kinetic
Active
28
Labyrinth
Maze
29
Laconic
Using few words
30
Lament
Mourn
31
Lampoon
Satirize
32
Languish
Become weak
33
Latent
Present but not visible
34
Laud
Praise
35
Legacy
Bequest
36
Lethargy
Sluggishness
37
Levity
Lightness
38
Libel
Written injurious falsehood
39
Slander
Spoken injurious falsehood
40
Litigate
Try in court
41
Loquacious
Taking a lot
42
Lucid
Easy to understand
43
Lugubrious
Exaggeratedly mournful
44
Luminious
Giving off light
45
Machination
Scheming evil activity
46
Magnanimous
Forgiving
47
Magnate
Rich businessperson
48
Malaise
Depression
49
Malevolent
Wishing to do evil
50
Malfeasance
Illegal act
51
Malignant
Harmful
52
Malinger
Pretend to be sick
53
Malleable
Easy to shape
54
Mandate
Command to do something
55
Manifest
Visible
56
Manifesto
Public declaration
57
Marshal
Arrange in order
58
Martial
Warlike
59
Martyr
One who dies for a cause
60
Matriculate
Enroll
61
Maudlin
Overly sentimental
62
Maverick
Nonconformist
63
Maxim
Fundamental principle
64
Mediate
Help settle differences
65
Mellifluous
Sweetly flowing
66
Mendacious
Lying
67
Mendicant
Beggar
68
Mentor
Teacher
69
Mercenary
Hired soilder
70
Mercurial
Emotionally unpredictable
71
Metamorphosis
Magical change in form
72
Microcosm
World in miniature
73
Milieu
Environment
74
Minuscule
Very tiny
75
Misanthropic
Hating mankind
76
Mitigate
Moderate the effect of
77
Mollify
Soften
78
Monolithic
Massive and unyielding
79
Moribund
Dying
80
Morose
Gloomy
81
Mortify
Humiliate
82
Mundane
Ordinary
83
Munificent
Very generous
84
Myopia
Nearsightedness
85
Myriad
A huge number
86
Narcissism
Excessive love of self
87
Nebulous
Vague
88
Nefarious
Evil
89
Neologism
New word
90
Nepotism
Favoritism
91
Nihilism
Belief in the absence of all values and morals
92
Nostalgia
Longing for the past
93
Notorious
Famous for something bad
94
Novel
Original
95
Noxious
Harmful
96
Nuance
Subtle difference
97
Obdurate
Stubborn
98
Obfuscate
Confuse
99
Oblique
Indirect
100
Oblivion
Forgetfulness
