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Lexicon A-H > Random Deck 4 > Flashcards

Random Deck 4 Flashcards

1
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Adulterate

A

to contaminate; to make impure

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2
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Adverse

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unfavorable; antagonistic

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3
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Aesthetic

A

having to do with artistic beauty; artistic

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4
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Affable

A

easy to talk

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5
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Affectation

A

unnatural or artificial behavior

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6
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Affinity

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Sympathy; attraction

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Affluent

A

rich; prosperous

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8
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Agenda

A

program; the things to be done

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9
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Agrarian

A

relating to land; relating to the management

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Aggregate

A

sum total; collection of separate things mixed together

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Agnostic

A

one who believes that the existence of a god can be neither proven nor disproven

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12
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Alacrity

A

cheerful eagerness or readiness to respond

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13
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Allege

A

to assert without proof

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14
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Alleviate

A

to relieve, usually temporarily or incompletely

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Allocate

A

to distribute; to assign; to allot

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16
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Alloy

A

combination of two or more things, usually metals

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17
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Circuitous

A

roundabout; not following a direct path

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18
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Circumlocution

A

an indirect expression;

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Circumscribe

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to draw a line around; to set limits; to define

20
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Circumspect

A

cautious

21
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Circumvent

A

to frustrate as though by surrounding

22
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Civil

A

polite; civilized

23
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Clandestine

A

secret; sneaky

24
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Clemency

A

mercy; forgiveness

25
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Cliche

A

overused saying or idea

26
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Clique

A

an exclusive group bound together by some shared quality or interest

27
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Discern

A

to have insight; to see things clearly, to discriminate

28
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Discreet

A

prudent; judiciously reserved

29
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Discrete

A

unconnected; separate

30
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Discriminate

A

to notice or point out the difference between two or more things

31
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Disdain

A

arrogant scorn; contempt

32
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Disinterested

A

not taking sides; unbaised

33
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Disparage

A

to belittle, lower’s someone par

34
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Exigency

A

an emergency; an urgency

35
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Existential

A

having to do with existence

36
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Exonerate

A

to free completely from blame

37
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Expatriate

A

to throw out of his or her native land; to move away from one’s native land; to emigrate

38
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Expedient

A

providing an immediate advantage

39
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Expedite

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to speed up or ease the progress of

40
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Explicit

A

clearly and directly expressed

41
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Extol

A

to praise highly; to laud

42
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Extraneous

A

unnecessary; irrelevant; extra

43
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Extrapolate

A

to project or deduce from something known; to infer

44
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Extricate

A

to free from a difficultly

45
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Extrovert

A

an open, outgoing person

46
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Exult

A

to rejoice; to celebrate

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