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randomized Flashcards

1
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frugal

A

cheap, economical

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2
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boorish

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crude, insensitive

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3
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enigmatic

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mysterious, cryptic

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4
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lugubrious

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sad

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5
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ebullient

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very happy

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6
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exasperating

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extremely annoying

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7
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weariness

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fatigue

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8
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pejorative

A

merendahkan

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9
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placid

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calm, tranquil (root: plac means placate, peace)

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10
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incensed

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burning mad

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11
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to carp

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to criticize little things

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12
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laud

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to praise, like applaud

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13
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ponder

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wonder

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14
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grouse

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to complain, to grumble

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15
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resilience

A

ability to recover

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16
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lampoon

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to ridicule (think lampu, lampoon)

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17
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reticent

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shy, holding back

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18
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effrontery

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shameless, boldness, audacity
you have effrontery when you ask your boss for a raise right after he or she chews you out for bungling a project and costing the company money

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19
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commensurate

A

equivalent to or proportionate

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20
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precipitate

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overly quick, leaping before looking

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21
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loquacious

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overly talkative

22
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unequivocal

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not equivocal, have only one meaning, clear

23
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solecism

A

inconsistency, mistake

24
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refute

A

to disprove or show to be false

25
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prognosticate

A

to predict

pro- means before, gnos means knowledge, ate to make (make knowledge before)

26
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divulge

27
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duplicity

A

deception (being two faced)

a traitor is noted for his or her duplicity

28
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ferret out

A

to search dilligently (as a detective ferrets out clues to help his client)

29
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scanty

A

barely sufficient

30
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dearth of

31
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vestigial

A

functionless (the tailbone of humans is a vestigial tail)

32
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impartial

A

neutral, neither good or bad

33
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abstemious

A

indulging very moderately in something, like food or drink

34
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ascetic

A

characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.

35
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anachronous

A

something out of proper time

like Robin Hood had a flashlight

36
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avarice

A

desire to hoard wealth

37
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assiduous

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hardworking

38
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austere

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stern, unadorned

39
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craven, pusillanimous

40
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artless

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honest, natural

41
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deferent

A

giving in out of respect for another (like deferential)

42
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mealy-mouthed

43
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diatribe

A

a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something

44
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harangue

A

lengthy aggressive speech

45
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diffidence

A

lack of confidence

46
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equivocation

A

the use of intentionally vague language

47
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indigent, mendicant

A

poor, destitute

48
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mendacious

49
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misanthropic

A

antisocial

50
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morose

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sullen (bad tempered, sulky, bad mood)

51
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quiescent

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