Reciew Words Flashcards
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Pliant
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Synonym to compliant
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Compassionate
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Feeling or showing support for others
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Erratic
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Not regular
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Wind
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V. To change direction
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Trifling
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Trivial
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Obviate
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To anticipate and then prevent
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Condolence
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Sympathy with one who suffers
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Indolence
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Lazy or slothful
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Apathy
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Indifference, apathetic
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Diligent
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Careful and conscientious in carrying out a task or duties
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Wane
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Abate, subside
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Contentious
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Controversial
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Contend
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To strive in rivalry, compete
(Contend with)- to have a deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation
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Comparable
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Syn: similar
Ant: disparate
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Patent
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Adj: obvious, easily recognizable
N: a grant of sole authorship
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Concede
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Admit (often unwillingly)
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Substantiate
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Strengthen
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Scrutinize
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Examine someone or something in detail and critically
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Deem
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Judge
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Debunk
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To expose
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Obsolete
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Out dated
Obsolescent (becoming obsolete)
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Counterfeit
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Imitate something fraudulently
S: forgery
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Forge
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Produce a fraudulent copy or imitation
Create something strong and successful
- they forged a strong bond
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Defiance
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Character of shy
Adj: diffident
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Wretched
Miserable
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Stingy
Unwilling to give
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Extrapolate
To estimate ( unknown fact) from known data
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Utter
V: make sound or say something
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Ineffable
Too great for description in word
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Fable
Legend
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Betimes
In good time, early
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Bevy
A large group of people or things
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Commend
To praise, eulogy
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Induct
Install in a position
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Degrade
Defame, defile, humiliate, dishonour
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Ingratiate
To bring oneself into favor
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Placid
Not easily upset or excited, calm
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Adhere
Advocate of a particular thing
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Hyperbole
Purposeful exaggeration for effects
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Idiosyncrasy
Eccentricity, peculiarity
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Infusion
A new additional element introduced into something
| The company needs a serious infusion of cash
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Disposition
Inclination to do something
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Indolence
Slothful, disposition to avoid exertion
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Interim
Time between 2 events
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Cynical
Selfish, disregard of standard OR dubious, skeptical
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Contemptuous
Mocking
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Astray
Away from the right path or direction; err
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Nonpartisan
Unbiased
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Noninvasive
(Medical procedure) Not involving the introduction of instrument into the body
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Nonsequitur
Conclusion not logically follow previous statement; nonsensical, Ridiculous
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Renounce
Formally state that one has given up a claim, right or possession
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Adjunct
An addition or supplementary part
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Tendentious
Biased
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Contentious
Disagreeable, quarrelsome, belligerent (hostile), inimical
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Extenuate
Weaken, make less serious or force with excuse, attenuate
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Acute
Serious or severe
| An acute housing shortage
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Sarcastic
Using words that say the opposite of what one means
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Skittish
Restive
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Eminence
The quality of being highly accomplished and respected within a particular area of activity
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Ostentatious
Excessively showy
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Chronic
Constant, continuing for a long time
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Nominal
Existing in name only, negligible
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Zeal
Great energy and enthusiasm
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Zealot
A person who follows religion, cause, or policy very strictly or enthusiastically
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Illustrious
Famous and admired for past achievements
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Astute
sharp power of judgment
| Shrewd
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Ascribe
Consider something to be caused by
| He ascribed his fits of depression to the divorce
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Fits
A sudden burst of intense feeling
| A fit of jealous rage
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Inconsequential
Insignificant
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Disquiet
Anxious
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Diligent
Conscientious in carry out tasks or duties
| S: assiduous, persistent, hardworking
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Subsist
Manage to stay alive
(Law) remain in force or effect
Subsistence: referring to production without and surplus for trade (only enough for ones use)
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Tenuous
Very slight or weak
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Aspiration
Ambition
| He never showed any aspiration for political office
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Assertive
Confident and forceful personality
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Ubiquitous
Universal; found everywhere
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Confound
Perplex, confuse baffle
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Defacto
Adj: existing in fact, whether legally recognized or not
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Indefatigable
Not tiring or stopping
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Indecorous
Not in keeping with good taste and propriety; improper
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Proxy
The authority to represent someone else
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Inscrutable
Impossible to understand or interpret
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Obviate
To prevent
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Peculiarly
Relating to money
| Peculation: embezzlement of public funds
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Iniquity
Wickedness, injustice
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Arrant
Downright, utter, completely, notorious (negative tone)
| What arrant nonsense
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Penchant
Inclination
| A strong penchant for champagne
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Fortissimo
Very loud
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Astray
(To go astray) to err, to erratic, to deviate from right path
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Witty
Ability to say cleverly and amusingly
| S: piercing, incisive ; facetious, droll, jocular
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Mitigate
Alleviate, assuage, appease, allay, abate, placate, pacify, moderate, conciliate
A: agitate, disquiet, rouse, outrage, distress
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Gullible
Easily persuade
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Skeptic
A person tends to question or doubt
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Evade
Avoid
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Exonerate
Free from blame
S: extricate
A: inculpate, culpable
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Deferential
Respectful
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Mellow
Pleasantly smooth or soft in sound or taste
| S: mellifluous
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Militate
Be a powerful or decisive factor in preventing something
These differences will militate against the two communities coming together
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Humanize
Make something more suitable for people
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Fortuitous
Occurring by chance or accident, adventitious
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Fidelity
Faithfulness, loyalty
S: fiduciary
A: infidel (disbeliever in supposed true religion)
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Referendum
To vote on political question open to entire electorate
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Foresight
Harbinger, herald, prophetic
