RGRE 0710 Flashcards
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HETERODOX
unorthodox; heretical; iconoclastic
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HIRSUTE
hairy; shaggy
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HOMILY
a sermon or morally instructive lecture; a platitude
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HOMOGENOUS
same throughout
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HUBRIS
arrogant presumption or pride
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HYPERBOLE
an exaggerated statement; often used as a figure of speech
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ICONOCLAST
one who attacks or undermines traditional conventions or institutions
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IDOLATROUS
given to intense or excessive devotion to something
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IDYLL
a carefree; light-hearted pastoral or romantic episode or experience; a literary or musical piece describing such
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IGNOMINIOUS
shameful; dishonorable; ignoble; undignified; disgraceful
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IMBROGLIO
difficult or embarrassing situation
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IMMINENT
about to happen; impending
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IMMUTABLE
not capable of change
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IMPASSIVE
revealing no emotion or sensibility
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IMPECUNIOUS
lacking funds; without money
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IMPERIOUS
commanding; masterful; arrogant; domineering; haughty
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IMPERTURBABLE
marked by extreme calm; impassivity and steadiness
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IMPETUOUS
hastily or rashly energetic; impulsive and vehement
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IMPLACABLE
not capable of being appeased or significantly changed
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IMPORTUNE
to ask incessantly; beg; nag
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IMPUDENT
shamelessly bold; insolent; impertinent
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IMPUGN
attack or assail verbally; censure; execrate; deny
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IMPUNITY
immunity from punishment; penalty or harm
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IMPUTE
to attribute to a cause or source; ascribe; assign as a characteristic
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INALIENABLE
cannot be transferred
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INCHOATE
in an initial stage; not fully formed
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INCIPIENT
beginning to come into being or to become apparent
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INDEFATIGABLE
not easily exhaustible; tireless; dogged
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INDIFFERENT
having no interest or concern; apathetic; showing no bias or prejudice
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INDOLENT
lazy; listless; torpid
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INELUCTABLE
certain; inevitable
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INERT
unmoving; lethargic; sluggish; not reactive chemically
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INGENUOUS
artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication
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INHERENT
ingrained within one’s nature; intrinsic; firmly established; essential
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INIMICAL
damaging; harmful; injurious; hostile; unfriendly
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INIMITABLE
one of a kind; peerless
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INIQUITY
wickedness; gross injustice
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INNERVATE
to supply with nerves; energize
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INNOCUOUS
harmless; causing no damage
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INSCRUTABLE
incapable of being discovered or understood; mysterious
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INSENSIBLE
unconscious; unresponsive; unaware; unaffected; numb
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INSIPID
without taste or flavor; lacking in spirit; dull
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INSOUCIANT
unconcerned; carefree; nonchalant
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INSULAR
parochial; narrow-minded; like an island
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INTERDICT
prohibit; forbid; ban; halt
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INTIMATE
to imply; suggest or insinuate
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INTRACTABLE
not easily managed or directed; stubborn; obstinate
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INTRANSIGENT
refusing to compromise
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INTREPID
steadfast; courageous
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INUNDATE
to cover or overwhelm; to flood
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INURED
accustomed to accepting something undesirable
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INVEIGH
to attack verbally; denounce; deprecate
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INVEIGLE
to obtain by deception or flattery
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INVETERATE
deep rooted; ingrained; habitual
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INVIDIOUS
tending to arouse envy or ill will in others
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IRASCIBLE
easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts
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ITINERATE
to travel from place to place
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JEJUNE
vapid; uninteresting; childish; immature; lacking nutrition
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JIBE
to agree; to be in accord
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JOCOSE
given to joking; humorous
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KINETIC
having to do with motion; lively; active
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LABILE
readily open to change; unstable
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LACHRYMOSE
causing tears; tearful; showing sorrow
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LACONIC
using few words; terse
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LASSITUDE
listlessness; languor; weariness
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LAUD
to praise highly
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LAVISH
extravagant
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LETHARGIC
characterized by sluggishness
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LIBERTINE
someone unrestrained by morality or convention or leading a dissolute life
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LIMN
to draw; outline in detail
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LIMPID
transparent; serene; clear and simple in style; untroubled
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LIST
to tilt or lean to one side
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LOQUACIOUS
extremely talkative
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LUCID
intelligible; sound; clear
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LUMBER
to move heavily and clumsily or with a rumbling sound
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LUMINOUS
characterized by brightness and the emission of light; enlightened; clear
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MAGNANIMITY
the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart; especially in forgiving
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MALEVOLENT
having or showing often vicious ill will; spite; or hatred
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MALINGER
to feign illness so as to avoid work
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MALLEABLE
capable of being shaped or formed; easily influenced