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S3- Car Vocab Bank Flashcards

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Abstruse

A

Hard to comprehend

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Ameliorate

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To improve

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Apathy

A

Lack of interest or emotion

Usage: his apathy/ sank into apathy

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Alarmist

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Someone who exaggerated a danger, causing needles, worry or panic

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Adversarial (adj)

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Involving or characterised by opposition or conflict

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Acerbic (adj)

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Sharp and forthright ( a style of speaking )

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Anadiplosis (literary device)

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The last word of phrase of one sentence, clause or line is repeated at the beginning of the next

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Assailed (verb)

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Make a concerted or violent attack on

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Aegis (noun)

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The protection, backing or support of a particular person or organisation.
Usage: under the aegis

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Bush meat (noun)

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Meat from wildlife species that is hunted for human consumption.

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Candor (noun)

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Honesty, frankess

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Commodious (adj)

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Roomy, spacious

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Compunction (noun)

A

Distress caused by feeling guilty

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Contumacious (adj)

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Stubbornly disobedient, rebellious

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Caveat (noun)

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A warning or provision of specific situations, conditions, or limitations

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Circumlocution (noun)

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Use of an unnecessarily large amount of words to express an idea

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Covertly (adv)

A

Not openly acknowledged or displayed

Usage: glanced coverty/ watched covertly

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Cognizant (adj)

A

Having knowledge or awareness

Usage: aware

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Coercive (adj)

A

Relating to or using force

Usage: coercive powers

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Denigrate (verb)

A

To belittle, diminish the opinion of

21
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Desultory (adj)

A

Jumping from one thing to another disconnected

22
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Diffident (adj)

A

Shy quiet modest

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Discursive (adj)

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Rambling. lacking order

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Diagrammatic (adj)

A

Of or in the form of a diagram

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Divest (verb)

A

Deprive someone of right/ power/ possession/ a particular quality
Rid oneself of a (business interest or investment)

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Emancipate (verb)

A

Set free especially from legal, social, or political restrictions

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Emaciated (adj)

A

Abnormally thin or wear, especially because of illness or malnourishment

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Equanimity (noun)

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Composure, steadiness of mind under stress

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Ephermeral (adj)

A

Short-lived, fleeting

30
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Expiate (verb)

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To make amends for, to atone
Usage: expiate your guilt

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