S_006_010 Flashcards
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accessible
ACCESSIBLE ON FOOT : easy to approach, reach, enter,
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aversion
STRONG AVERSION TO SNAKES : firm dislike
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debilitate
DEBILITATED BY OLD AGE : weaken; enfeeble
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elaboration
ELABORATE ON THE IDEA : addition of details
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fervor
FERVOR OF THE PROTESTERS : glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
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incorrigible
INCORRIGIBLE HABIT : not correctable
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materialism
MATERIALISTIC SOCIETY : preoccupation with physical comforts and things
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pitfall
PITFALLS OF LIFE : hidden danger
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reprove
REPROVE THE UNRULY STUDENT : censure; rebuke
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superfluous
SUPERFLUOUS DETAILS : unnecessary; excessive; overabundance
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acclaim
ACCLAIM THE HEROES : applaud
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banal
BANAL ESSAY : hackneyed; commonplace; trite
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decorous
HER DECOROUS BEHAVIOR WAS PRAISED (DECORUM) : proper
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elated
ELATED CHILD AT DISNEYLAND : overjoyed
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fitful
SEVERAL FITFUL ATTEMPTS : spasmodic; intermittent
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indefatigable
INDEFATIGABLE MARATHON RUNNER : tireless
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meager
MEAGER EARNINGS : scanty; inadequate
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pithy
PITHY REMARK : concise; meaningful
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repudiate
REPUDIATE ALL DEBTS : disown; disavow
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surpass
SURPASSED HIS RIVAL : exceed
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acknowledge
ACKNOWLEDGE THE TRUTH : admit to be real or true
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barren
BARREN DESERT : desolate; fruitless and unproductive
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defame
DEFAMED MY CHARACTER : harm someone’s reputation
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elegy
ELEGY FOR THE DEAD : poem or song of lamentation
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flagrant
FLAGRANT VIOLATION OF THE RULES : blatant
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indelible
INDELIBLE INK : not able to be erased
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meander
MEANDER THROUGH THE PARK : wind or turn in its course
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placate
PLACATE THE ANGRY CUSTOMER : pacify; conciliate
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rescind
RESCIND THE CONTRACT : cancel
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surreptitious
SURREPTITIOUS PEEK : secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
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acquiesce
ACQUIESCE TO THE DEMAND : submit or comply silently or without protest
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beguile
BEGUILED BY THE DEVIL : mislead or delude
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deference
SHOW DEFERENCE TO ELDERS : respectful submission to opinion of others
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elicit
ELICIT ANSWERS FROM STUDENTS : draw out by discussion
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florid
FLORID COMPLEXION : ruddy; reddish; flowery
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indict
INDICT THE SUSPECT : charge
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mercenary
SELFISH AND MERCENARY : interested in money or gain
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ponderous
PONDEROUS LECTURE; PONDEROUS BURDEN : weighty; unwieldy
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reserve
JUDGE’S AIR OF RESERVE : self-control
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susceptible
SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLDS : impressionable; easily influenced
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acquire
ACQUIRE WEALTH : to gain for oneself
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belie
HIS SIZE BELIES HIS STRENGTH : contradict; give false impression
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degrade
MOVIES DEGRADE THE MINORITIES : lower in rank; debase
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eloquence
ELOQUENCE OF THE SPEAKER : expressiveness
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foolhardy
DON’T BE FOOLHARDY : rash, bold
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indifferent
FEEL INDIFFERENT TOWARD THE POOR : unmoved or unconcerned by
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methodical
METHODICAL APPROACH TO THE PROBLEM : systematic
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pragmatic
PRAGMATIC CONSIDERATIONS : practical
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resigned
RESIGNED TO DIE : accepting one’s fate
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sustain
SUSTAIN AN INJURY / SUSTAIN LIFE : experience; support; nourish