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Sadlier Unit 9 (01.22.2021) Flashcards

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(v.) to make less in amount, degree, etc.; to subside, become less; to nullify; to deduct, omit

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Abate

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S: diminish, decrease, subside, let up

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Abate

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A: intensify, increase, magnify, wax

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Abate

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(n.) praise or flattery that is excessive

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Adulation

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S: adoration, idolization, hero-worship

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Adulation

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A: ridicule, derision, scorn, odium

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Adulation

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(n.) an object of intense dislike; a curse or strong denunciation (often used adjectivally without the article)

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Anathema

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S: malediction, imprecation, abomination

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Anathema

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A: benediction, blessing

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Anathema

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(adj.) shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom

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Astute

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S: shrewd, acute, sagacious, judicious, wily

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Astute

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A: obtuse, doltish, empty-headed, dumb

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Astute

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(n.) a greedy desire, particularly for wealth

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Avarice

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S: cupidity, rapacity, acquisitiveness

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Avarice

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(adj.) deserving blame, worthy of condemnation

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Culpable

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S: guilty, delinquent, peccant, blameworthy

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Culpable

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A: blameless, innocent, laudable, meritorious

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Culpable

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(adj.) tending to delay or procrastinate, not prompt; intended to delay or postpone

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Dilatory

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S: stalling, slow, tardy, laggard

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Dilatory

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A: prompt, punctual, speedy, expeditious

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Dilatory

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(adj.) conspicuous, standing out from the mass (used particularly in an unfavorable sense)

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Egregious

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S: glaring, flagrant, blatant

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Egregious

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A: unnoticeable, paltry, piddling

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Egregious

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(v.) to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation; to be deliberately vague or amiguous

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Equivocate

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S: to talk out of both sides of one’s mouth, palter, hedge

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Equivocate

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A: to speak one’s mind plainly

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Equivocate

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(adj.) vanishing, soon passing away; light and airy

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Evanescent

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S: ephemeral, transient, transitory

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Evanescent

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A: everlasting, immortal, imperishable

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Evanescent

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(adj.) unable to make up one’s mind, hesitating

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Irresolute

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S: indecisive, vacillating, wavering

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Irresolute

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A: determined, decisive, unwavering

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Irresolute

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(adj.) cloudlike, resembling a cloud; cloudy in color, not transparent; vague, confused, indistinct

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Nebulous

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S: hazy, fuzzy, cloudy, vague, murky, opaque, indeterminate

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Nebulous

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A: definite, distinct, clear, sharply focused

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Nebulous

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(n.) one who is just a beginner at some activity requiring skill and experience (also used adjectivally)

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Novice

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S: neophyte, tyro, trainee, apprentice

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Novice

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A: veteran, past master, pro, expert

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Novice

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(n.) extreme poverty; barrenness, insufficiency

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Penury

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S: destitution, want, indigence

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Penury

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A: affluence, abundance, luxury, opulence

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Penury

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(adj,) done for show, striving to make a big impression; claiming merit or position unjustifiably; making demands on one’s skill or abilities, ambitious

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Pretentious

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S: inflated, ostentatious, affected

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Pretentious

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A: unassuming, unaffected, modest

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Pretentious

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(v.) to review a series of facts; to sum up

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Recapitulate

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S: review, summarize, sum up, go over

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Recapitulate

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(v.) to revive, bring back to consciousness or existence

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Resuscitate

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S: revitalize, reanimate, restore, reactivate

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Resuscitate

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(adj.) unidy, dirty, careless

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Slovenly

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S: unkempt, slatternly, slipshod, lax

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Slovenly

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A: neat, tidy, careful, meticulous

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Slovenly

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(n.) something that is assumed or taken for granted without conclusive evidence

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Supposition

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S: assumption, presumption, hypothesis

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Supposition

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(adj.) inactive, sluggish, dull

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Torpid

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S: sluggish, lethargic, otiose, languid

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Torpid

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A: energetic, dynamic, vigorous

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Torpid

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