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✅SAT High-Frequency Word List Flashcards

1
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Abstract

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  • Theoretical
  • Not concrete
  • Nonrepresentational
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Acquiesce

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  • Assent
  • Agree passively
  • accept something reluctantly but without protest
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Adroit

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Skilful

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Advocate

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  • Urge
  • Plead for
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Aesthetic

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  • Artistic
  • Dealing with/Capable of appreciation appreciation of beauty
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Affirmation

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  • Positive assertion
  • Confirmation
  • Solemn pledge by one who refuse to take an oath
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Alienate

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  • Make hostile
  • Separate
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Aloof

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  • Apart
  • Reserved
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Altruistic

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  • Unselfishly generous
  • Put others before self
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Amass

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Collect

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Ambiguous

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Doubtful/Unclead in meaning

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Ambivalance

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State of having contradictory/conflicting emotional attitudes

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Ameliorate

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Improve

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Amity

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Friendship

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Amorphous

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Shapeless

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Analogous

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Comparable

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Anarchist

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Person who rebels against the established order

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18
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Antagonist

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Hostile

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19
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Antithesis

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  • Contrast
  • Direct opposite of/to
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20
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Apathy

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  • Indifference
  • Lack of caring
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Appease

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  • Pacify
  • Soothe
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22
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Apprehension

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Fear

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Arbitrary

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  • Fixed/Definite
  • Imperious
  • Tyrannical
  • Despotic
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Arrogance

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  • Pride
  • Haughtiness
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Articulate

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  • Effective
  • Distinct
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26
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Ascendancy

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Controlling influence

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Ascetic

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  • Practicing self-denial
  • Austere
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Assessment

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Estimation

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29
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Assuage

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  • Ease
  • Lessen (pain)
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Astute

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  • Wise
  • Shrewd
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Asylum

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  • Place of refuge/shelter
  • Protection
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Atrophy

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Wasting away

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33
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Augment

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Increase

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Austerity

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  • Sternness
  • Severity
  • Lack of luxuries
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Banal

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  • Hackneyed
  • Commonplace
  • Trite
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Belittle

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  • Disparage
  • Depreciate
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37
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Belligerent

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Quarrelsome

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38
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Benevolent

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  • Generous
  • Charitable
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39
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Benign

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  • Kindly
  • Favourable
  • Not malignant
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Blasphemous

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  • Profane
  • Impious
  • Secular
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Blithe

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  • Gay
  • Joyous
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42
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Bolster

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  • Support
  • Prop up
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43
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Braggart

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Boaster

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44
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Candour

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Frankness

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Capricious

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  • Fickle
  • Incalculable
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Caustic

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  • Burning
  • Sarcastically biting
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47
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Censure

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  • Blame
  • Criticize
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48
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Charlatan

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  • Quack
  • Pretender to knowledge
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Chimerical

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  • Fantastic
  • Highly imaginative
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Clamour

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Noise

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51
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Clemency

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  • Disposition to be lenient
  • Mildness (as of the weather)
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Coalesce

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  • Combine
  • Fuse
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53
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Coercion

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Use of force

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54
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Collaborate

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Work together

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55
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Compatible

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Harmonious/In harmony with

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Complacent

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  • Self-satisfied
  • Pleaded with one’s merits/achievements without awareness of potential danger/defect
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57
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Compliance

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  • Readiness to yield
  • Conformity in fulfilling requirements
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58
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Comprehensive

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  • Thorough
  • Inclusive
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59
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Concede

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  • Admit
  • Yield
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Conciliatory

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  • Reconciling
  • Soothing
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Concise

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Brief and compact

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62
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Concur

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Agree

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63
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Condescend

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Bestow courtesies with a superior air

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Condone

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  • Overlook
  • Forgive
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Conspicuous

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  • Easily seen
  • Noticeable
  • Striking
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Contempt

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  • Scorn
  • Disdain
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Contrite

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  • Penitent
  • feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant
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Conviction

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Strongly held belief

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69
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Crass

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  • Very unrefined
  • Grossly insensible
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Credulity

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Belief on site evidence

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71
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Criterion

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Standard used in judging

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Cynical

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Sceptical/Distrustful of human motives

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73
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Decadence

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Decay

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74
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Defamation

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Harming one’s reputation

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75
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Deference

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Courteous regard for another’s wish

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76
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Deleterious

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Harmful

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77
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Deliberate

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  • Consider
  • Ponder
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78
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Delineate

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Portray

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79
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Denounce

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  • Condemn
  • Criticize
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Depict

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Portray

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81
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Deplete

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  • Reduce
  • Exhaust
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Depravity

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  • Corruption
  • Wickedness
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83
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Depreciate

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Disapprove regretfully

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Derivative

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  • Unoriginal
  • Derived from another source
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Despondent

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  • Depressed
  • Gloomy
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Detached

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  • Emotionally removed
  • Calm and objective
  • Indifferent
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Deterrent

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  • Hindrance
  • Something that discourages
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Detrimental

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  • Harmful
  • Damaging
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Deviate

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Turn away from

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Didactic

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  • Teaching
  • Instructional
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Diligence

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  • Steadiness of efforts
  • Persistent hard work
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Diminution

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  • Lessening
  • Reduction in size
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Discerning

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  • Mentally quick and observant
  • Having insight
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Discordant

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  • Inharmonious
  • Conflicting
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Discretion

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  • Prudence
  • Ability to adjust actions to circumstances
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Discriminating

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  • Able to see difference
  • Prejudiced
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Discursive

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  • Disgressing
  • Rambling
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Disdain

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Treat with scorn/contempt

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99
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Disinclination

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Unwillingness

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Disparage

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Belittle

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Disparity

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  • Difference
  • Condition of equality
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Dispassionate

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  • Calm
  • Impartial
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Dispel

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  • Scatter
  • Drive away
  • Cause to vanish
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Disperse

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Scatter

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Disputatious

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Argumentative/Fond of argument

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Disseminate

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Scatter (like seeds)

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Dissent

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Disagree

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Dissonance

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Discord

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Divergent

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  • Differing
  • Deviating
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Diverse

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  • Various
  • Differing in some characteristics
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Diversion

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  • Act of turning aside
  • Entertaining pastime
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112
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Document

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Provide written evidence

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Dogmatic

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Opinionated

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Dubious

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Doubtful

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Eccentric

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  • Odd
  • Whimsical
  • Irregular
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Effervescence

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  • Inner excitement
  • Exuberance
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Elated

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  • Overjoyed
  • In high spirits
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118
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Eloquence

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  • Expressiveness
  • Persuasive speech
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Elusive

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  • Evasive
  • Baffling
  • Hard to grasp
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Endorse

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  • Approve
  • Support
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Engender

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  • Cause
  • Produce
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Enhance

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  • Advance
  • Improve
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Enigmatic

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  • Obscure
  • Puzzling
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Ephemeral

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  • Short-lived
  • Fleeting
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Equivocal

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  • Doubtful
  • Ambiguous
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Erratic

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  • Odd
  • Unpredictable
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127
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Erroneous

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  • Mistaken
  • Wrong
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128
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Esteem

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  • Respect
  • Value
  • Judge
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Evasive

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  • Not frank
  • Eluding
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Exacerbate

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  • Worsen
  • Embitter
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Exalt

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  • Raise in rank/dignity
  • Praise
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Execute

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  • Put into effort
  • Carry out
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Exhaustive

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  • Thorough
  • Comprehensive
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Expedient

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  • Suitable
  • Practical
  • Politic
135
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Expediate

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Hasten

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Explicit

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  • Definite
  • Open
137
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Exploit

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  • Notable deed/action, particularly a brave deed
  • Make use of, sometimes unjustly
138
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Extol

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  • Praise
  • Glorify
139
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Extraneous

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  • External
  • Not essential
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Extricate

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  • Free
  • Disentangle
141
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Exuberance

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  • Abundance
  • Effusiveness
  • Lavishness
142
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Facilitate

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Make less difficult

143
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Fallacious

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Misleading

144
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Fanaticism

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Excessive zeal

145
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Fastidious

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  • Excessively particular/critical/demanding
  • Difficult to please
  • Squeamish
146
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Fervour

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Glowing ardour

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Q

Fickle

A
  • Changeable
  • Faithless
148
Q

Flagrant

A

Conspicuously wicked

149
Q

Fledgling

A

Inexperienced

150
Q

Fluctuate

A

Waver

151
Q

Foresight

A
  • Ability to foresee future happenings
  • Prudence
152
Q

Frivolity

A

Lack of seriousness

153
Q

Furtive

A
  • Stealthy
  • Sneaky
154
Q

Garbled

A
  • Mixed up
  • Based on false/unfair selection
155
Q

Glutton

A

Someone who eats too much

156
Q

Grandiose

A
  • Imposing
  • Impressive
157
Q

Gravity

A

Seriousness

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Q

Grudging

A
  • Unwilling
  • Reluctant
  • Stingy
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Q

Guile

A
  • Deceit
  • Duplicity
160
Q

Gullible

A

Easily deceived

161
Q

Hamper

A

Obstruct

162
Q

Haphazard

A

Random/By chance

163
Q

Haughtiness

A
  • Pride
  • Arrogance
164
Q

Heed

A
  • Pay attention to
  • Consider
165
Q

Hindrance

A
  • Block
  • Obstacle
166
Q

Humility

A

Humbleness of spirit

167
Q

Hypocritical

A
  • Pretending to be virtuous
  • Deceiving
168
Q

Hypothetical

A

Based on assumptions/hypotheses

169
Q

Illusory

A
  • Deceptive
  • Not real
170
Q

Immutable

A

Unchangeable

171
Q

Impartial

A
  • Not biased
  • Fair
172
Q

Implication

A

That which is hinted at/suggested

173
Q

Impoverished

A

Poor

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Q

Inadvertently

A
  • Carelessly
  • Unintentionally
  • By oversight
175
Q

Inane

A
  • Silly
  • Senseless
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Q

Incidental

A
  • Not essential
  • Minor
177
Q

Incite

A

Arouse to action

178
Q

Incompatible

A

Inharmonious

179
Q

Incongrous

A
  • Not fitting
  • Absurd
180
Q

Inconsequential

A

Of trifling significance

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Q

Incorrigible

A

Cannot be corrected

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Q

Indict

A

Charge

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Q

Indifferent

A
  • Unkoved
  • Lacking concern
184
Q

Indiscriminate

A
  • Choosing at random
  • Confused
185
Q

Indolent

A

Lazy

186
Q

Indulgent

A
  • Humouring
  • Yielding
  • Lenient
187
Q

Inevitable

A

Unavoidable

188
Q

Infallible

A

Unerring

189
Q

Infamous

A

Notoriously bad

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Q

Infer

A
  • Deduce
  • Conclude
191
Q

Inhibit

A
  • Prohibit
  • Restrain
192
Q

Initiate

A
  • Begin
  • Originate
  • Receive into a group
193
Q

Injurious

A

Harmful

194
Q

Innate

A

Inborn

195
Q

Innocuous

A

Harmless

196
Q

Innovative

A
  • Novel
  • Introducing a change
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Q

Insipid

A
  • Tasteless
  • Dull
198
Q

Insolvent

A
  • Bankrupt
  • Lacking money to pay
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Q

Instigate

A
  • Urge
  • Start
  • Provoke
200
Q

Insurgent

A

Rebellious

201
Q

Interminable

A

Endless

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Q

Intricate

A
  • Complex
  • Knotty
  • Tangled
203
Q

Ironic

A

Resulting in an unexpected and contrary manner

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Q

Irresolute

A
  • Uncertain about how to act
  • Weak
205
Q

Judicious

A
  • Sound in judgement
  • Wise
206
Q

Kindle

A
  • Start a fire
  • Inspire
207
Q

Languish

A
  • Lose animation
  • Lose strength
208
Q

Laud

A

Praise

209
Q

Legacy

A

A gift made by a will

210
Q

Levity

A

Lightness

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Q

Lofty

A

Very high

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Q

Lucid

A
  • Bright
  • Easily understood
213
Q

Magnanimous

A

Generous

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Q

Malicious

A

Dictated by hatred/spite

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Q

Marred

A
  • Damaged
  • Disfigured
216
Q

Meagre

A
  • Scanty
  • Inadequate
217
Q

Meander

A

To wind/turn in its course

218
Q

Methodical

A

Systematic

219
Q

Meticulous

A

Excessively careful

220
Q

Minute

A

Extremely small

221
Q

Miserly

A
  • Stingy
  • Mean
222
Q

Mitigate

A

Appease

223
Q

Morose

A
  • Ill-humoured
  • Sullen
224
Q

Muted

A
  • Silent
  • Muffled
  • Toned down
225
Q

Novelty

A

Something new/newness

226
Q

Novice

A

Beginner

227
Q

Objective

A
  • Not influenced by emotions
  • Fair
228
Q

Obliterate

A

Destroy completely

229
Q

Oblivion

A
  • State of being forgiven/unknown
  • Forgetfulness
230
Q

Obscure

A
  • Dark
  • Vague
  • Unclear
231
Q

Obsolete

A

Outmoded

232
Q

Obstinate

A

Stubborn

233
Q

Ominous

A

Threatening

234
Q

Opaque

A
  • Dark
  • Not transparent
  • Hard to understand
235
Q

Optimist

A

Person who looks on the good side

236
Q

Painstaking

A
  • Showing hard work
  • Taking great care
237
Q

Parochial

A
  • Narrow in outlook
  • Provincial
  • Related to parishes
238
Q

Partial

A
  • Incomplete
  • Biased
239
Q

Partisan

A
  • One-side
  • Prejudiced
  • Committed to a party
240
Q

Paucity

A

Scarcity

241
Q

Pedantic

A
  • Showing off learning
  • Bookish
242
Q

Peripheral

A
  • Marginal
  • Outer
243
Q

Pessimism

A
  • Belief that life is bad/Evil
  • Gloominess
244
Q

Phenomena

A
  • Observable facts
  • Subjects of scientific investigation
245
Q

Pious

A
  • Devout
  • having or showing deep religious feeling or commitment
246
Q

Placate

A
  • Pacify
  • Conciliate
247
Q

Plausible

A
  • Having a show of truth but open to doubt
  • Specious
248
Q

Pomposity

A

Self-important behavior

249
Q

Potent

A
  • Powerful
  • Persuasive
  • Greatly influential
250
Q

Preclude

A
  • Make impossible
  • Eliminate
251
Q

Predecessor

A

Former occupant of a post

252
Q

Pretentious

A
  • Ostentatious
  • Ambitious
253
Q

Prodigal

A
  • Wasteful
  • Reckless with money
254
Q

Prodigious

A
  • Marvellous
  • Enormous
255
Q

Profound

A
  • Deep
  • Not superficial
  • Complete
256
Q

Profusion

A
  • Lavish expenditure
  • Overabundant condition
257
Q

Prolific

A

Abundantly fruitful

258
Q

Provincial

A
  • Pertaining to a new province
  • Narrow
259
Q

Provoke

A
  • Stir to anger
  • Cause retaliation
260
Q

Prudent

A

Cautious/Careful

261
Q

Qualified

A
  • Limited
  • Restricted
262
Q

Quandary

A

Dilemma

263
Q

Ratify

A
  • Approve formally
  • Verify
264
Q

Rebuttal

A
  • Refutation
  • Response with contrary evidence
265
Q

Rectify

A

Correct

266
Q

Redundant

A

Superfluous

267
Q

Refute

A

Disprove

268
Q

Relegate

A
  • Delegate
  • Consign to inferior position
269
Q

Remorse

A
  • Guilt
  • Self-reproach
270
Q

Renounce

A
  • Abandon
  • Discontinue
  • Disown
  • Repudiate
271
Q

Reprehensible

A

Deserving blame

272
Q

Reproach

A
  • Blame
  • Censure
273
Q

Reprove

A
  • Censure
  • Rebuke
274
Q

Repudiate

A
  • Disown
  • Disavow
275
Q

Rescind

A

Cancel

276
Q

Reserve

A
  • Self-control
  • Care in expressing oneself
277
Q

Resolution

A

Determination

278
Q

Respite

A
  • Delay in punishment
  • Interval of relief
  • Rest
279
Q

Restraint

A

Controlling force

280
Q

Retaliate

A

Repay in kind (usually for bad treatment)

281
Q

Reticence

A
  • Reserve
  • Uncommunicativeness
  • Inclination to be silent
282
Q

Reverent

A

Respectful

283
Q

Rhetorical

A
  • Pertaining to effective communication
  • Insincere in language
284
Q

Sanction

A
  • Approve
  • Ratify
285
Q

Satirical

A

Mocking

286
Q

Saturate

A

Soak

287
Q

Scanty

A
  • Meagre
  • Insufficient
288
Q

Scrupulous

A
  • Conscientious
  • Extremely thorough
289
Q

Scrutinize

A

Examine closely and critically

290
Q

Seclusion

A
  • Isolation
  • Solitude
291
Q

Servile

A

Slavish

292
Q

Shrewd

A
  • Clever
  • Astute
293
Q

Sceptic

A
  • Doubter
  • Person who suspends judgement until he has examined the evidence supporting a point of view
294
Q

Slander

A
  • Defamation
  • Utterance of false and malicious statements
295
Q

Solemnity

A
  • Seriousness
  • Gravity
296
Q

Sporadic

A

Occurring irregularly

297
Q

Squander

A

Waste

298
Q

Stagnant

A
  • Motionless
  • Stale
  • Dull
299
Q

Stanza

A

Division of a poem

300
Q

Static

A
  • Unchanging
  • Lacking development
301
Q

Stoic

A

Person who is indifferent to pleasure of pain

302
Q

Subtlety

A
  • Nicety
  • Cunning
  • Guile
  • Delicacy
303
Q

Superficial

A
  • Trivial
  • Shallow
304
Q

Superfluous

A
  • Excessive
  • Overabundant
  • Unnecessary
305
Q

Suppress

A
  • Crush
  • Subdue
  • Inhibit
306
Q

Surpass

A

Exceed

307
Q

Surreptitious

A

Secret

308
Q

Sycophant

A

Servile flatterer

309
Q

Symmetry

A
  • Arrangement of parts so that balance is obtained
  • Congruity
310
Q

Taciturn

A
  • Habitually silent
  • Talking little
311
Q

Tentative

A
  • Provisional
  • Experimental
312
Q

Terse

A
  • Concise
  • Abrupt
  • Pithy
313
Q

Tirade

A
  • Extended scolding
  • Denunciation
314
Q

Trepidation

A
  • Fear
  • Trembling agitation
315
Q

Trivia

A
  • Trifles
  • Unimportant matters
316
Q

Turbulence

A

State of violence agitation

317
Q

Tyranny

A
  • Oppression
  • Cruel government
318
Q

Undermine

A
  • Weaken
  • Sap
319
Q

Uniformity

A
  • Sameness
  • Monotony
320
Q

Unobstructive

A
  • Inconspicuous
  • Not blatant
321
Q

Vacillation

A
  • Fluctuation
  • Wavering
322
Q

Venerate

A

Revere (feel deep respect or admiration for (something))

323
Q

Verbose

A

Wordy

324
Q

Viable

A

Capable of maintaining life

325
Q

Vigour

A

Active strength

326
Q

Vilify

A

Slander

327
Q

Virtuoso

A

Highly skilled artist

328
Q

Virulent

A

Extremely poisonous

329
Q

Volatile

A
  • Evaporating rapidly
  • Lighthearted
  • Mercurial
330
Q

Vulnerable

A

Susceptible to wounds

331
Q

Whimsical

A
  • Capricious
  • Fanciful
  • Quaint
332
Q

Wither

A
  • Shrivel
  • Decay
333
Q

Zealot

A
  • Fanatic
  • Person who shows excessive zeal

GP Vocabulary (4 decks)

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