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Semester 1 Final Flashcards

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1-1 Sycophant

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(Adj) Someone who uses flattery to get what he/she wants from an authority figure

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1-2 Pernicious

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(adj) Intending to cause harm

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1-3 Ubiquitous

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(Adj) Appearing everywhere

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1-4 non-sequitor

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(Noun)

A statement that does not logically follow a conversation’s flow

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1-5 Diatribe

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(Noun)

A forceful and bitter verbal attack

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2-1 Slipshod

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(adj)
Showing lack of care or thought
Sloppy

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2-2 Nefarious

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Adj

Wicked or criminal

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2-3 Precursor

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Noun

A person or thing that comes before another of similar kind

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2-4 Impregnable

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Adj

Unable to be captured or broken into

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2-5 Demure

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Adj

Shy or modest

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3-1 Jingoistic

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Adj

Overly patriotic

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3-2 implacable

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Adj

Unable to be soothed

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3-3 Affinity

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Noun

A natural skill

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3-4 Coquette

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Noun

A women who flirts to get what she wants

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3-5 Harangue

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Verb

Lecture at length in an aggressive way

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4-1 Bemoan

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Verb
Express discontent or sorrow over
Complain

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4-2 Misogynist

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Noun

Someone who hates women

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4-3 Abhor

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Verb

hate

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4-4 Talisman

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Noun

Object with magical powers to bring good luck

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4-5 Placid

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Adj

Not easily upset or excited

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5-1 Bovine

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Adj
In the manner of a cow
Slow/dumb

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5-2 Facetious

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Adj

Treating serious issues with inappropriate humor

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5-3 Contrite

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(Adj)

Deeply remorseful for a bad action

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5-4 Erudite

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Adj
Showing great knowledge or learning
Smart

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5-5 Anomaly

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Noun
Something that deviates from what is expected of normal
Outlier

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6-1 Noxious

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Adj
Very harmful
Dangerous

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6-2 Bilk

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Verb
To cheat someone out of money
Scam

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6-3 Replete

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Adj

Well supplied with something

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6-4 Blasphemy

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Noun

Profane talk about holy or sacred thing

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6-5 Absolution

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Noun

Formal Release from guilt or punishment

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30
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7-1 Cantankerous

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Adj
Argumentative and uncooperative
Bad-tempered

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7-2 Deride

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Verb
To verbally rip apart
Mock/insult

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7-3 Debacle

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Noun
A disaster
Fail

33
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7-4 Temerity

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Noun
Excessive or foolish boldness
Nerve/Rashness

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7-5 Ennui

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Noun
Dissatisfaction or exactions caused by boredom
Fatigue

35
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8-1 Abstain

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Verb
Restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something
Refrain

36
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8-2 Haughty

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Adj
Arrogantly superior
Snobbish

37
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8-3 Tenacious

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Adj
Not letting go of or giving up something hold dear
Relentless

38
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8-4 Acquiesce

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Verb
Accept something reluctantly but without protest
Agree

39
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8-5 Lampoon

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Verb

To publicly ridicule

40
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9-1 Curmudgeon

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Noun
A bad-tempered person
Crab/Grouch

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9-2 Sojourn

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Noun

A temporary stay

42
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9-3 Gregarious

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Adj
Fond of company
Outgoing/social

43
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9-4 Augment

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Verb
To increase
Add

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9-5 Insidious

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Adj
Advancing in a gradual way to cause harm
Treacherous

45
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10-1 Engender

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Verb
Cause or give rise to
Create
Not destroy

46
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10-2 Nuance

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Noun

A subtle difference

47
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10-3 Covert

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Adj
Not openly displayed
Secret

48
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10-4 Renown

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Noun

The state of being known and celebrated by many

49
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10-5 Tangent

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Noun

A completely different line of thought

50
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11-1 Kismet

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Noun
Destiny
Fate

51
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11-2 Exonerate

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Verb
To remove blame or guilt of a wrongdoing
Clear/Erase

52
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11-3 Altruism

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Noun

A selfless act

53
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11-4 Myopic

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Adj
So focused on one small thing the whole picture can’t be seen
Shortsighted

54
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11-5 Galvanize

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Verb
Shock or excite typically into taking action
jolt/inspire

55
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12-1 Gauche

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adj
Lacking social grace
Unsophisticated

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12-2 Zenith

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Noun
The highest point
Peak

57
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12-3 Futile

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Adj
incapable of producing any result
Useless

58
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12-4 Ruminate

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Verb
To think deeply
Ponder

59
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12-5 Acrimony

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Noun
tense bitterness in a relationship
DRAMA

60
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13-1 Solace

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Noun
Comfort in a time of stress or sadness
Aid

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13-2 Insipid

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Adjust
Lacking taste or class
Trashy

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13-3 Pedestrian

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Adj
Lacking inspiration
Common

63
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13-4 Visceral

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Adj
From the gut
Emotional vs. Logical

64
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13-5 Inept

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Adj

Having or showing no skill

65
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14-1 Mitigate

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Verb
To make less severe, serious, or painful
Ease/ Soften

66
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14-2 Anodyne

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Noun
Something that kills pain
Soother

67
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14-3 Vacillate

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Verb

To alternate indecisively between two choices

68
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14-4 Incendiary

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Adj

Designed to start fires or construct

69
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14-5 Depravity

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Noun
Moral corruption
Evil

70
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15-1 Bulwark

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Noun
A defensive wall
Shield/ Fortress

71
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15-2 Cajole

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Verb
Persuade by flattering or gently teasing
Coax

72
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15-3 Harbinger

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Noun

Something that marks the approach of something else

73
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15-4 Impetuous

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Verb
Acting quickly without thought
Impulsive

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15-5 Extemporaneous

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Adj
Spoken or done without preparation
Improvised

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