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Set 1 Flashcards

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Abreast

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Adj. side by side, facing the same way.

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Aloof

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Adj. Not friendly/forthcoming.

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Apt

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Adj. Appropriate for the circumstances.

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Apposite

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Adj. Apt for the circumstances.

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Bugbear

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N. A cause of excessive fear, anxiety or irritation.

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Cognisant.

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Adj. Having knowledge, being aware.

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Contentious.

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Adj. Likely to cause argument.

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Cursory

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Adj. Hasty, therefore lacking details/thoroughness.

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Dissident

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N. One that opposes authority/official policy.

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Epigram

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N. A cleverly or amusingly made remark.

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Pithy

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Adj. Terse, vigorously expressive (language)

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Incumbent

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Adj. Necessary for someone/something like a duty

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Pertinent

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Adj. Relevant to a matter, apposite

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Predicate

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V. To state/affirm about the subject of a sentence/argument.

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Voracious

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Adj. Wanting to consume lots of food.

OR Enthusiastically/eagerly engaged in something (like a voracious reader).

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Intransigent

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Adj. Unwilling to agree/change one’s views.

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Laudable

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Adj. Praiseworthy

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Rancour

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N. Bitterness, especially longstanding.

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Venerate

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V. To regard with great respect, revere.

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Disparage

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V. Regard as being of little worth.

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Disparate

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Adj. Essentially different in kind, unable to be compared.

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Despondent

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Adj. In low spirits having lost hope/courage

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Congenial

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Adj. (of a person) Likeable due to similarity to the liker.

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Uncongenial

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Adj. Not friendly/pleasant to be with.

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Ambivalent

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Adj. Having mixed/contradictory feelings about someone/something.

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Zenith

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N. The time at which something is most powerful/succesful

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Zephyr

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N. A soft gentle breeze.

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Eutaxy

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N. Good order/management

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Chimerical

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Adj. Wildly fancy/highly unrealistic

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Forbearance

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N. Patient self-control/restraint/tolerance

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Overweening

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Adj. Presumptuously conceited, overconfident.

OR exaggerated/excessive

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Conceited

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Adj. Excessively proud of oneself, vain.

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Zeal

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N. Great energy/enthusiasm in the pursuit of something.

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Zealous

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Adj. Having/showing zeal.

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Overzealous

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Adj. Too zealous in one’s behaviour/attitude.

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Affront

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N. An action/remark that causes outrage/offence

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Coup

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N. A sudden, violent and illegal seizure of power from the government.

OR just successfully achieving something difficult.

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Restive

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Adj. Unable to remain still/silent/submissive especially due to boredom/dissatisfaction.

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Matriculate

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V. To be enrolled at college/uni.

N. A person who has been matriculated.

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Evangelical

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Adj. Of/according/relating to the gospel teachings/Christian religion.

N. A member of the Christian evangelical tradition

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Convalescent

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Adj. Recovering from illness/medical treatment.

N. A person who is convalescent

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Cosset

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V. To treat as a pet, pamper/coddle.

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Coddle

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V. Treat someone in an indulgent/overprotective way.

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Repugnant

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A. Distasteful, objectionable, or offensive.

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Dilatory

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A. Tending to delay, procrastinate; slow; tardy.

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Limacine

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A. Pertaining to or resembling a slug.

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Lucubrate

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V. To work, write or study laboriously, especially at night

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Meretricious

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A. Apparently attractive, but having no real value.

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Consternation

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N. A feeling of anxiety or dismay, typically at something unexpected.

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Egregious

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A. Outstandingly bad, shocking.

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Antiquated

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A. Old fashioned / outdated

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Incipient

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A. Beginning to appear/in early stages.

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