Suv 4 Flashcards

1
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Truncate

A

To cut or shorten something

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2
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Piquant

A

Something that is pungent in taste

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3
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Irascible

A

Having or showing a tendency to be easily angered

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4
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Abrogate

A

repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

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5
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Acquiesce

A

accept something reluctantly but without protest.

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6
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Circumnavigate

A

To travel completely around something.

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7
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Enervate

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To cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.

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8
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Fastidious

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very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

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9
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Fatuous

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Devoid of intelligence

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10
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Jejune

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naive, simplistic, and superficial.

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11
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Nihilist

A

a person who believes that life is meaningless and rejects all religious and moral principles.

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12
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Obsequious

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attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery

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13
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Ontology

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the branch of metaphysics dealing with the nature of being or existence.

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14
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Unctuous

A

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating

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15
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Xenophobia

A

a fear or dislike of foreigners or strangers.

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