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Text Completion P30 Flashcards

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Abjure

“He abjured his religion”

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Verb. To say formally that you no longer agree with a belief or way of behaving

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Cleave to …

“The toddler constantly cleaved to his mother’s side”

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Verb. To hold firmly; to continue believe firmly

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Lackluster

“The car performance lackluster at best”

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Adj. without energy

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Understated

“He is very elegant, in an understated way”

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Adj. not trying to attract attention or impress people

Syn. Unpretencious

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Impeccable

“His English is impeccable”

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Adj. perfect

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Unfounded

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Adj. baseless; unwarranted; groundless

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Plausible

“A plausible excuse”

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Adj. believable

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Mediocre

“Parents don’t want their children going to mediocre schools.”

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Adj. not very good; middling; second-rate

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Prowess

“In the world of professional team sports, individual prowess has it place”

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Noun. Great ability / skill

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Rebuttal

“She issued a point-by-point rebuttal of the company’s accusation”

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Noun. A statement that says that something is not true

Syn. Contradict

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Approbation

“The council has finally indicated its approbation of the plans”

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Noun. Approval by an official group

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Disavowal

“Everyone is not convinced by his disavowal of criminality and violence”

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Noun. The action of saying that you know nothing or does not have responsibility over something.

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Raillery

“She was unwavering in advocating her theory, claiming to be untroubled by the raillery”

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Noun. Joking or laughinh at someone in a friendly way

Syn. Banter

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Japery

“Subjected to endless japery”

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Noun. Acting like a clown

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Languish

“The crops languished a destructive, summer-long draught”

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Verb. To exist in an unplesant or unwanted situation, often for a long time

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Acclimate

“It will take a few days to get acclimated to the altitude”

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Verb. To become accustomed to a new climate or conditions

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Plunder

“Looters moved into the disaster area to plunder stores”

“The farmers suffered the inhumanity and indignities of pillage and plunder”

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Verb. Steal goods in a time of disorder

Noun. The violent and dishonest acquisition of property

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Castigate

“He was castigated for not setting a good example”

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Verb. Reprimand someone severely

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Proliferate

“The breaches of privacy has been proliferated since 2010”

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Verb. To increase a lot and suddenly in number

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Prudent

“The average internet users should remain prudent in the exchange of personal data”

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Adj. careful and avoiding risk

Syn. Cautious

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Indignant

“She wrote an indignant letter complaining about the council’s action”

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Adj. angry because something that is wrong or unfair

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Promulgate

“The culture is being promulgated by the mass media”

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Verb. To spread believe; to announce publicly

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Retaliate

“The demostrators threw rocks at the police, who retaliated by firing blanks into the crowd”

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Verb. Hurt someone because they have dine or said something harmful to you.

Syn. Fight back; hit back

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Callow

“He was just a callow youth when he arrived in Paris”

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Adj. someone that shows they have little experience, confident and jugdgemenr

Syn. Naive and trusting

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Ominous

“Ominous dark clouds”

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Adj. suggesting something bad is likely to happen

Syn. Menacing

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Contentious

“The effects of soy on human health remains contentious”

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Adj. causing disagreement or argument

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Fraudulent

“Fraudulent advertising”

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Adj. false; illegal; dishonest

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Preposterous

“The very idea is preposterous”

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Adj. very silly or stupid

Syn. Absurd, idiotic, ludicrous, ridiculous, cockeyed

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Myopic

“His strategy was ultimately revealed to be myopic.”

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Adj. near sight

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Vacuous

“A vacuous remark”

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Adj. not showing intelligent thought or purpose

Syn. Asinine, fatuous, inane

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Prescient

“A prescient warning”

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Adj. knowing or suggesting correctly what will happen in the future

Syn. Clairvoyant; predictive; prophetic

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Verbiage

“His explanation was wrapped up in so much technical verbiage that i couldn’t understand it”

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Noun. Language that very complicated and contains a lot of unnecessary words.

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Hurly-burly

“We got tired of the hurly-burly of city life”

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Noun. Noisy activity

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Edifice

“In the UK, a stately home is usually a large and impressive edifice”

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Noun. A large impressive building

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Vista

“We are likely to look out over vistas of breathtaking beauty”

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Noun. A beautiful view from a high position; a possible future that you can imagine

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Nascent

“A nascent problem”

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Adj. only recently formed but likely to grow larger quickly

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Strut

“Actors in costume still strut the stage”

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Verb. To walk in a proud way trying to look important

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Balk

“I balked at the prospect of spending four hours on a train with him”

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Verb. Unwilling

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Idiosyncrasy

“One of the idiosyncrasies of this printing is that you can’t stop it once it has started”

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Noun. A strange or unusual habit, way of behaving that someone or something has

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Peccadillo

“He dismisses what had happened as a mere peccadillo”

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Noun. A small fault or mistake

Syn. Indiscretion

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Séance

“They’re holding a séance this evening”

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Noun. A meeting where people try to talk with dead people

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Superfluous

“The report was marred by a mass of superfluous detail”

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Adj. more than needed or wanted

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Nugatory

“A nugatory amount”

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Adj. worth nothing or of little value

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Preponderance

“The preponderance of evidence suggests that he’s guilty”

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Noun. The largest part or the greater amount

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Prolixity

“Despite all its absurd prolixity, this is one of the greatest book in history”

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Noun. Using too many words and therefore being boring or difficult to read or listen to.

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Tenet

“One tenet of the school belief is to learn differently”

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Noun. The principle on which a belief or theory is bases

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Ersatz

“Ersatz coffee”

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Adj. a product used as a subtitute, typically an inferior one

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Pulsating

“The road is the pulsating heart of French street life in Montreal”

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Adj. very interesting and exciting

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Abstruse

“An abstruse philosophical essay”

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Adj. not known or understood by many people

Syn. Obscure

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