thinktank vocabulary list #1 Flashcards by Valerie Wang

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salient

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important, prominent

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harbinger

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forerunner, sign of something

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physiognomy

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facial features, expression

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enervate

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to weaken, drain of energy

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susceptible

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vulnerable

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phlegmatic

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unexcited, not easily roused to action

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fraudulence

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dishonesty, deception

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suggestible

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open, easily influenced

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luminescence

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emission of light

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grotto

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a cave

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fetter

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chain, restrain

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extempore

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done without preparation

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connoisseur

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expert, tasteful judge

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jaunt

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a pleasurable journey

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preempt

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prevent through anticipation, seize

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endemic

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inherent, native

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chastise

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rebuke, reprimand

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judicious

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done with wise judgment

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coddle

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treat in an indulgent and overprotective way

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demise

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failure, death

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inscrutable

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impossible to understand

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rescind

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to revoke, take back

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augment

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to increase

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elucidate

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to clarify, explain

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remonstrate

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object, argue

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confluence

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flowing together, merging

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demur

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to express objections, be reluctant

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misogyny

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hatred of women

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wile

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deviousness, deception

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libel

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written defamation

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inane

A

silly and stupid

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decry

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publicly denounce

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eloquent

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fluent, persuasive

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ineffable

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inexpressible

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ebullient

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cheerful, energetic

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confectionery

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candy

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censor

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suppress objectionable parts

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censure

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express sharp disapproval

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vapid

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meaningless, dull

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deference

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submission, respect

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supplicate

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beg humbly

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respite

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rest, relief

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gratuitous

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unwarranted, free

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modicum

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a small amount (of a valuable thing)

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innocuous

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inoffensive, harmless

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denounce

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criticize openly

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frivolous

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petty, trivial

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serendipity

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lucky development or discovery

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meritorious

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deserving of praise

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malevolent

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bad, evil