thinktank vocabulary list #2 Flashcards by Valerie Wang

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abhor

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to detest, loathe

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ephemeral

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transitory, fleeting

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nefarious

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villainous, wicked

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salacious

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obscene, lustful

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accede

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to agree

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exonerate

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to absolve, clear of blame

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noxious

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poisonous

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sophomoric

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pretentious, immature

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acumen

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keen insight and judgment

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fallacious

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false, wrong

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obstreperous

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troublesome

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specious

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false

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anachronistic

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in the wrong time period

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finesse

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delicacy and tact

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orthodox

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unoriginal, conventional

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succinct

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brief and clear

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auspicious

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favorable

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gamut

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the entire range

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obdurate

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stubborn

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terse

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to the point, abrupt

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burnish

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to polish

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hackneyed

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trite, unoriginal

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paroxysm

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violent outburst (of emotion)

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truncate

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to cut short

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bane

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source of distress or death

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impervious

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immune to

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penury

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poverty

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usurp

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take over by force, illegally

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caustic

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harsh, scathing

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inveterate

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deeply ingrained, habitual

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perspicacious

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discerning, perceptive

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wrath

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anger

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cantankerous

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bad-tempered

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irascible

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easily angered

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petulance

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moodiness

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voracious

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ravenous, devouring

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cogent

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clear and compelling

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lithe

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thin and flexible

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prosaic

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dull, unimaginative

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vagrant

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wanderer

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contentious

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controversial, argumentative

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lament

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express sorrow

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restitution

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recompense for injury or loss

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hapless

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unfortunate

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destitute

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impoverished, penurious, indigent, impecunious

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munificent

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generous

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reticent

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not revealing thoughts and feelings readily

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dogmatic

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rigidly fixed in opinion

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matricide

A

killing one’s mother

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replete

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filled, well-supplied