thinktank vocabulary list #4 Flashcards by Valerie Wang

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innocuous

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harmless, inoffensive

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betroth

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to arrange to marry

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terse

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abrupt, to the point

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tentative

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not yet fixed, experimental

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antagonism

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hostility, opposition

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veracious

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telling the truth

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buttress

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to reinforce

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tawdry

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cheap and showy

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circumspect

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cautious

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reticent

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not revealing thoughts and emotions readily

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flagrant

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obvious and offensive

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protract

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to prolong

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specious

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appearing to be true, but actually false

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chary

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wary, cautious

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dissent

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disagreement

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vitiate

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impair, weaken

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scuttle

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a deep bucket, or to sink one’s own ship

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prate

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talk foolishly for a long time

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prodigal

A

OPPOSITE OF FRUGAL

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foment

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instigate, stir up (an undesirable thing)

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requite

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to repay, return a favor

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impugn

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call into question

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severance

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the act of severing

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canvass

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to solicit votes

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denouement

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final outcome, final resolution

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insatiable

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impossible to satisfy

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vitriolic

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caustic, cruel

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nefarious

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wicked, villainous

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vicissitude

A

ups and downs

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panegyric

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formal praise

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knavery

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dishonesty

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supercilious

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arrogant, condescending

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benevolent

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friendly and helpful

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demur

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to express objection, be reluctant

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jaundiced

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envious, malicious

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discursive

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rambling, digressing

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supplicate

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to beg humbly

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travesty

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perverted and distorted representation

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exegesis

A

explanation or interpretation (often biblical)

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talisman

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magical object

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relegate

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to dismiss to an inferior place

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intrepid

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fearless, adventurous

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remiss

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inattentive to duty, negligent

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dour

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sullen, stern

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gregarious

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sociable

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rebuff

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to reject bluntly

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accede

A

to agree

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falter

A

to hesitate, waver

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tenuous

A

weak, insubstantial

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scintillating

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sparkling, brilliant