Third 50 Flashcards
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Adversity
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Misfortune
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Aesthetic
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Having to do with beauty
3
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Amicable
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Friendly
4
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Anachronistic
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Not in the correct historical time period.
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Anecdote
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Short often funny account of an event
6
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Anonymous
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Nameless
7
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Antagonist
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Opponent
8
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Arid
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Extremely dry
9
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Assiduous
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Hard-working
10
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Asylum
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Sanctuary, safe place
11
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Benevolent
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Friendly, helpful
12
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Camaraderie
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Trust among friends
13
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Censure
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To criticize harshly
14
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Circuitous
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InDirect, roundabout
15
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Clairvoyant
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Able to see the future
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Collaborate
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To work together
17
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Compassion
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Sympathy
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Compromise
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To settle differences
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Condescending
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Patronizing, demeaning others
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Conditional
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Provisional, contingent, depending on the condition
21
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Conformist
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One who follows customs
22
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Congregation
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A group of people
23
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Convergence
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Joining of parts
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Deleterious
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Harmful
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Demagogue
Leader who appeals to emotions of his people
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Digression
Straying from main point
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Diligent
Hard-working, assiduous
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Discredit
Dishonor, disgrace
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Disdain
To regard with scorn
30
Divergent
Variant, moving apart
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Empathy
Sharing of feelings
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Emulate
To follow an example
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Enervating
Tiring, weakening
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Enhance
, Improve, augment
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Ephemeral
Momentary, fleeting
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Evanescent
Short lived (as an image)
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Exasperation
Irritation, frustration
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Exemplary
Outstanding
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Extenuating
Guilt diminishing, lessening, or reducing
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Florid
Flushed, ornate
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Fortuitous
Lucky
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Frugal
Thrifty, economically conservative
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Hackneyed
Overused, cliche
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Haughty
Arrogant, condescending
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Hedonist
Pleasure seeker
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Hypothesis
Theory requiring proof
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Impetuous
Rash, impulsive
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Impute
To attribute to someone
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Incompatible
Unable to work together
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Inconsequential
Trivial
