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Top-test words Part Three (hard) Flashcards

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adroit

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skillful; adept; dextrous

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anachronism

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appearing in the wrong time

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arcane

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mysterious; understood by few

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ascertain

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to make sure of

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belie

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to seem to contradict or disprove, e.g. “his bad performance on the test belied his high IQ”

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cacophony

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a horrible combination of discordant sounds

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cantankerous

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ill-tempered; quarellsome

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capricious

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fickle

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censure

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to formally express disapproval

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conscientious

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thoughtful and hardworking; thorough

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curative

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healing; medicinal

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debilitated

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weakened; disabled

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demonstrative

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expressive; communicative; effusive

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derivative

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unoriginal

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dilettante

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amateur; dabbler

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disingenuous

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insincere; dishonest

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disparage

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say bad things about; denigrate

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disputatious

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argumentative

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docile

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obedient; submissive

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dubious

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questionable

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elusive

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hard to grasp or hold onto

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erudite

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wise and learned; intellectual

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esoteric

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obscure; understood by a small number of people

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impetuous

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impulsive; rash

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insolent

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rude; cheeky

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loquacious

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very talkative

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magnanimity

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generosity

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mellifluous

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pleasant to hear; musical

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partisan

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(adj) biased; sectarian. (n) supporter; enthusiast

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pedant

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someone intent on showing off their knowledge of trivial subjects

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phlegmatic

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unemotional; composed; stolid

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placid

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serene

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prosaic

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commonplace; unromantic

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reticent

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withdrawn; not revealing feelings

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rousing

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stirring; exciting

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sparse

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scanty; meagre

37
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substantiate

A

confirm; to provide supporting evidence for

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tangential

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off-topic; peripheral

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vindicate

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show to be right all along or innocent; “I had been accused of cheating, but when the camera showed George looking at my paper, I was VINDICATED”

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zealous

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fanatical; fiercely passionate

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