Top Vocab Flashcards
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Anomaly
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(Noun)
Something that is unusual or unexpected
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Equivocal
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(Adj)
Intentionally unclear
Not easily understood or explained
Allowing multiple meanings, ambiguous
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Lucid
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(Adj)
Very clear and easy to understand
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Precipitate
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(Verb)
To cause (something) to happen quickly or suddenly
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Assuage
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(Verb)
To make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense
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Erudite
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(Adj)
Having or showing great knowledge
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Opaque
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(Adj)
Not able to be seen through; not easily understood
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Prodigal
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(Adj)
Wastefully extravagant
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Enigma
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(Noun)
A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand
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Fervid
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(Adj)
Intensely enthusiastic or passionate
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Placate
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(Verb)
To make (someone) less angry or hostile
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Zeal
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(Noun)
A strong feel of interest and enthusiasm that makes someone very eager or determined to do something
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Abstain
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(Verb)
To restrain oneself for doing or enjoying something
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Audacious
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(Adj)
- A willingness to take bold risks
- Showing a lack of respect
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Desiccate
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(Verb)
Remove the moisture from (something)
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Gullible
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(Adj)
Easily persuaded to believe something
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Laudable
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(Adj)
Deserving praise and commendation
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Pedant
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(Noun)
A person who makes an excessive display of learning
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Vacillate
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(Verb)
To waver between different opinions or actions
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Adulterate
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(Verb)
To make (something) impure or weaker by adding something of inferior quality
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Capricious
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(Adj)
Impulsive
Given to sudden changes of mood or behavior
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Engender
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(Verb)
To produce, cause, or give rise to (something)
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Homogenous
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(Adj)
Of the same or similar kind
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Loquacious
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(Adj)
Tending to talk a great deal
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Pragmatic
(Adj)
Dealing with the problems that exist in a reasonable and logical way instead of depending on theories
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Volatile
(Adj)
Likely to change rapidly and unpredictable
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Apathy
(Noun)
Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern
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Corroborate
(Verb)
To confirm or make more certain
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Ephemeral
(Adj)
Lasting for a very short time
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Laconic
(Adj)
Using few words
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Mitigate
(Verb)
Make less severe, serious, or painful
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Propriety
(Noun)
The state or quality of being correct or proper
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Advocate
(Verb)
Publicly recommend or support
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Cacophany
(Noun)
A harsh, unpleasant mixture of sounds
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Enervate
(Verb)
Cause (someone or something) to feel drained of energy; weaken
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Ingenuous
(Adj)
Innocent and unsuspecting
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Misanthrope
(Noun)
A person who dislikes humankind
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Paradox
(Noun)
A statement that contradicts itself but might be true
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Venerate
(Verb)
Regard with great respect
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Antipathy
(Noun)
A strong feeling of dislike
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Deride
(Verb)
To express contempt for; ridicule
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Eulogy
(Noun)
A speech that praises someone, typically some who has recently died
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Lethargic
(Adj)
Lacking energy
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Obdurate
(adj)
Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion
Stubbornly persistant
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Philanthropic
(Adj)
Seeking to promote the welfare of others
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Waver
(Verb)
To go back and forth between choices or opinions
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Bolster
(Verb)
To support or strengthen
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Dissonance
(Noun)
A lack of harmony or agreement
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Garrulous
(Adj)
Excessively talkative
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Malleable
(Adj)
Easily influenced; pliable
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Ostentation
(Noun)
Excessive display of wealth
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Prevaricate
(Verb)
Avoid telling the truth by not directly answering a question
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Abasement
(Noun)
The act of humiliating or degrading
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Abate
(Verb)
Become less intense
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Accession
(Verb)
Attain position of power
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Acerbic
(Adj)
Sharp and forthright
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Acolyte
(Noun)
Assistant in religious celebration
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Acumen
(Noun)
Ability to make quick, good judgements
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Agog
(Adj)
Eager or excited
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Alacrity
(Noun)
Brisk readiness
Promptness
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Anodyne
(Adj)
Inoffensive
Capable of relieving pain
Weakened or bland
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Apprise
(Verb)
Tell or inform
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Armada
(Noun)
Fleet of warships
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Ascribe
(Verb)
Attribute something to
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Banal
(Adj)
Lacking originality to the point of being boring
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Barrage
(Noun)
Concentrated artillery bombardment over a large area
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Bevy
(Noun)
A large group of people
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Belligerent
(Adj)
Easy or quick to argue
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Boor
(Noun)
An ill-mannered person
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Bucolic
(Adj)
Relating to the pleasant aspects of country living
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Canonical
(Adj)
Acording to the order of canon law
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Chauvinism
(Noun)
Exaggerated patriotism
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Circumspect
(Adj)
Unwilling to take risk
Cautious
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Coalesce
(Verb)
Come together to form one group
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Coffer
(Noun)
Small box to hold valuables
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Condone
(Verb)
Accept or allow
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Contrite
(Adj)
Expressing remorse
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Credulous
(Adj)
Having too great a readiness to believe things
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Demur
(Verb)
Raise doubts or refuse
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Depravity
(Noun)
Moral corruption
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Diffident
(Adj)
Lacking self-confidence, timid
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Endemic
(Adj)
Found among people in a specific area
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Ersatz
(Adj)
An inferior substitute
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Euphony
(Noun)
An agreeable sound
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Extant
(Adj)
Surviving, still existing
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Harangue
(Noun)
A long, aggressive speech
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Hegemony
(Noun)
Leadership
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Inculpate
(Verb)
Accuse or blame
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Innocuous
(Adj)
Harmless
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Insipid
(Adj)
Bland, dull
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Lachrymose
(Adj)
Mournful, tear-inducing, sad
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Lethargic
(Adj)
Sluggish
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Listless
(Adj)
Lacking energy
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Livid
(Adj)
Furiously angry
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Loll
(Verb)
Sit in a relaxed fashion
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Lurid
(Adj)
Vivid or harsh
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Mar
(Verb)
Disfigure
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Maudlin
(Adj)
Tearfully or weakly emotional:
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Mirth
(Noun)
Amusement
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Morose
(Adj)
Sullen
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Munificent
(Adj)
Unexpectedly generous
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Nadir
(Noun)
Lowest point
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Nonplussed
(Adj)
Totally perplexed
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Oblique
(Adj)
Neither parallel or at a right angle
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Paucity
(Noun)
Lack of something
The presence of something in small quantities
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Pernicious
(Adj)
Exceedingly harmful
Causing harm
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Phillistine
(Adj)
Lacking culture and/or hostile to the arts
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Platitude
(Noun)
Statement with moral content
Overused statement
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Posit
(Verb)
Assume as fact
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Prosaic
(Adj)
Dull, commonplace
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Puerile
(Adj)
Infantile
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Pyre
(Noun)
A pile of combustible material
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Quixotic
(Adj)
Idealistic, unrealistic
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Quotidian
(Adj)
Everyday, unremarkable
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Reticence
(Noun)
Not revealing one’s thoughts
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Restive
(Adj)
Restless, uneasy
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Rue
(Verb)
Bitterly regret
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Ruminate
(Verb)
Think deeply
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Soporific
(Adj)
Sleep-inducing
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Specious
(Adj)
Superficially plausible
Seeming true, but actually false- think "suspicious"
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Strut
(Noun)
Rod forming part of a framework
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Sublime
(Adj)
Of such excellence as to inspire others
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Tawdry
(Adj)
Showy but cheap and of low quality
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Torrid
(Adj)
Very hot and dry
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Urbane
(Adj)
Refined or courteous
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Vapid
(Adj)
Offering nothing that is challenging or stimulating
Air headed
Think Housebunny
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Verbose
(Adj)
Using or expressing in more words than are needed
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Vestige
(Noun)
A trace of something that doesn’t exist
The last remains
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Vilify
(Verb)
Speak about in a disparaging manner
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Waft
(Verb)
Pass easily through the air
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Wanton
(Adj)
Deliberate or unprovoked
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Whitewash
(Verb)
Conceal mistakes
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Winsome
(Adj)
Attractive in appearance or character
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Wry
(Adj)
Expressing dry, mocking, humor
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Ambivalence
(Noun)
Uncertainty or having mixed feelings, often due to an inability to decide or a desire to do conflicting things.
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Artless
(Adj)
Free from deceit and without guile
Simple
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Polemic
(Noun)
A strong verbal or written attack on someone or something
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Raconteur
(Noun)
One who is skillful and gifted at storytelling
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Tyro
(Noun)
Beginner in learning something; novice
