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Unit 1-3 pt 2 hardest Flashcards

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Acquisitive adj

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Able to and retain ideas or information
Concerned with acquiring wealth or property
+greedy, grasping, avaricious, retentive
- altruistic, unretentive

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Arrogate v

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To claim or take without right
+ expropriate, usurp, commandeer
- relinquish, renounce, abdicate, abandon

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Banal adj

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Hackneyed, trite, commonplace

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Belabor v

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To work on excessively
To thrash soundly
+ overwork

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Carping adj

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Tending to find fault in a peety, nasty way
(n) Petty, nagging criticism
+ adj nit-picking, caviling

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Coherent adj

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Holding or sticking together
Making a logical whole
Comprehensible, meaningful
+ Connected, unified, consistent, cohesive

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Congeal v

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To change from liquid to solid, thicken
To make inflexible or rigid
+ harden, coagulate, solidify
- melt, liquefy

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Emulate v

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To imitate with the intent of equaling or surpassing the model
_ copy, mimic, roval, match, measure up to

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Encomium n

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A formal expression of praise, a lavish tribute
+ panegyric, eulogy, commendation
- condemnation, castigation, criticism

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Eschew v

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To avoid, shun, keep away from
+ abstain from, forgo
- embrace, adopt

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Germane adj

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Relevant, appropriate, apropos, fitting
+ pertinent
- extraneous, irrelevant

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Insatiable adj

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so demanding as not to be satisfied

+ unquenchable, ravenous, voracious

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Intransigent adj

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Refusing to compromise, irreconcilable
+ unyielding, obdurate
- lukewarm, yielding

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Invidious adj

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Offensive, hateful
Bitter, resented
+ malicious, spiteful, prejudicial, pejorative
- complimentary, flattering, ameliorative

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Largesse n

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Generosity in giving
Lavish or bountiful contributions
+ liberality, munificence, bounty
- stinginess, miserliness, niggardliness

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Reconnaissance n

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A survey made for military purposes
Any kind of preliminary inspection or examination
Sự thăm dò, trinh sát
+ scouting expedition

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Substantiate v

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To establish by evidence, prove
To give concrete form to
+ verify, confirm, validate, authenticate
- refute, disprove, invalidate

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Taciturn adj

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Habitually silent or quiet, inclined to talk very little
+ uncommunicative, laconic
- garrulous, loquacious, prolix, verbose

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Temporize v

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To stall or act evasively in order to gain time, avoid a confrontation, or postpone a decision
To compromise
+ hedge, dilly dally, procrastinate

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Tenable adj

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Capable of being held or defended
+ defensible, justifiable, maintainable
- indefensible, unjustifiable

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Accost v

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To approach and speak to first
To confront in a challenging or aggressive way
+ approach, confront
- evade, avoid, shun

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Animadversion n

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A comment indicating strong criticism or disapproval
+ rebuke, reproof
- praise, compliment

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Avid adj

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Desirous of something to the point of greed
Intensely eager
+ keen, enthusiastic, grasping
- reluctant, indifferent, unenthusiastic

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Brackish adj

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Having a salty taste and unpleasant to drink
+ saline
- fresh, clear sweet

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Celerity n
Swiftness, rapidity of motion or action + promptness. alacrity - sluggishness, dilatoriness
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Devious adj
Straying or wandering from a straight or direct course Done or acting in a shifty or underhanded way + roundabout, indirect, tricky, sly ,artiful - direct, straightforward, open, aboveboard
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Gambit n
In chess, an opening move that involves risk or sacrifice of a minor piece in order to gain a later advantage + ploy, stratagem, ruse, maneuver
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Halcyon n
+ tranquil, serene, placid, palmy | - turbulent, chaotic, tumultuous
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Histrionic adj
melodramatic, theatrical | + affected, stagy
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Incendiary adj
Deliberately setting or causing fires Tending to stir up strife or rebellion + inflammatory, provocative (n) firebrand - soothing, quieting (n) peacemaker
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Maelstrom n
+ vortex, chaos, turbulence, tumult
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Myoptic adj
``` Nearsighted Lacking a broad, realistic view of a situation Lacking foresight or discernment + shortsighted - farsighted ```
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Overt adj
Open Expressed or revealed in a way that's easily recognized + clear, obvious, manifest, patent - secret, covert, clandestine
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Pejorative adj
Tending to make worse Expressing disapproval or disparagement, derogatory, deprecatory, belittling - complimentary, ameliorative
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Propriety n
Appropriateness Standards of what is proper or socially acceptable + decorum - unseemliness, inappropriateness
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Sacrilege n
Improper or disrespectful treatment of something held sacred + desecration, profanation, defilement
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Summarily adv
Without delay or formality Briefly concisely + promptly, peremptorily, abruptly
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Suppliant adj
Asking humbly and earnestly | (n) one who makes a request humbly and earnestly
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Talisman n
An object that serves as a charm or is believed to confer magical powers, an amulet, fetish
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Undulate v
To move in or have a wavelike motion/appearance/form | + ripple, fluctuate
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Articulate v
To express well in words; Pronounce distinctly (adj) able to employ language clearly and forcefully; jointed + (v) pronounce, elucidate (adj) eloquent
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Cavort v
TO dance/jump around exuberantly
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Credence n
Belief, netal acceptance
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Decry v
To condemn, express strong disapproval To officially depreciate + denounce, censure, devalue 0 tout, commend, extol, laud, praise
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Dissemble v
To disguise or conceal, deliberately give a false impression + dissimulate, mask, feign
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Distraught adj
Very agitated or upset as a result of emotion or mental conflict + frantic, distracted - calm, composed, collected
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Eulogy n
High praise + panegyric, encomium, tribute, testimonial - philippic, diatribe, invective
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Evince v
To display clearly To make evident To provoke + exhibit, manifest, occasion
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Exhume v
To remove from a grave, bring to light | + disinter, unearth
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Feckless adj
Lacking in spirit and strength Ineffective, weak, irresponsible, unreliable + feeble, helpless, incompetent, ineffectual - competent, capable, effective
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Murky adj
Dark and gloomy, obscure Lacking in clarity - clear, transparent, lucid, limpid
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Nefarious adj
Wicked, depraved, devoid of moral standards + Iniquitous, reprehensible - Virtuous, meritorious, praiseworthy
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Piquant adj
``` Stimulating to the taste or mind Spicy, pungent Appealingly provocative + tangy, zestful - bland, insipid, tasteless, mild ```
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Primordial adj
developed or created at the very beginning going back to the most ancient times or earliest stage fundamental + original, primeval, primal
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Propinquity n
Nearness in place or time Kinship + proximity, similarity - remoteness, distance
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Unwonted adj
Not usual or expected + unusual,uncommon, unexpected, atypical - usual, customary, typical
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Utopian adj
Founded upon a visionary view of an ideal world Impractical + idealistic
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Verbiage n
Language that is too wordy or inflated in proportion to the content Wordiness + verbosity, prolixity
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Verdant adj
green Immature in experience or judgment + artless, naive - scorched, srere, barren arid
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Viscous adj
Having a gelatinous quality Lacking in easy movement or fluidity + gummy, sticky, thick - runny, watery, aqueous

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