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Unit 10-12 Flashcards

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Annotation n

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A critical or explanatory noteor comment, especially for a literary work.

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Bedlam n

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A state or scene of uproar and confusion.

+ commotion, pandemonium, chaos, anarchy
- peace and quiet, order, tranquility

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Covert adj

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Hidden, disguised, purposely kept secret; sheltered, secluded; ( n. ) a shetered place, a hiding place.

+ ( adj. ) undercover, clandestine, sub-rosa
- ( adj. ) open, overt, undisguised

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Debonair adj

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Pleasant, courteous, lighthearted; smooth and polished in manner and apperance.

+ carefree, jaunty, gracious, suave, urbane
- distraught, agitated, boorish, churlish

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Dun v

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To demand insistently, especially in payment of a debt; ( n. ) a creditor; ( adj. ) dark, dull drab, dingy

+ ( v. ) hound, pester, harass, nag

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Efficacious adj

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Effective, producing results.

+ effectual, efficient, potent, powerful
- ineffective, worthless, useless

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Equanimity n

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Calmness, composure, refusal to panic.

+ tranquility, imperturbability
- excitability, flappability, agitation

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Fortuitous adj

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Accidental, occurring, by a happy chance

+ unintentional, unplanned, random, lucky
- intentional, deliberate, premeditated

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Gist n

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The essential part, main point, or essence

+ substance, core, nucleus

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Gratuitous adj

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Freely given; not called by circumstances, unwarranted.

+ voluntary, unjustify, uncalled-for
- justified, warranted

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Imperious adj

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Overbearing, arrogant; seeking to dominate; pressing, comparing

+ domineering, magisterial, urgent, imperative
- fawning, obsequious, humble, unassuming

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Invective n

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A strong denunciation or condemnation; abusive language; ( adj. ) abusive, vituperative.

+ ( n. ) vituperation, abuse, diatribe, philippic
- ( n. ) tribute, panegyric, encomium

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Motley adj

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Showing great variety, composed of different element or many colors; ( n. ) a jester’s costume; a jester

+ ( adj. ) variegated, heterogeneous, diverse; ( n.) fool
- ( adj. ) uniform, homogenous, monochromatic

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Munificent adj

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Extremely generous, lavish

+ bounteous, liberal
- stingy, miserly, tightfisted, parsimonious,

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Procrastinate v

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To delay, put off until later

+ stall, temporize, dillydally

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Provocative adj

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Tending to produce a strong feeling or response; arousing desire or appetite; irritating, annoying.

+ stimulating, arousing, vexing, galling
- dull, insipid, bland, unstimulating

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Recondite adj

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Exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding.

+ esoteric, arcane, profound, abstruse
- simple, uncomplicated

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Reprobate n

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A depraved, vivious, or unprincipled person, scoundrel; ( adj. ) wicked, corrupt, or unprincipled; ( v. ) to dissaprove of, condemn.

+ ( n. ) scoundrel, blackguard; ( adj. ) immoral, corrupt
- ( n. ) saint; ( adj. ) upright, virtuous, moral

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Sedentary adj

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Charcaterized by or callingfor continued sitting ; remaining in one place.

+ seated, stationary, static
- activre, peripatetic, migratory

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Abstemious adj

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Moderate, sparing ( as in eating or drinking ); characterized by abstinenceand self-discipline

+ temperate, sober, moderate
- indulgent, immoderate intemperate

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Censurable adj

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Deserving of blame or correction

+ blameworthy, discreditable, reprehensible
- commendable, laudable, meritorious

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Contigent adj

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Likely but not certain to happen, possible; dependent on uncertain eventsor conditions; haopening by chance; ( n. ) a representative group forming part of a larger body.

+ ( adj. ) conditional, dependent; ( n. ) a detachment
- ( adj. ) independent of, unconnected with, certain

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Corroborate v

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To confirm, make more certain, boister, substantiate, verify.

  • ( adj. ) refute, contradict, undermine, discredit
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Denizen n

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An inhabitant, resident; one who frequents a place

+ resudent, dwelle, habitué
- alien, outsider, stranger, foreigner

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Discursive adj
Passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another, rambling, roving, nomadic + disgressive, difuse, wandering, episodic - short and to the point, succint
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Disseminate v
To scatter or spread widely + disperse, publicize, broadcast, circulate - bring together, concentrate, muster, conceal, hide
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Dowdy adj
Poorly dressed, shabby; lacking smartness and good taste + frumpy, tacky drowsy, drab - chic, stylish, elegant, fashionable
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Florid
Highly colored, reddish Excessively ornate, showy + flushed, ruddy, flowery, flamboyant - pale, ashen, pallid, sallow, austere
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Foist
To impose by fraud To pass off as worthy or genuine To bring about by stealth, dishonesty, coercion + pass off, palm off, fob off
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Gauche
Awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy + inept. Uncouth, maladroit - adroit, tactful, diplomatic, politic
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Heresy
An oponion different from accepted belief The denial of an idea that is generally held sacred + unorthodox belief, heterodoxy - orthodoxy
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Inculcate
To impress on the mind by repetition, teach persistent and earnestly + instill, implant, infuse, ingrain, imbue - efface, extirpate, root out
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Palpable
Capable of being touched or felt Easily seen, heard, or recognized + tangible, plain,obvious, manifest - intangible, insubstanitial, incorporeal
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Perceptive
Having sympathetic insight or understanding Capable of keen appreciation + insightful, discerning, observant - dense, thick, obtuse
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Pernicious
Extremely harmful, fatal + injurious, deleterious, baleful - harmless. Innocuous, salutary, salubrious
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Salient
(Adj Leaping, jumping, or springing forth Prominent, standing out, conspicuous (N a projection or bulge. A land form that projects upward or outward
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Satiate
``` To satisfy completely To fill to excess (Adj) full, satisfied + (v) gratify, cloy, surfeit, gorge - (v) starve, deprive entirely of ```
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Sear
To make or become dry and whithered To char or scorch the surface of To harden or make unfeeling To parch, dessicate, singe
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Specious
Dceptive, apparently good or valid but lacking real merit + deceptively plausible. Sophistic, casuistic - valid, sound, solid, genuine
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Accrue v
To grow or accumulate over time; to happen as a natural result. + collect, accumulate, proceed from - dwindle, decrease, diminish, lessen
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Absolve
(V) to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt + acquit, Exonerate, vindicate, excuse, pardon - condemn, convict, incriminate, inculpate
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Caricature n v
``` A representation (drawing) in which the subjects' characteristic features are deliberately exaggerated (V) to present s1 or sth in a deliberately distorted way + cartoon, burlesque, parady, lampoon ```
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Clangor n v
A round ringing soumd + din, clamor, uproar - silence, stillness. Peace and quiet
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Contiguous adj
+ side by dide, near. Adjacent in time | - detached, apart. Distant, remote
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Cupidity n
An eager desire for something, greed + avarice, rapacity, craving, lust - generosity, contentment, satiation, gratification
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Deleterious | Adj
+ detrimental, destructive, Pernicious, damaging | - innocuous, helpful, beneficial
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Enhance v
To raise to a higher degree To incease the value or desirability of + improve, Magnify, heighten, elevate - diminish, reduce, lessen, degrade
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Enthrall v
To captivate, charm, hold spellbound To enslave, imprison + fascinate, enchant, attract, bewitch - repel, bore to tears, put s1 off
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Extenuate v
To lessen the seriousness or magnitude of an offense by making partial excuses + moderate, mitigate, diminish, downplay - intensify, aggravate, worsen, exaberbate
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Implicit adj
Implied Without doubts or reservations, unquestioning + inferred, tacit, unspoken, unconditional - explicit, expressed, stated, revealed
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Incisive adj
Sharp, keen, penetrating (with a suggestion of decisiveness and effectiveness) + acute, cutting, perceptive, trenchant
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Obstentatious
+ flashy, overdone, flamboyant | - modest, plain, demur, simple
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Paragon n
Model of excellence or perfection | + exemplar, ideal, paradigm, model
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Paraphrase v n
``` To restate in other words A statement that presents a given idea in new language + v reword, rephrase + n rendition, Version - repeat verbatim ```
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Pollitic adj
Prudent, shrewdly conceived and developed Artful, expedient + tactful, diplomatic, judicious, circumspect - unwise, injudicious, imprudent, rash
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Redundant adj
Extra, excess, more than is needed Wordy, repetitive, profuse, lush + superfluous, prolix, verbose - wuccinct, terse, laconic, scarce, inadequate
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Sanctimonious adj
Making a show of virtue or righteousness Hypocritically moralistic or pious - heartfelt. Sincere, humble
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Scintillating adj
Sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant(applied to mental or personal qualities) + stimulating, lively. Glittering, flashing - dull, boring, insipid. Flat, Tame, vapid
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Winsome adj
Charming, attractive, pleasing(often suggesting a childlike charm and innocence) + winning, engaging, delightful, prepossessing - unattractive. Unappealing, repulsive
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Prosaic (adj)
Dull, lacking in distinction and originality Matter-of-fact Straightforward Characteristic of prose, not poetic + commonplace. Humdrum, literal, pedestrian - remarkable, distinctive, poetic, inspired

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