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Vocab Workshop Level G > Unit 5 & 6 > Flashcards

Unit 5 & 6 Flashcards

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aculty (n.)

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def: sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses)

syn: acuteness
ant: dullness, obtuseness

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delineate (v.)

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def: to portray, sketch or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorially

syn: picture, render

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depraved (adj.)

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def: marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

syn: perverted, degenerate, vicious, corrupt
ant: moral, virtuous, upright, uncorrupted

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enervate (v.)

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def: to weaken or less the mental, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring

syn: impair, cripple, paralyze
ant: invigorate, strengthen, buttress

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esoteric (adj.)

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def: intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

syn: cryptic, arcane, recondite
ant: accessible, comprehensible, intelligible

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fecund (adj.)

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def: fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

syn: fertile, teeming, prolific
ant: infertile, barren, unproductive

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fiat (n.)

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def: an arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness

syn: dictum, ukase

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figment (n.)

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def: a fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion

syn: invention, fancy

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garner (v.)

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def: to acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use

syn: collect, accumulate, accrue
ant: scatter, squander, waste, dissipate

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hallow (v.)

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def: to set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate, to honor greatly, revere

syn: venerate, bless
ant: defile, profane

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ignominy (n.)

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def: shame and disgrace

syn: humiliation, disrepute, odium
ant: honor, acclaim

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idiosyncrasy (n.)

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def: a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

syn: quirk, mannerism

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mundane (adj.)

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def: earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

syn: prosaic, humdrum, routine, sublunary
ant: heavenly, spiritual, transcendental

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nuance (n.)

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def: a subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference

syn: shade, nicety, refinement

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overweening (adj.)

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def: conceited, presumptuous, excessive, immoderate

syn: arrogant, unbridled, inflated
ant:restrained, understated, meek

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penchant (n.)

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def: a strong attraction or inclination

syn: proclivity, predilection
ant: disinclination, aversion

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reputed (adj.)

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def: according to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation; (part.) alleged

syn: putative, reputable
ant: proven, corroborated, authenticated

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sumptuous (adj.)

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def: costly, rich, magnificent

syn: lavish, munificent, opulent, splendid
ant: skimpy, stingy, niggardly, spartan

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sophistry (n.)

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def: reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

syn: specious reasoning

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agnostic (n.)

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def: one who believes that nothing can be known about God; a skeptic

syn: doubter
ant: believer

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ubiquitous (adj.)

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def: present or existing everywhere

syn: pervasive, universal
ant: restricted, limited, rare, scarce

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abject (adj.)

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def: degraded; base, contemptible,; cringing, servile; complete and unrelieved

syn: wretched, miserable, ignoble, sheer, utter
ant: noble, exalted

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agnostic (adj.)

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def: without faith, skeptical

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complicity (n.)

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def: involvement in wrongdoing; the state of being an accomplice

syn: connivance, collusion
ant: noninvolvement, innocence

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derelict (n.)

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def: someone or something that is abandoned or neglected

syn: vagrant

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derelict (adj.)

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def: left abandoned; neglectful of duty

syn: delinquent
ant: punctilious, conscientious, scrupulous

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diatribe (n.)

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def: a bitter and prolonged verbal attack

syn: harangue, tirade
ant: panegyric, encomium, eulogy

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effigy (n.)

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def: a crude image of a despised person

syn: figure, figurine

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equity (n.)

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def: the state or quality of being just, fair, or impartial; fair and equal treatment; the money value of a property above and beyond any mortgage or other claim

syn: justice, fairness, impartiality
ant: unfairness, bias, prejudice

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inane (adj.)

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def: silly, empty, of meaning or value

syn: idiotic, moronic, fatuous
ant: sensible, meaningful, profound

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indubitable (adj.)

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def: certain, not to be doubted or denied

syn: unquestionable, indisputable
ant: questionable, debatable, dubious

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indictment (n.)

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def: the act of accusing; a formal accusation

syn: charge, accusation

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moot (adj.)

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def: open to discussion and debate, unresolved

syn: debatable, questionable
ant: undebatable, indisputable, self-evident

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intermittent (adj.)

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def: stopping and beginning again, sporadic

syn: fitful, spasmodic, random
ant: uninterrupted

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moot (v.)

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def: to bring up for discussion

syn: broach

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moot (n.)

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def: a hypothetical law case argued by students

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motif (n.)

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def: a principal idea, feature, theme, or element; a repeated or dominant figure in a design

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neophyte (n.)

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def: a new convert, beginner, novice

syn: tenderfoot, tyro
ant: veteran, past master, expert, pro

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perspicacity (n.)

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def: keenness in observing and understanding

syn: acumen, discernment
ant: dullness, obtuseness

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plenary (adj.)

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def: complete in all aspects or essentials; absolute; attended by all qualified members

syn: unrestricted
ant: limited, restricted, incomplete

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surveillance (n.)

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sylvan (adj.)

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testy (adj.)

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travesty (n.)

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Vocab Workshop Level G (3 decks)

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