Units 1-10 Flashcards
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Unrestrained; extending unchecked
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Rampant
2
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To arrange systematically
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Codify
3
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A sudden idea or impulse; a passing fancy
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Whim
4
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Suggesting or threatening evil
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Sinister
5
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An irregular variation
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Fluctuation
6
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To meet present needs or requirement
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Suffice
7
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The arrival of an important person or thing
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Advent
8
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To raise in rank, character
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Exalt
9
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An authoritative command or instruction
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Mandate
10
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To cause to operate with exact coincidence in time or rate
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Synchronize
11
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To criticize or censure severely or formally; a severe or formal censure
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Reprimanded
12
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Delayed; late
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Belated
13
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Of little important or significance
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Trivial
14
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Luckless; unfortunate
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Hapless
15
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- A break in friendly relations 2. a fault or fissure in rock. to split open; break
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Rift
16
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Not embarrassed or ashamed; poised
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Unabashed
17
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A peak; a summit; a high point
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Zenith
18
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Ill natured; quarrelsome
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Cantankerous
19
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A general pardon (especially for political offenses)
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Amnesty
20
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Being quick and changeable in character
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Mercurial
21
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To offer
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Proffer
22
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Uncomfortably damp; chilly and wet
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Dank
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A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity; a break
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Hiatus
24
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Yearning; wishful with a hint of sadness
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Wistful
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1. Uneasiness; dread. 2. understanding perception. 3. arrest capture.
Apprehension
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1. Interchanged, given or owed mutually 2. performed, experienced, or felt by both sides.
Reciprocal
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To polish; to make smooth and glossy
Burnish
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Persuasive; fluid and graceful in expression
Eloquent
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To preoccupy the mind of excessively
Obsess
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On the alert; watchful
Vigilant
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With one's identity disguised or concealed
Incognito
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Boldness
Audacity
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To force (oneself or one's ideas) upon others with due insistence or without invitation. 2. to push forward thrust out.
Obtruding
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To surrender; give up resistance
Capitulated
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A combination of various incongruous elements
Potpourri
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1. Lacking of something needed. 2. suffering the death of a loved one; bereaved
Bereft
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To triumph; to be greater in strength or influence
Prevailed
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Frantic; frenzied
Frenetic
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To prevent from taking place; challenge
Thwarted
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Producing wealth; profitable
Lucrative
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Wild uproar or noise; a place characterized by uproar
Pandemonium
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Of the body; bodily
Corporal
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Distorted or scrambled
Garbled
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A polite expression of greeting or good will
Salutations
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Capable of causing death; extremely harmful
Lethal
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1. Something that gives notice of fluctuations; indicator. 2. An instrument for measuring atmospheric pressure.
Barometer
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1. To have or present the appearance, often false, of being or intending. 2. to have the intention of doing; purpose
Purport
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To put on (a piece of clothing)
Don
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A long angry or violent speech
Tirade
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To go with light running steps; to scamper
Scurry
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Exceptionally grat concentration, power, or force; strength
Intensity
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One charged with or guilty of a crime or offense
Culprit
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To emphasize; to stress
Accentuate
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A strong inclination; a strong liking
Penchant
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Playfully humorous; said in jest
Facetious
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1. An unbeatable rival. 2. A source of injury or destruction. 3. One that inflicts retribution or vengeance.
Nemesis
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Characterized by ill-considered haste or boldess
Rash
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To hate
Loathe
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The best or most skilled members of a group
Elite
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Completely and offensively obvious
Blatant
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To read or examine, especially with great care
Puruse
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Unprotected; open to injury or attack
Vulnerable
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To cause (a person) to become confused
Confound
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Happening, existing, or done at the same time
Simultaneous
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To reinforce or support; to buoy up
Bolster
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Of, pertaining to, or appropriate for a servant
Menial
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Deep-seated mutual hatred
Enmity
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To scold sharply
Upbraid
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A group of persons organized or classified according to rank or authority
Hierarchy
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Lacking in wordly wisdom or experience
Naive
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To arouse to awareness or action
Gulvanize
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Fixed or unchanging
Steadfast
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To grow; to sprout; to flourish
Burgeon
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A twisted facial expression, showing pain, contempt, or disgust. To make a twisted facial expression
Grimace
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Showing a friendly spirit
Amicable
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To seek or gain favor by fawning or flattery
Curry
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Tireless; incapable of being fatigued
Indefatigable
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Anything seen as having a continuous structure
Continuum
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A proposition upon which an argument is based or from which a conclusion is drawn
Premise
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A minor weakness or flaw of character
Fioble
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To conclude from the evidence
Infer
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To drain the courage of hence subdue; to intimidate
Daunt
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adj. Capable of being, but not yet in existence. n. The inherent ability or capacity for growth
Potential
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To give strength or hope to; to encourage
Hearten
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A place or situation of noisy uproar and confusion
Bedlam
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To say or express indirectly
Imply
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Preservation from evil or difficulty; a source of such preservation
Salvation
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Calm; composed; undisturbed
Placid
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1. The right and power to interpret and apply the law. 2. Authority or control. 3. The territorial range of authority or control.
Jurisdiction
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Easily taught; easily managed or controlled
Docile
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Doubts; uneasiness; sudden pangs of sickness of faintness
Qualms
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A desire to hard others or to see others suffer
Malice
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To increase suddenly. n. a sudden onrush
Surge
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Filled with fright or dismay
Aghast
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1. Humble yielding. 2. Of or suitable to a slave or servant
Servile
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A deep ravine; a pit
Chasm
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A tendency; an innate inclination
Propensity
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A deceptive or superficial outward shoe or pretense
Veneer
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To lessen the price or value of
Depreciate
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1. Persecution by unjust use of force or authority. 2. A feeling of being heavily weighed down.
Oppression
