Upper level Vocab Flashcards
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Abdicate
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reject, give up
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Abhor
A
hate
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Abrupt
A
sudden
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Abundant
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plenty
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Abyss
A
bottomless hole
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Acclaimed
A
praise highly
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Accord
A
treaty (n) or to give (v)
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Acknowledge
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admit existence or truth
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Acute
A
sharp
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Adamant
A
stubborn
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Adept
A
very skilled at something
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Adhesive
A
sticky
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Admonish
A
reprimand/rebuke someone
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Adversary
A
opponent
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Affiliation
A
connection with something/someone/organization
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Agenda
A
plan
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Aggrandize
A
increase the status/wealth of
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Aggravate
A
to make worse
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Aggregate
A
join together into a category
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Akin
A
of similar character
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Allege
A
to claim (that something happened without proof)
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Aloof
A
cool or distant
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Altruism
A
doing something for the sake of others/ selflessly
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Ambiguous
A
unclear
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Ambivalent
having mixed feelings
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Ameliorate
help
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Amiable
friendly
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Amorphous
shapeless
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Androgynous
partially male, partially female
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Anguish
distress
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Animosity
dislike
32
Annex
to add on
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Antagonistic
showing or feeling opposed to
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Antipathy
dislike/hatred
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Anxious
nervous
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Apprehension
worry
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Arbitrary
random
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Arid
dry
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Ascertain
to make sure of
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Aspect
part
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Aspiration
hope or ambition
42
Assail
violent attack
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Assent
approval
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Assert
declare confidently
45
Assess
to judge (assessment is a test)
46
Assured
certain
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Astonish
surprise
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Austere
strict/simple
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Astute
smart/perceptive
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Audible
able to be heard
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Auspicious
favorable
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Authentic
real
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Authoritative
able to be trusted
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Banal
boring
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Barrage
bombardment
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Bastion
fortress
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Belligerent
hostile/aggressive/antagonistic
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Bemoan
to express sadness or unhappiness
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Benevolent
well meaning and kind
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Benign
gentle/not harmful
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Bequest
legacy/inheritance
62
Bewilder
cause confusion
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Biased
unfairly prejudiced (favorable or against)
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Blatant
done openly and unashamedly
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Blunt
dull/straightforward
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Bombastic
high-sounding but with little meaning
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Brash
pushy
68
Brazen
bold and without shame
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Brittle
easily cracked
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Candid
truthful and straightforward
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Capricious
given to sudden and unaccountable changes of mood or behavior
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Cascade
pour down
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Cater
To serve food
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Cautious
Careful
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Censor
To leave out something considered unacceptable (from a book)
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Chagrin
Embarrassment
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Chasm
A split in the ground or something else
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Chronic
long-lasting or keeps on happening
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Chronicle
story
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Coalesce
come together
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Coerce
to force
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Commodities
things that everyone needs
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Compassion
to feel for others
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Compel
to force
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Competent
good enough
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Composure
the state or feeling of being calm and in control of oneself.
87
Comprehensive
complete
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Conceal
hide
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Concise
short and to the point
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Condemn
to find guilty
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Condescending
to look down at someone
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Condone
give approval
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Confer
speak with
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Confide
tell a secret
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Conform
to follow guidelines
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Confound
confuse
97
Congenial
friendly
98
Conniving
plotting
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Consensus
agreement
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Conspicuous
noticeable
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Consume
to use up
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Contemplate
think
103
Contented
satisfied
104
Contradict
to say the opposite of
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Contrite
sorry
106
Controversial
capable of arousing disagreement
107
Conventional
normal, regular
108
Cordial
friendly
109
Corpulent
fat
110
Counsel
advise
111
Counterfeit
fake
112
Credible
believable
113
Creed
belief
114
Crucial
important
115
Cunning
sly
116
Dawdle
to waste time
