Vibrant 1 Flashcards

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scurvy

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worthless or contemptible.

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faddish

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fashionable but not likely to stay fashionable for a long time:

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Slouching / slouch

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an incompetent person.

stand, move, or sit in a lazy, drooping way.

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lax

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without much care, attention, or control:

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5
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Lineage

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direct descent from an ancestor; ancestry or pedigree.

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exiguous

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very small in size or amount:

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accumbent

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reclining; recumbent:

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8
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Recidivism

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the act of continuing to commit crimes even after having been punished:

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barbarous

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extremely brutal.

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gasconade

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extravagant boasting.

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exfiltrate

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to steal (sensitive data) from a computer (as with a flash drive)
to remove (someone) furtively from a hostile area
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morass

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a complicated or confused situation. / imbroglio

an area of muddy ground.

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Reconnaissance

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a preliminary survey to gain information

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cant

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hypocritical and sanctimonious talk, typically of a moral, religious, or political nature.

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acreage

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an area of land measured in acres:

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Exculpate /exculpation

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the act of freeing from guilt or blame. pardon

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nostrum

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an idea for solving a problem, especially one that is not very good:
a scheme or remedy for bringing about some social or political reform or improvement.

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Cynosure

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a person or thing that is so good or beautiful that it attracts a lot of attention

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19
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villainous

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extremely bad or unpleasant

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counterfeit

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made to look like the original of something, usually for dishonest or illegal purposes:

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Primitive

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very basic or unsophisticated in terms of comfort, convenience, or efficiency.
ancient

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Metaphysical

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relating to the part of philosophy that deals with existence and knowledge:

23
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bourgeois

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belonging to or characteristic of the middle class, typically with reference to its perceived materialistic values or conventional attitudes.

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aboriginal

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indigenous

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inbred
an inbred quality or characteristic is firmly established in a person:
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discrepancy
a difference between two things that should be the same:
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sallow
an unhealthy person
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fraudulent
dishonest and illegal
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abridgement
abridge
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Sapience / sapient
having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.
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proclivity
an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.
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bated
in great suspense; very anxiously or excitedly. | to lessen or diminish; abate:
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impinge
have an effect, especially a negative one.
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legion
very large in number:
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materialistic
believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life
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peculation
the act of illegally taking or using money, especially public money, that you are responsible for managing:
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profession
To assert / maintain
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adventitious
not expected or planned:
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tamable
able to be tamed (tractable/ managed / controlled / manipulated)
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remit
to reduce a period of time that someone must spend in prison: to send money to someone: the types of activity that a person or organization has responsibility for:
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substantive
important, serious, or related to real facts:
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hearty
enthusiastic and strong: Hearty is also used to mean satisfying to the taste: very great:
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effulgent
shining brightly:
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villainess
female villain
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epochal
used to refer to times or events that are very important because they involve new developments and great change:
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affiliated
connected with or controlled by a group or organization:
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distended
increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated
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ensconced
positioned safely or comfortably somewhere:
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unacquainted
having no experience of or familiarity with
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illiberal
limiting freedom of expression, thought, behaviour, etc.: