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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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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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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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:

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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

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an inbred quality or characteristic is firmly established in a person:

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discrepancy

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a difference between two things that should be the same:

27
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sallow

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an unhealthy person

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fraudulent

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dishonest and illegal

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abridgement

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abridge

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Sapience / sapient

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having or showing great wisdom or sound judgment.

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proclivity

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an inclination or predisposition towards a particular thing.

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bated

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in great suspense; very anxiously or excitedly.

to lessen or diminish; abate:

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impinge

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have an effect, especially a negative one.

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legion

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very large in number:

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materialistic

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believing that having money and possessions is the most important thing in life

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peculation

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the act of illegally taking or using money, especially public money, that you are responsible for managing:

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profession

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To assert / maintain

38
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adventitious

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not expected or planned:

39
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tamable

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able to be tamed (tractable/ managed / controlled / manipulated)

40
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remit

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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

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important, serious, or related to real facts:

42
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hearty

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enthusiastic and strong:
Hearty is also used to mean satisfying to the taste:
very great:

43
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effulgent

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shining brightly:

44
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villainess

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female villain

45
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epochal

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used to refer to times or events that are very important because they involve new developments and great change:

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affiliated

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connected with or controlled by a group or organization:

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distended

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increased, as in size, volume, etc.; expanded; dilated

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ensconced

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positioned safely or comfortably somewhere:

49
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unacquainted

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having no experience of or familiarity with

50
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illiberal

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limiting freedom of expression, thought, behaviour, etc.: