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Vocab 1/24 Flashcards

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atypical

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not typical

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evocative

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to produce / evoke

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cathartic

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pertaining to relieving emotional tension [or physical]

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enervating

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weaken

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pejorative

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negative connotation; disapproval

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disingenous

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fake; no truth

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eclectic

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from variety of different sources

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impugn

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doubt

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lampoon

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ridicule severly

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salutary

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beneficial

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equivocated

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unclear expressions

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abase

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lower in position; degrade

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abdicate

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to give up royal power

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aberration

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deviate from the right course

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abet

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to aid, promote, or encourage an offense

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abject

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sunk in a low condition

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abominate

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hate

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abridge

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to make shorter in words, leave out minor parts

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abrogate

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to abolish, repeal

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abscond

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to depart secretly, for purpose of escaping arrest

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absolution

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forgiveness, passing over of offenses

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abstinence

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self-denial

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accomplice

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an associate in wrong-doing

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accost

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to speak to; confront

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acerbity

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sourness; with bitterness

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acquit

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to free or clear, as from accusation

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acrid

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harshly pungent or bitter

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acquiesce

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to comply; submit

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acrimonious

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full of bitterness

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acumen

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quickness of intellectual insight; discernment

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addendum

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something added, or to be added

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adhere

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to stick fast or together

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admonish

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reprimand; scold

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adroit

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skillful in body or mental powers

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adulterate

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to make impure

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advocate

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one who pleads the cause of another

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affluence

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wealth; riches

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aggrandize

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to cause to appear greatly

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ambulate

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to walk about

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altruism

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benevolence to others

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ameliorate

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to relieve, as from pain or hardship

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amicable

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done in a friendly spirit

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anachronism

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anything occurring or existing out of its proper time

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anecdote

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a brief account of some interesting event or incident

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animosity

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hatred

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anticlimax

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a gradual or sudden decrease in importance or impressiveness of what is said; a letdown

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apathy

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insensibility to emotion or passionate feeling

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apex

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the highest point, as of a mountain

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apogee

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the climax; highest point

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appall

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to fill with dismay or horror

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archaic

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old-fashioned; outdated; antiquated

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archetype

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a universally understood symbol

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ardent

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burning with passion; passionate

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ardor

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intense passion or affection; great love

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atrocity

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great cruelty or reckless wickedness

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avarice

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greed

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versatile

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able to adapt

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homogenous

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the same kind, alike

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itinerant

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traveling from place to place

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indigenous

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originating from a natural place, native

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arboreal

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living in trees

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sanguine

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optimistic or positive

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magnanimous

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very generous and giving

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derivative

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Adjective
(typically of an artist or work of art) Imitative of the work of another person, and usually disapproved of for that reason.
Noun
Something that is based on another source.

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gauche

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Adjective
Lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.
Synonyms
clumsy - awkward - maladroit - ungainly - gawky - unhandy

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sublime

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Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe: “ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous”.

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obstinate

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Adjective
Stubbornly refusing to change one’s opinion or action, despite attempts to persuade one to do so.
(of an unwelcome phenomenon or situation) Very difficult to change or overcome.

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proficient

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Adjective

Competent or skilled in doing or using something.

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servile

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acting like a servant; submissive

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pedestrian

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adjective: dull; lacking inspiration or excitement

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extrapolating

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Estimate or conclude (something) in this way: “attempts to extrapolate likely human cancers from laboratory studies”.

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resiliency

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an occurrence of rebounding or springing back

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munificent

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Larger or more generous than is usual or necessary

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lauded

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praised

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ingratiate

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Verb

Bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them.

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debilitate

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to weaken

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