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Vocab 1-43 Flashcards

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1
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a state of worry or uneasiness
synonym: anxiety

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disquietude

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a state of being agitated, violently disturbed, restlessly chaotic
synonym: commotion

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turbulence

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passive compliance without protest; agreeing despite reservations because of unwillingness to oppose
synonym: acceding

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acquiescence

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regal, urgent, domineering
synonym: overbearing

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imperious

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stooping to the level of one’s inferiors, acting with an air of superiority
synonym: patronizing

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condescending

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not capable of being persuaded by entreaty
synonym: unyielding

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inexorable

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a state of being aware of one’s own existence, sensations, and thoughts, and of one’s environment
synonym: cognizance

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consciousness

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confident, positive expression of one’s own position and rights

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self-assertion

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supremacy of authority or rule; complete independence
synonym: self-government

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sovereignty

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incapable of being penetrated or affected
synonym: invulnerable

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impervious

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adhering to the accepted or traditional and established faith, especially in religion

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orthodox

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excessive pride in one’s appearance or accomplishments, or futile and worthless
synonym: conceit, uselessness

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vanity

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incapable of being retracted or revoked
synonym: irreversible

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irrevocable

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a state of being exalted delight in which normal understanding is felt to be surpassed, sometimes associated with mystical or prophetic exaltation
synonym: rapture

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ecstasy

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requiring long, hard work
synonym: industrious

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laborious

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unusually discerning, with intelligent foresight; having mental images produced by the imagination; given to prophecies or revelations, impractical a dreamer
synonym: highly perceptive

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visionary

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menacing, threatening portentous
synonym: foreboding

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ominous

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adhering to the literal in a situation
synonym: prosaic

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matter-of-fact

19
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feeling sorrow or regret, expressing a bitter, faintly sardonic compassion
synonym: wry

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rueful

20
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decisively ended
synonym: conclusiveness

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finality

21
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an emotion of mingled reverence, dread, and wonder inspired by something majestic or sublime

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awe

22
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a surrendering desisting from, and putting aside
synonym: renunciation

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relinquishment

23
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mindful or heedful of something
synonym: conscious

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aware

24
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exaggerated or twisted out of proper or natural alignments of parts
synonym: perversion, contortion, warping

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distortion

25
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a state of alienated affections, made hostile or unsympathetic, put at an emotional distance
synonym: alienated, separated

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estrangement

26
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not of sound judgement, inharmonious
synonym: erratic

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unbalanced

27
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vulnerable to sudden changes of position, condition, or equilibrium

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destabilized

28
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one who strives after a great end, ambition, honor, or desire
synonym: ascendant

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aspirant

29
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unresisting acceptance, passive submission, with a feeling of failure that one sees through out of necessity
synonym: forbearance

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resignation

30
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emotionally hardened, insensitive
synonym: unfeeling

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callous

31
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concentrated about two conflicting or contrasting positions
synonym: disunited

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polarized

32
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someone previously friendly or affectionate caused to become unfriendly or indifferent
synonym: estranged

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alienated

33
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uncertain
synonym: provisional; hesitant

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tentative

34
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inclined to impose one’s will, unreasoning, obstinate
synonym: contrary

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willful

35
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in extreme, violent, and intense pain
synonym: anguished

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agonized

36
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not bending, stiff, fixed; severe; scrupulously undeviating
synonym: inflexible

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rigid

37
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expressing an intention to inflict pain, injury, evil, or punishment on a person or thing
synonym: menacing

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threatening

38
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hostile, launching attacks
synonym: assulting

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aggressive

39
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set apart, made free of external influence
synonym: seperated

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isolated

40
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urgently and firmly asking for, leaving no chance of refusal or denial

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demanding

41
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incapability of being avoided or prevented

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inevitability

42
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inclined to judge severely
synonym: censuring

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critical

43
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lure into difficulty and danger from which there is no exit
synonym: ensnaring

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entrapment

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