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ENH 111 Vocab. > Vocab 1-6 > Flashcards

Vocab 1-6 Flashcards

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Abet

A

To assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing

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Abhor

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To detest, loathe, hate strongly

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Acquit

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To find not guilty of a fault or crime

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Acrimony

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Harsh temper or bitter feeling

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5
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Adamant

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Unyielding; firm in opinion

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Adulation

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Excessive praise or admiration

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Affable

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Friendly: courteous; agreeable in manner; easy to talk to

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Agnostic

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One who believes that the existence of God is unknown and unknowable

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Agrarian

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Having to do with farms, farmers, or the use of land

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Altercation

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A heated argument

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Ambivalent

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To be uncertain; to be unable to decide between two opposing points of view

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Amicable

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Friendly; peaceable

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Anathema

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A greatly disliked, hated person or thing; a curse or a person cursed

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Apathy

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Lack of interest

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15
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Appease

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To make calm or quiet; to give in to the demands of

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Arduous

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Difficult; requiring much effort; strenuous

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Audacity

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Insolence; rude boldness

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Augment

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To enlarge; to increase in amount or intensity

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Austere

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Stern, severe, plain

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20
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Abate

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To lesson in violence or intensity

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21
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Avarice

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Excessive greed

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Avid

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Eager; extremely interested

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Bacchanalian

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Wild with drunkenness

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Balk

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To stop short and refuse to continue; to obstruct

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Banter

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Teasing; good-natured joking

26
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Barrister

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Lawyer

27
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Bask

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To lie in or be exposed to warmth

28
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Bastion

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A strong defense; a fort

29
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Bawdy

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Indecent; humorously obscene

30
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Befuddle

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To confuse; to perplex

31
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Bigot

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One who is intolerant of another’s beliefs, opinions, or values

32
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Cajole

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To persuade with false promises and flattery

33
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Candid

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Outspoken, blunt; informal, unposed

34
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Canine

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Having to do with dogs

35
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Capricious

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Guided by whim rather than reason; changing one’s mind suddenly

36
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Castigate

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To criticize or punish for the purpose of correction

37
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Caustic

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Biting, burning, severe; sharp or sarcastic

38
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Chaos

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Complete disorder

39
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Charlatan

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One who pretends to have more knowledge or skill than he really has, especially in the field of medicine

40
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Chastise

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To punish severely

41
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Circumspect

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Careful. Watchful; attentive to all points.

42
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Circumvent

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To get around; to beat or defeat by trickery; to prevent an occurrence.

43
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Clandestine

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Secret

44
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Clement

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  1. Merciful; lenient 2. Mild, as weather
45
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Cliche

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A worn out idea or overused expression.

46
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Coerce

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To compel by force; to force a person to do something against his will.

47
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Collaborate

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  1. To work with another toward a goal. 2. To cooperate with an enemy invader.
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Comely

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Attractive or handsome; pleasing to the sight

49
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Complacent

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Pleased with oneself or one’s deeds.

50
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Concur

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To be of the same opinion; to agree with

51
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Condone

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To forgive or overlook an offense by treating the wrongdoer as if he had done nothing wrong

52
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Connive

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To cooperate secretly in a wrongdoing

53
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Connoisseur

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An expert; a critical judge in matters of culture, food or wine

54
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Contrite

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Showing a deep regret and sorrow, usually for having committed some wrongdoing

55
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Copious

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Abundant; large in number or quantity

56
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Crass

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Coarse, stupid, tasteless

57
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Credence

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Belief or trust

58
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Culinary

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Having to do with the kitchen or cooking

59
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Culmination

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Attainment by anything of it’s highest point or degree

60
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Cult

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A fad-like devotion to a person, thing or idea; a group of people with such a devotion

ENH 111 Vocab. (1 decks)

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