vocab 1-90 Flashcards
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indifferent
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not caring one way or the other
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apathy
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lack of emotion
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obscure
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unclear; clouded
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impartial
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unbiased; neutral
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objective
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without bias/opposite of subjective
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revere
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to worship; to honor
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denounce
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to condemn
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stagnation
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motionlessness
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candid
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honest
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discernment
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insight
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hypocritical
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saying one thing but doing the opposite
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disdain
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arrogantly dislike something because it’s regarded as unworthy. (arrogant scorn)
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eccentric
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irregular
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provincial
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limited in outlook to one’s own small corner of the world; narrow
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apprehensive
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worried
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pious
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devout, sometimes falsely
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resignation
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reluctant acceptance of a bad situation
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resolute
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determined; firm
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servile
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submissive and subservient: like a servant
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anarchy
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lawlessness; disorder
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virulent
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full of hate
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miser
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one who saves greedily
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articulate
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speaking clearly and well
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discord
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disagreement
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superficial
shallow: not thorough
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contempt
disdain
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prodigal
extravagant: wasteful
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complacent
overconfidence smug: self-satisfied
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eloquence
fluent or persuasive speaking or writing
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virtue
moral excellence
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guile
cunning; sly
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monotonous
without vareity
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contemporary
living at the same time; modern
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profound
deep; insightfull
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deter
to prevent; to stop
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tentative
not final; temporary
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provocative
exciting; attractign attention
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depravity
the state of being morally bad
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adversary
an opponent; enemy
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gravity
seriousness
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banal
common; dull
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temperate
calm, reasonable
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extol
to praise enthusiastically
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erratic
irregular
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euphony
pleasant sound
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insipid
bland; boring
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indulgent
pampering oneself
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austere
unadorned; stern and forbidding
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expedient
providing an immediate advantage
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heresy
an opinion violently opposed to established beliefs
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censure
to condemn severely
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arbitrary
subject to individual judgement
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solicit
to ask for; to seek something from someone
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condescend
to patronize; to act graciously towards another regarded as being on a lower level
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irrational
unresaonable
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fallacious (fallacy)
false
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taciturn
quiet; saying little
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compatible
able to co-exist
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discriminate
to differentiate
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innovate
to be creative
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subtle
not obvious
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abstract
theoretical
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valid
based on truth
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inevitable
unavoidable
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inferred
figured out based on information you have
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diverse
varied
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vulnerable
defenseless
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skeptical
doubting
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illuminate
to light up/make clear
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refute
to disprove
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diligent
hardworking
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perceptive
having a keen understanding
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contempt
disdain
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lucid
clear; easy to understand
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immune
safe from harm
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aesthetic
artistic; related to artistic beauty
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inclined
tending toward one direction
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uniform
consistent; unchanging; same for everyone
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assess
to measure
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censor
one who deletes objectionable manner
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bias
prejudice; tendency
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enhance
to augment
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enduring
lasting
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phenomenon
an obsevable fact or occurence
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solitude
the state of being alone
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advocate
to support
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antagonism
opposition
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intangible
untouchable
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dubious
doubtful
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elusive
hard to pin down
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compromise
to settle by concession or surrender
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flagrant
outstandingly bad
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static
not moving
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ironic
satiric
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dogmatic
stubborn in one's belief
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facilitate
to make easier
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frivolous
not serious
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exhaustive
thorough
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arrogant
feeling superior to others
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infamous
having an extremely bad reputation
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authoritarian
a dictator
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reticent
restrained
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redundant
repetitive; unnecessary
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deference
respect; courtesy
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vacillate
to be indecisive
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fervor
passion
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dispassionate
objective; neutral
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pragmatic
practical
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didactic
instructive
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scanty
minimal
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alleviate
to lessen
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negligence
carelessness
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endorse
to approve
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conspicuous
obvious
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relegate
to banish
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incessant
unceasing
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condone
to permit to happen
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tranquility
calmness
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dissent
disagreement
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conciliatory
making peace
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rigorous
strict; harsh
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disparate
incompatible
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disparage
to belittle
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conventional
ordinary; customary
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ephemeral
short-lived
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futile
hopeless
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prosaic
dull; unimaginative
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profuse
flowing; extravagant
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authentic
real
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expedient
providing an immediate advantage
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fastidious
meticulous
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philanthropy
love of mankind
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astute
perceptive
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brevity
briefness
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languish
to become weak
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novel
new; original
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relevant
important
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mitigate
to lessen the severity of something
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reprehensible
worthy of blame
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engender
to create
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deride
to ridicule
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lethargy
laziness
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fanatic
one who is extremely devoted to a cause of idea
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solemn
serious; grave
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acclaim
praise; applause
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augment
to make bigger
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incoherent
chaotic
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indolence
laziness
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ambivalent
undecided
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benign
not harmful
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amiable
friendly
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tedious
boring
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caustic
like acid
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laudable
worthy of praise
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acquiesce
to agree
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atrophy
to waste away from lack of use
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instigate
to provoke
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heed
to listen to
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virtuoso
masterful musician
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deplete
to use up
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compliant
yielding ; (inclined to agree)
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inadvertent
careless
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extraneous
irrelevant; extra
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levity
lightness; unseriousness
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belittle
to make it seem little
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digress
to go off subject
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predecessor
someone who came before another
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scrutinize
to examine closely
