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Vocab- 10.1 Flashcards

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1
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Nuance

A

Noticing the subtle differences in words

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Notorious

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To be famous for something bad

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3
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Renowned

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To be famous for something good

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4
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Moot

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Arguable (Judging people based on English is a Moot point)

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5
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Allude

A

Making reference to something in a indirect manner

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Refer

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Making reference to something in a direct manner.

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Confluence

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Merging of things or ideas

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8
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Satiable

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Content or satisfied

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9
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Insatiable

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Your desire cannot be satisfied

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10
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Preface

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Preface is generally written at the starting of a book describing why the author has written the book.

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PREFIX

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adding something to the front

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Suffix

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adding something after

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13
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comparable

A

Similar or equivalent things that can be compared

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14
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incomparable

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very good in profession

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15
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Regimented

A

very strict, time table, very strict schedule

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16
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digress

A

to go off topic

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17
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euphemism

A

saying in a euphemistic or polite way, where they can’t explain

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18
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abeyance

A

to postpone our put something aside

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19
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regress

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to go back

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20
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progress

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to go forward

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21
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coghate

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to think, to ponder, to contemplate

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22
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conversant

A

to have working knowledge of something either through formal studies or through experience

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23
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consumate

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to complete something, to conclude something

eg: to consummate a contract

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24
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dexterous

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to be good with one’s hands
to be skillful
remember Dexter’s laboratory

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25
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ambidextrous

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to be equally good with both hands

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26
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ambivalent

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to have positive and negative feeling about something

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27
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peril

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to be in danger, risk, hazard

perilous- use it like hazardous, dangerous, perilous situation

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28
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humble

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to be modest

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29
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stymie

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to block
to hinder
to obstruct
to be unsuccessful
stymie - thwart , foil
30
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biannual

A

happening twice a year

31
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biennial

A

happening every other year

32
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fortnight

A

a period of two weeks

33
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remiss

A

re missive

to be negligent in doing your duty or performing ones duty

34
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remit

A

doing confuse with remiss
to send money
noun - remittance

35
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brook

A 
to tolerate
to stomach
to handle
to endure
to put up with
36
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meticulous

A

to post excessive attention to details
to be very particular
to be picky

37
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virtue

A

good quality

38
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vice

A

bad quality

39
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fastidious

A

difficult to please

fastidious is a nuance of negativity

40
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aboveboard

A

literal meaning - over the table

metaphorical meaning - open, honest, straightforward

41
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shenanigans

A

tricky
treachery
deceit
dishonest

42
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etymology

A

history of a word

43
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quack

A

ethnology of the word
the person who practices medicines without being a doctor
charlatan and imposter are synonyms

44
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surreptitious

A

to do something in a sneaky | underhanded fashion

tricky way when nobody is looking

45
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surendipitous /serendipity

A

to find or stumble upon something purely by chance or fluke

46
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fluke

A

for something to happen purely by chance

stroke of luck

47
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divine

A

relating to our having to do with a god or goddess

48
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divinity

A

god like or God or goddess

49
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deity

A

a god or goddess

50
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Epiphany

A 
a sudden realization
a sudden perception
a sudden understanding or idea
a divine relation
a certain manifestation
51
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lucid

A

freely flowing
easy to understand
lucid argument is one that is not convoluted
a lucid argument is not necessarily a cogent one

52
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convoluted

A

twisted, tangled, complicated, intricate

53
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cogent

A

convincing out persuasive

if the argument is convincing, then the argument is said to have cogency

54
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moot point

A

A Moot point is something that is being discussed purely for theoretical reasons. It has no practical implications

55
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deed

A

act or action

56
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Antonym and synonym

A

u know why this word is here

57
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vice and virtue

A

vice - bad quality, immoral quality

virtue - a good quality, honesty is a virtue

58
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etymology

A

history or origin of a word

story behind a word

59
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carte blanche

A

metaphorical meaning-
unconditional and unrestricted authority to do whatever person wishes

literally -
carte = document
Blanche = white ( blank piece of paper)

60
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Discreet and Discrete

A 
Discreet ->
to be careful in one's speech or behavior
to be prudent
to be modest in one's behavior
Discretion ->
to be careful in one's behavior
to be circumspect
it also means to give someone authority out freedom to act as they see fit

Discrete ->
not continuous
choppy
coming in bits and pieces

61
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confluence

A

flowing together
merging
coming together

62
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fork

A

there is a fork in the street

63
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bifurcate and trifurcated

A

to divide into 2/3 parts or branches

64
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abeyance

A 
to leave something in abeyance
to put something off till later
well leave that in abeyance
to postpone
look at the difference from procrastination point of view
65
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euphemism

A

politically correct
use of pleasant or inoffensive term in place of something that might be considered unpleasant or offensive

African American is a euphemism

66
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contrive

A 
to make something up ( artificially)
to fabricate
something contrive is forced
to make something like a story, that story can be contrive
Anything contrive is ingenious
67
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ingenuity

A

in a contrive way..

contrive sometime means clever too

68
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ingenuous

A

person who is not very sophisticated, worldly not very refined
it also means someone who is straight forward, Frank, honest and candid
almost like a child like person

69
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candid

A 
straight forward
honest
open
Frank
candid should not be confused with hidden
70
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concatenate

A

to link or connect in chain or series

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