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Vocab 10.4 Flashcards

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Infer

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  • > to draw a rational or logical conclusion from something
  • > Noun: Inference
  • > Inferences are rational, logical deductions
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Inferential

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-> a statement can be a inferential statement

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Conclusion and inference is not the same

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-> Conclusion is something that comes at the end of something.
These both are very different

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Conjecture

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->An inference that is based on incomplete or inclusive evidence

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Surmise

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->synonym of conjecture

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Deduce

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  • > To reach a conclusion by reasoning (from general to specific)
  • > Noun: Deduction
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Deduct

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  • > to lessen
  • > to reduce
  • > to subtract
  • > to diminish
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Recapitulate

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  • > Noun: Recapitulation summary
  • > a brief overview
  • > a brief outline of a subject
  • > Synopsis
  • > Abstract
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Capitulate

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  • > to surrender
  • > to submit
  • > to yield
  • > to give in
  • > to succumb
  • > to resign
  • > to relinquish
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Cede

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-> to officially or formally surrender possession of something

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Succeed

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  • > to formally break off from a country to form a new one.
  • > NOUN: Secession
  • > to formally withdraw membership from an organization or association or alliance
  • > read about charles dego (LIGO)
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Abdicate

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  • > to officially and formally surrender or relinquish possession of something
  • > surrender position of power or responsibility
  • > in a narrow sense used to “give up throne”
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Impromptu

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  • > something that is done in the SPUR of the moment
  • > something that is done without any pre-planning
  • > done spontaneously
  • > done OFF-Hand(without any pre-meditation)
  • > done something OFF-THE-CUFF(idiom)
  • > done EXTEMPORANEOUSLY
  • > done without any pre-meditation
  • > do you how much is the price OFF-Hand (to say something spontaneously)
  • > see the above context carefully
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Extemporaneous

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  • > done without any or very little preparation
  • > Extemporaneous performance
  • > not too many rehearsals
  • > unrehearsed speech or performance
  • > unpremeditated
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Meditate

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  • > to think, to ponder, to reflect upon something

- > to engage in CONTEMPLATION

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Pre-Meditated

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->Think ahead of time

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Unpremeditated

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-> spontaneous, not planned ahead of time

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Retort

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  • > to talk back
  • > to reply in a quick and correct manner
  • > to present or to make a counter argument
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Vernacular

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  • > a special language or special LINGO
  • > local tongue
  • > special language of a particular people or region or profession
  • > “IN LEGAL vernacular” “In legal Jargon”
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Jargon

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->Specialized or technical language of a trade or a profession

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Both vernacular and jargon also mean, something that is nonsensical or meaningless talk

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Just a card to remember the differences

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Gobble-de-gook

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  • > just means nonsense or nonsensical talk

- >meaningless talk

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What does it mean to Gobble

Gobble

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  • > eat in a greedy manner

- > to eat voraciously or ravenously

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Repartee

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  • > a swift and witty reply

- > related to retort, but if you talk back in a funny way. Then it is termed as repartee.

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Voracious

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  • > consuming great amount of something (usually food)
  • > generally the word is connoted with food
  • > you can also talk about the person being a voracious reader
  • > Voracity (Noun of Voracious)
  • > don’t confuse the word with veracity(being truthful)
  • > people generally say they doubt the veracity of the statement
  • > generally we say “I doubt your Veracity”
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Ravenous

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  • > extremely hungry
  • > greedy
  • > synonym: Voracious
  • > Ravenousness (Noun)
  • > just means to be greedy
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Rapacious

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  • > same thing as the other
  • > just means greedy
  • > plundering - taking something by force
  • > Rapacity (Noun)
  • > If somebody is said to be rapacious, then that person has rapacity
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Plunder

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-> means to loot

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Avarice(Noun)

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  • > Extreme desire for wealth
  • > greedy
  • > CUPIDITY (not learnt yet)
  • > Avaricious
  • > this is the adjective for avarice.
  • > it means just that the person is greedy
30
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Cupidity (Noun)

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  • > excessive desire
  • > specially for wealth
  • > synonym of Avarice
31
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Caprice

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->(Adjective) Capricious

32
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Whim

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  • > (Adjective) Whimsical
  • > moody
  • > Unpredictable
  • > Unstable
33
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Impulse

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->(Adjective) Impulsive

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Impromptu (33)

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  • > doing something on the spur of the moment.
  • > To do something spontaneously
  • > To do something premeditated
  • > To do something offhand
  • > To do something on a impulse
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Synonyms

Caprice = Whim = Impulse

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Just make sure you know all these meanings

36
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Fickle

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->moody
>not stable
->not dependable
->to be erratic
->to be unpredictable
-> to be capricious
-> to be whimsical
>to be impulsive
37
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Mercurial

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  • Synonyms of capricious
  • All of the same meanings work here too
  • Also means, there’s this nuance in this word
  • Swift
  • Quick
  • Sly (Don’t know this word)
  • Slippery
  • The word mercurial comes from the roman god mercury
  • The planet mercury is so called because it orbits around the sun the fastest
  • The only metal that is in liquid form in room temperature is called mercury. Its very difficult to pin it down.
  • Changeable in shape
  • Quickly flows by
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Concoct

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  • > to make up things / events
  • > to make up a story
  • > to devise
  • > to fabricate
  • > to scheme
  • > to cook up a story/numbers
  • > if you cook up a story, that’s called concoction
  • > So the sentence goes like, some accounts have a penchant for concoction. They basically cook up their own numbers
  • > to Contrive (10), just making things up
  • > (Noun) Concoction
39
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Squander

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  • > to waste (time, money or opportunity)
  • > to spend lavishly or extravagantly
  • > “the teacher generally says don’t squander time”
40
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Prodigal

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  • > to be wasteful
  • > to be to be extravagant
  • > to be lavish (depends on lifestyle)
  • > bible deals with something called the prodigal sun. Read about this
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When to use a “The” thaaa and “The” theee

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-> when the next word starts with a consonant then we use “thaaa”, if it starts with a vowel
Then we go with a theee

42
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Volition

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  • > one’s own Free Will
  • > act of volition is a act of choosing freely
  • > to do something of your own volition is to do it of your own free will i.e., without Coercion(don’t know about this)
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Coerce

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  • > to force someone to do something by pressure, threats or Intimidation
  • > if you force someone to do something, then they are not doing it because of volition, rather they do it because you are coercing them
44
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Veracity

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  • > truthfulness, Truthful
  • > I have veracity in my statement
  • > accuracy, accurate
  • > Veracious (Adjective)
45
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Tautology

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  • Something that is true by definition
  • Tautology are generally annoying things
  • To needlessly repeat an idea or a statement by using different words. You may think that you are saying something new. But it is the same thing that you are saying again
  • This is a very good word to learn
  • You are generally correct but you don’t generally convey anything
  • Annoying and tedious word
  • Same information stated differently
    Adjective : Tautological
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Axiom

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  • An axiom is something that doesn’t require a proof because it is taken as true by definition.
  • Adjective: Axiomatic
    Something that is true by definition
  • Tautology and Axiom are related
47
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Maxim

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  • Synonym for axiom

Tautology = Axiom = Maxim

48
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Especial (Adjective) vs Special (Adjective)

When is that you use one of these words

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ok, this is the build up flash card

49
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Especial

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Pertaining to having to do with one particular person or object

50
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Special

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  • Distinct
  • One of a kind
  • Singular
  • Exceptional
51
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Let’s take an example sentence and see the difference

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” I hate going shopping Especially on the weekends”
When you replace the word “Especially” with “Particularly” and if the sentence works, then it good

He and I, we have a “Special” relationship

Note: you must be saying He and I, instead of saying Me and Him (Analyze on this)

52
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Particular

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Something that is distinct singular or one of a kind

53
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What does it mean to be Particular?

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  • To pay excessive attention to details
  • To be Discriminating
  • To be picky
  • To be meticulous (5)
  • To be Fastidious (5)
  • Exacting
  • Everything has to be just so
54
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Inadvertent

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  • Not done on purpose
  • Accidental
  • Accidental has a nuance of being disastrous, but for silly mistakes you can us the word. Inadvertently
  • Unintentional
55
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Timorous

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  • To be timid (lacking courage)
  • To be cowardly
  • Lacking courage
56
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Antonym of timorous

Valiant

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Courageous, bold, brave, to have valor (24)

57
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Diffident

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  • Lacking self confidence
  • Timid
  • Timorous
  • Not to be confident
58
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Antonym of the word Confident is Diffident

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This is just a revision slide

59
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Accentuate

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  • To emphasize
  • To stress
  • To highlight
  • To underline
  • To bring to attention
  • To underscore (12)

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