Vocab 11-20 Flashcards
1
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Beseech
A
To beg, plead, or implore
2
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Cajole
A
To urge with gentle methods
3
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Elicit
A
To bring out
4
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Exigency
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Urgency,or a crisis situation
5
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Imperious
A
Domineering, arrogant
6
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Injunction
A
A command or order
7
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Mendicant
A
A beggar
8
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Query
A
A question
9
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Servile
A
Slavish or submissive
10
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Abound
A
To be plentiful
11
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Amplitude
A
Greatness of size or range
12
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Augment
A
To add to, to increase
13
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Behemoth
A
A large, powerful thing
14
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Brevity
A
Shortness of duration
15
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Diminish
A
To lessen
16
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Infinitesimal
A
Too small to measure
17
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Modicum
A
A small amount
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Prodigious
A
Stems ice or extraordinary
19
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Quotidian
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Everyday, common
20
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Recant
A
Take back
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Recoup
A
Regain
22
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Renounce
A
Or for ally give up
23
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Rescind
A
Repeal
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Waive
A
Give up voluntarily
25
Abdicate
Give up high office
26
Absolve
Release from obligation.
27
Catharsis
An emotional release
28
Countermand
To cancel
29
Impunity
Exemption from punishment
30
Prosecute
To bring action against in court
31
Quorum
Number needed to vote
32
Quota
Amount assigned
33
Rspctfully
Politely, with regard
34
Respectively
Referring to things in the order given
35
Adverse
Opposing
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Averse
Feeling dislike
37
Ingenious
Very clever
38
Ingenuous
Openly straightforward
39
Persecute
To cruelly mistreat
40
Prototype
Test model
41
Redundant
More than necessary
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Rendition
An interpretation of a performance
43
Sham
A fake
44
Simulations
Reproduction of a situation
45
Banal
Commonplace
46
Camouflage
Concealment, disguise
47
Emulate
To imitate
48
Platitude
Overused remark
49
Decimate
To destroy
50
Dissension
Disagreement
51
Rancor
Bitter resentment
52
Retribution
Something justly deserved
53
Schism
A split within a group
54
Affront
An insult
55
Altercation
A noisy quarrel
56
Bellicose
Eager to fight
57
Breach
A violation
58
Contentious
Likely to cause disagreement
59
Optimum
Best
60
Peerless
Incomparable
61
Quintessence
The purest essence
62
Sublime
Impressive
63
Zenith
The peak
64
Culminate
To reach completion
65
Eclipse
To exceed or surpass
66
Epitome
A representative example
67
Impeccable
Having no flaws
68
Inimitable
Matchless, unique
69
Entente
Informal agreement amount political powers
70
Insular
Isolated
71
Machiavellian
Cunning and deceitful
72
Protocol
Ceremonial conduct
73
Status quo
Existing state of affairs
74
Arbitration
Submitting a dispute to a judge
75
Attaché
Special staff in a diplomatic office
76
Consul
A diplomat who represents his or her government in a forge in country
77
Covenant
A large contract
78
Discretion
Good judgement and self-restraint
79
Commodity
A product
80
Conglomerate
A corporation made up of a number of companies
81
Liquidate
To settle a debt by selling something off
82
Lucrative
Profitable
83
Security
A stock or bond
84
Accrue
To accumulate
85
Arbiter
The judge in a dispute
86
Audit
To examine finances
87
Cartel
Group of businesses formed to control pricing
88
Collateral
Something pledged as security for a loan
89
Chicanery
Trickery
90
Feign
To pretend
91
Insidious
Secretly harmful
92
Rectitude
Righteousness
93
Veritable
Real, actual
94
Apocryphal
Doubtful
95
Bona fide
Authentic
96
Candor
Frankness
97
Cant
Boring talk filled with platitudes
98
Charlatan
An imposter
99
Enjoin
To prohibit or forbid
