Vocab 11 Flashcards
1
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Cajole
A
To urge with gentle methods
2
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Elicit
A
To bring out
3
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Enjoin
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To prohibit or forbid
4
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Exigency
A
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
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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
Extensive or extraordinary
19
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Quotidian
A
Everyday, common
20
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Banal
A
Common place
21
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Camouflage
A
Concealment by disguise
22
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Emulate
A
To imitate
23
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Mimicry
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Imitation
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Platitude
A
Overused remark
25
Prototype
Test model
26
Redundant
More than necessary
27
Rendition
An interpretation of a performance
28
Sham
A fake
29
Simulation
Reproduction of a situation
30
Adverse
Opposing
31
Averse
Feeling dislike
32
Ingenious
Very clever
33
Ingenuous
Openly straightforward
34
Persecute
To cruelly mistreat
35
Prosecute
To bring action against in court
36
Quorum
Number needed to vote
37
Quota
Amount assigned
38
Respectfully
Politely, with regard
39
Respectively
Referring to things in the order given
40
Abdicate
Give up high office
41
Absolve
Release from obligation
42
Catharsis
An emotional release
43
Countermand
To cancel
44
Impunity
Exemption from punishment
45
Recant
Take back
46
Recoup
Regain
47
Renounce
To formally give up
48
Rescind
Repeal
49
Waive
Give up voluntarily
50
Arbitration
Submitting a dispute to a judge
51
Attaché
Special staff in a diplomatic office
52
Consul
A diplomat who represents his or her government in a foreign country
53
Covenant
A legal contract
54
Discretion
Good judgment and self-restraint
55
Entente
Informal agreement among political powers
56
Insular
Isolated
57
Machiavellian
Cunning and deceitful
58
Protocol
Ceremonial conduct
59
Status quo
Existing state of affairs
60
Culminate
To reach completion
61
Eclipse
To exceed or surpass
62
Epitome
A representative example
63
Impeccable
Having no flaws
64
Inimitable
Matchless, unique
65
Optimum
Best
66
Peerless
Incomparable
67
Quintessence
The purest essence
68
Sublime
Impressive
69
Zenith
The peak
70
Affront
An insult
71
Altercation
A noisy quarrel
72
Bellicose
Eager to fight
73
Breach
A violation
74
Contentious
Likely to cause disagreement
75
Decimate
To destroy
76
Dissension
Disagreement
77
Rancor
Bitter resentment
78
Retribution
Something justly deserved
79
Schism
A split within a group
80
Apocryphal
Doubtful
81
Bona fide
Authentic
82
Candor
Frankness
83
Cant
Boring talk filled with platitudes
84
Charlatan
An imposter
85
Chicanery
Trickery
86
Feign
To pretend
87
Insidious
Secretly harmful
88
Rectitude
Righteousness
89
Veritable
Real, actual
90
Accrue
To accumulate
91
Arbiter
The judge in a dispute
92
Audit
To examine finances
93
Cartel
Group of businesses formed to control pricing
94
Collateral
Something pledged as security for a loan
95
Commodity
A product
96
Conglomerate
A corporation made up of a number of companies
97
Liquidate
To settle a debt by selling something off
98
Lucrative
Profitable
99
Security
A stock or bond
100
Beseech
To beg, plead, or implore
