Vocab Flashcards
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detriment
A
a disadvantage
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dexterous
A
skilled
3
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discretion
A
good sense
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optimum
A
ideal
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facetious
A
funny
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gregarious
A
outgoing
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ostentatious
A
showy
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scrupulous
A
ethical
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sensory
A
of the senses
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vicarious
A
indirect
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collaborate
A
to act as a team
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despondent
A
depressed
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instigate
A
to cause
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resilient
A
quick to recover
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retrospect
A
looking back
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rudimentary
A
basic
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scoff
A
to laugh at
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squelch
A
to hold back
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venerate
A
to honor
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zealot
A
an extremist
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ambiguous
A
unclear
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dissident
A
a rebel
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embellish
A
to decorate
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fritter
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to waste
25
inadvertent
not intended
26
inane
silly
27
juxtapose
to put side by side
28
lethargy
weariness
29
sporadic
irregular
30
subsidize
to pay for
31
berate
to scold angrily
32
estrange
to drive away
33
euphoric
very happy
34
impetuous
impulsive
35
infallible
perfect
36
maudlin
overly emotional
37
regress
to go backwards
38
relinquish
to give up
39
ubiquitous
found everywhere
40
zenith
the highest point
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charlatan
con artist
42
corroborate
to support
43
disseminate
to spread
44
diverge
to separate
45
dormant
not active
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hoist
to raise
47
illicit
unlawful
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irrevocable
not reversible
49
precipitate
to bring on
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proliferation
a rapid increase in
