Vocab Flashcards
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Abhor
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To loathe or detest
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Beguile
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To charm or enchant in a deceptive way
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Capricious
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Impulsive without much thought
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Defer
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To put off
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Eloquence
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Expressiveness, persuasive speech
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Frivolous
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Carefree; not serious
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Gregarious
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Social
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Hiatus
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Break or interruption
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Incorrigible
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Unable to be reformed
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Jargon
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Words used by people in a particular field of work
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Kindle
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To start a fire
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Lament
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To express sorrow or deep regret
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Miser
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One who saves greedily
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Negate
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To destroy the validity of something
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Obliterate
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to wipe out, remove all traces
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Paradox
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A statement that seems to contradict itself
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Quandary
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Dilemma
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Reticent
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Untalkative, shy, reluctant
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Slander
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Untruthful spoken attack on someone’s reputation
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Taint
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To contaminate
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Unbiased
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without prejudice
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Vengeful
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Wanting or seeking revenge
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Wallow
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indulge in a particular state of mind
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Yearning
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a deep longing
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Zealous
a very enthusiastic and intense person
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Aestetic
Pertaining to the sense of beauty
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Benevolent
Generous, charitable
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Condemn
To express strong disapproval of
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Detrimental
Causing harm
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Elusive
Cleverly avoiding or esccaping
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Fundamental
Basic or essential
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Gullible
Easily deceived
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Hoard
To accumulate or stash away
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Innocuous
Causing little or no harm
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Juggernaut
A huge force destroying everything in its path
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Keen
Very developed, very quick ability to understand
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Levity
Lightness
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Manifest
Visible, evident
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Narcissism
Express love for one's self
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Ominous
Signaling something evil is about to happen
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Pedantic
Someone who is too concerned with the literal accuracy
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Quirk
A strange attitude or behavior
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Recant
To take back
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Satiate
To satisfy
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Truncate
To shorten by cutting off a part
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Usurp
To seize power by force
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Volition
Will, conscious choice
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Wariness
Cautiousness
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Yahoo
A person who is not intelligent or interested in culture
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Zany
Foolish like a clown
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Apathy
Lack of interest or care
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Behoove
To be worthwhile
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Cacophony
Harsh sound
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Debauchery
Excessive overindulgence
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Exacerbate
To make worse
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Fickle
Likely to change your mind for no good reason
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Gaffe
A socially awkward act
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Hinder
To create difficulties resulting in a delay or obstacle
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Indelible
Unable to be erased
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Jeopardize
To pose a threat to
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Kleptomaniac
Someone who steals items uncontrollably
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Lugubrious
Sorrowful
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Misanthrope
One who distrusts human nature
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Nefarious
Evil
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Olfacatory
Pertaining to the sense of smell
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Pundit
An expert in a field called to give their opinion
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Quasi
Almost, resembling
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Rebuttal
Reply to criticism or challenge
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Soporific
Causing sleep
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Tenacious
Persistent, not giving up
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Undermine
To weaken
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Volatile
Unpredictable behavior
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Wrath
Deep anger or fury
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Yielding
To give way to
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Zenith
The highest point or pinnacle
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Allude
To make an indirect reference to
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Befuddle
Be confusing or perplexing to
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Copious
A large amount
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Daunt
To intimidate or overwhelm
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Eclectic
Various styles or ideas
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Facetious
Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
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Galvanize
To stimulate into action
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Herculean
Extremely difficult, using great strength
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Impasse
A situation which no progress can be made
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Jaded
Bored or apathetic after experiencing too much of something
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Kinship
Related or connected by blood or marriage
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Levee
An embankment built to prevent a body of water from overflowing
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Melancholy
Characterized by great sadness
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Nostalgic
A sentimental longing for the past
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Obstreperous
Loud and stubbornly defiant
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Philanthropist
Someone who gives to worthy causes
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Quibble
To make a minor objection
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Reconaissance
The act of scouting
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Scrupulous
Characterized by extreme care
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Trite
Overused
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Unprecedented
Never been done before
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Vivid
Make an impression on the senses
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Woe
Great distress or troubles
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Xenophobia
Fear of foreigners or strangers
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Yelp
a sharp, high pitched cry
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Zest
Enthusiastic enjoyment
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Ameliorate
To make better, improve
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Cynical
The belief that all human action is motivated by selfishness
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Belittle
Make fun of
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Dupe
To be tricked
105
Exploit
To take advantage for one's own purpose
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Fabrication
A lie
107
Gibberish
Unintelligent tallking
108
Heinous
Extremely wicked
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Impending
Something that is close to happening
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Jest
Characterized by good humor
111
Kismet
Fate or fortune
112
Liason
A means of communication between two groups
113
Martyr
One who suffers for the sake of a principle
114
Nauseate
Upset and make ill
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Obsolete
Out of date
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Palpable
Able to be felt
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Qualm
Uneasiness
