Vocab Flashcards

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Abyss

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A deep and seemingly bottomless chasm

Endless

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2
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Abdicate

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To give up a position of power

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3
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Acquiesce

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To accept something reluctantly but without protest

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4
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Acquisitive

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Eager to acquire and possess things

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5
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Adaptable

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Able to adjust to new situations

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Adhere

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To stick firmly to a surface principle

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7
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Adversary

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An enemy or opponent

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Adversity

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Hardship or misfortune

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9
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Affable

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Friendly and easy to talk to

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10
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Affirmation

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A statement or expression of approval or agreement

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Alliteration

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The occurrence of the same letter or sound at the beginning of adjacent or closely connected words

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12
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Allusion

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An indirect or passing reference

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13
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Analogy

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A comparison between two things, typically for explanation or clarification

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14
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Anecdote

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A short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person

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15
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Anguish

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Severe mental or physical suffering

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16
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Anonymity

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The condition of being anonymous

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17
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Antediluvian

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Very old or outdated

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18
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Anticlimax

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A disappointing conclusion to a sequence of events

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Anxiety

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A feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminenet event or something with an uncertain outcome

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Apathetic

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Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern

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Apparelled

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Dressed or clothed

22
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Arbitration

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The use of an arbitrator to settle a dispute

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Aristocracy

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A class of people holding hereditary titles

24
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Arrogance

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Having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one’s own importance or abilities

25
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Ascend

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To go up or climb

26
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Assonance

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The repetition of vowel sounds in words

27
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Awe

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A feeling of reverential respect mixed with fear or wonder

28
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Belligerence

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Hostile or warlike behavior

29
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Benediction

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A blessing

30
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Benignity

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Kindness, gentleness, or a good-natured manner

31
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Berate

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To scold or criticize severely

32
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Bountiful

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Large in quantity or amount

33
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Brutality

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Savage violence

34
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Caste

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A rigid social class system

35
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Cavalier

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Showing a lack of proper respect or seriousness

36
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Chaotic

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Disorderly and confused

37
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Charlatan

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A fraudulent or deceptive person

38
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Coddled

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Treat in an overprotective and indulgent way

39
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Cognizant

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Aware of something

40
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Compassion

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Sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others

41
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Conceit

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Excessive pride in oneself

42
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Conciliatory

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Intended to lessen anger or hostility

43
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Concubine

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A woman who lives with a man but has a lower social status than his wife or wives

44
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Condescend

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Show a feeling of superiority

45
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Consensus

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General agreement

46
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Contempt

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Scorn or disdain felt for someone or something considered despicable or unworthy

47
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Continuum

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A continuous sequence in which adjacent elements are not perceptibly different from each other

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Conviction

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A firmly held belief or opinion

49
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Cosmopolitan

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Familiar with and at ease in many different countries and cultures

50
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Countenance

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A person’s face or facial expression