Vocab Flashcards
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Detriment
A
A disadvantage
2
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Dexterous
A
Skilled
3
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Discretion
A
Good sense
4
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Facetious
A
Funny (inappropriately)
5
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Gregarious
A
Outgoing
6
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Optimum
A
Best or most favorable
7
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Ostentatious
A
Showy, flashy
8
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Scrupulous
A
Ethical, honest
9
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Sensory
A
Related to the senses
10
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Vicarious
A
Experienced through someone else
11
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Collaborate
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To act as a team
12
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Despondent
A
Depressed or hopeless
13
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Instigate
A
To cause or provoke
14
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Resilient
A
Quick to recover
15
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Retrospect
A
Looking back
16
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Rudimentary
A
Basic or simple
17
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Scoff
A
To laugh at or mock
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Squelch
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To hold back or silence
19
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Venerate
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To honor deeply
20
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Zealot
A
An extremist
21
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Ambiguous
A
Unclear or vague
22
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Dissident
A
A rebel or protester
23
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Embellish
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To decorate or exaggerate
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Fritter
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To waste
25
Inadvertent
Unintended
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Inane
Silly or senseless
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Juxtapose
To place side by side
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Lethargy
Weariness or fatigue
29
Sporadic
Irregular or inconsistent
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; incapable of error
36
Maudlin
Overly emotional
37
Regress
To go backwards
38
Relinquish
To give up
39
Ubiquitous
Found everywhere
40
Zenith
The highest point
41
Charlatan
A con artist or fraud
42
Corroborate
To support or confirm
43
Disseminate
To spread
44
Diverge
To separate
45
Dormant
Not active
46
Hoist
To raise
47
Illicit
Unlawful
48
Irrevocable
Not reversible
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Precipitate
To bring on
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Proliferation
A rapid increase
