Vocab 2 Flashcards by Jeremy Intal

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Ab initio

adj. from the beginning

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Abase

v. to belittle or degrade

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Aberrant

adj. deviating from accepted standards

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Abetting

v. encouraging someone to do a wrong

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Abscond

v. to leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection of or arrest for an unlawful action such as theft; escape

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Abstruse

v. obscure or difficult to understand

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Abut

v. (of an area of land or a building) to adjoin, to be next to or have a common boundary with

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Accretion

n. accumulation of matter; the process of growth or increase, typically by the gradual accumulation of additional layers or matter

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Acerbic

adj. sharp and forthright; tasting sour or bitter

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Acolyte

n. an assistant or follower; disciple

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Acrid

adj. angry and bitter; sharp and pungent

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Acrophobia

n. fear of heights

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Effacement

n. the erasing from a surface

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Effete

adj. (of a person) affected or overrefined; no longer capable of effective action

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Effigy

n. model of a person

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Effluviated

v. to give off an odor

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Effusive

adj. expressing feelings of gratitude, pleasure, or approval in an unrestrained or heartfelt manner

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Egalitarianism

adj. of, relating to, or believing in the principle that all people are equal and deserve equal rights and opportunities

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Egress

n. the action of going out of or leaving a place; v. to exit

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Emaciated

adj. abnormally thin or weak esp. because of illness or a lack of food; withered

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Grate

v. to annoy; aggravate; or shred something like cheese

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Gratuitous

adj. uncalled for; unwarranted

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Gregarious

adj. sociable

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Guffaw

n. or v. sudden loud laughter

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Guile

n. cunning; craftiness

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Guileless

adj. frank; straightforward; innocent and without deception

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Hackneyed

adj. unoriginal and trite; overused

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Hale

adj. strong and healthy; v.drag or draw forcefully

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Hallow

v. honor as holy; make holy

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Hapless

adj. unfortunate; unlucky

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Harbinger

n. indicator

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Hawser

n. thick rope or cable

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Hedge

v. limit or qualify by conditions or exceptions

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Odious

adj. extremely unpleasant

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Ogle

v. stare at with lecherous intent

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Olfactory

adj. concerned with smell

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Onus

n. burden; used to refer to something that is one’s duty or responsibility

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Ossify

v. become fixed and rigid; turn into bone or bony tissue

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Ostensible

adj. appearing to be true, but not necessarily so

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Ostracism

n. exclusion from a society or group; shun

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Veracious

adj. true

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Ruse

n. an action intended to deceive someone; a trick

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Caulk

v. treat with substance such as tar to make water tight

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Decoy

v. to lure or entice (a person or animal) away from an intended course, typically into a trap

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Limpid

adj. transparently clear

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Diaphanous

adj. transparent; thin and delicate

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Quisling

n. traitor who collaborates with the enemy

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Ineffable

adj. too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

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Assent

v. express approval or agreement, typically officially; n. the expression of approval or agreement

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Belabor

v. argue or elaborate (a subject) in excessive detail; attack or assault (someone) physically or verbally

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Pundit

n. an expert

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Dispensations

n. exemptions from a rule or usual requirement; the action of distributing or supplying something

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Saccharine

adj. excessively sweet or sentimental

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Draconian

adj. excessively harsh and severe

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Foppish

adj. excessively concerned with fashion

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Intemperate

adj. having or showing a lack of self-control; immoderate

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Verbiage

n. excessive or meaningless wordiness

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Quixotic

adj. exceedingly idealistic

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Paradigm

n. example; model

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Assaying

v. examine something in order to assess its nature; n. the testing of a metal or ore to determine its ingredients and quality

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Dexterous

adj. skillful with hands; mentally adroit; clever

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Malign

adj. malevolent; slander

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Somnambulist

n. sleepwalker

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Dawdler

n. slow person who falls behind others; (v. to dawdle)

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Dilatory

adj; slow to act; slow to act

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Obtuse

adj. annoyingly insensitive or slow to understand

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Skiff

n. small boat

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Coterie

n. small group of people with shared interests or tastes

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Minutiae

n. small, trivial, or precise details of something

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Fetid

adj. smelling extremely unpleasant

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Macerate

v. soften or break up by soaking; cause to grow thinner or waste away, esp. by fasting

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Anathema

n. someone or something that one vehemently dislikes

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Libertarian

n. someone who opposes tyranny, who believes in the doctrine of free will

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Poseur

n. someone who puts on an act

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Quietus

n. death or something that causes death, regarded as a release from life; something that has a calming or soothing effect

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Inconspicuous

adj. not noticeable

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Conspicuous

adj. standing out so as to be clearly visible

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Frivolous

adj. not serious; not having any serious purpose or value

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Unavailed

v. not using or taking advantage of an opportunity

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Recondite

adj. (of a subject or knowledge) little known; abstruse; obscure

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Esoterica

n. obscure details

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Tawdry

adj. showy but cheap and of poor quality; sordid or unpleasant

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Sordid

adj. involving ignoble actions and motives

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Nugatory

adj. of minor significance

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Arcadian

adj. of or relating to an ideal rustic paradise

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Infirmity

n. physical or mental weakness

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Inter

v. place in a grave or tomb

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Redolent

adj. strongly reminiscent or suggestive of (something); giving off odors

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Sententious

adj. given to moralizing in a pompous or affected manner

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Mendicant

adj. given to begging; n. a beggar

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Titter

v. giggle quietly

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Claque

n. group of groupies, people hired to applaud or heckle a performer or public speaker

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Iniquitous

adj. grossly unfair and morally wrong

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Solecism

n. grammatical mistake in speech or writing

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Amortized

v. gradually write off the initial cost of an asset; reduce or extinguish (a debt) by money regularly put aside

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Gerontocracy

n. government by the aged