vocab Flashcards
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abate
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to subside, become less
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adulation
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praise or flattery that is excessive
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anathema
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an object of intense dislike
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astute
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shrewd, crafty, showing practical wisdom
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avarice
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a greedy desire
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culpable
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deserving blame
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dilatory
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tending to delay or procrastinate
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egregious
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conspicuous in an unfavorable sense
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equivocate
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to speak or act in a way that allows for more than one interpretation
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evanescent
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vanishing, soon passing away, light and airy
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irresolute
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unable to make up one’s mind
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nebulous
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vague, confused, indistinct
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novice
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one who is just a beginner
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penury
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extreme poverty
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pretentious
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done for show, striving to make a big impression
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recapitulate
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to sum up
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resuscitate
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to revive
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slovenly
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untidy, dirty, careless
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supposition
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assumption, presumption, hypothesis
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torpid
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inactive, sluggish, dull
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accrue
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to grow or accumulate over time
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annotation
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a critical or explanatory note or comment
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bedlam
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a state or scene of uproar and confusion
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covert
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hidden, disguised, purposefully kept secret
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debonair
smooth and polished in manner and appearance
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dun
to demand insistently especially in payment of a debt
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efficacious
effective, producing results
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equanimity
calmness, composure, refusal to panic
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fortuitous
accidental, occurring by happy chance
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gist
the essential part, main point, or essence
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gratuitous
freely given
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imperious
overbearing, arrogant
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invective
a strong denunciation or condemnation
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motley
showing great variety
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munificent
extremely generous
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procrastinate
to delay
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provocative
tending to produce a strong feeling or response
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recondite
exceeding ordinary knowledge and understanding
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reprobate
scoundrel
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sedentary
remaining in one place
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abstemious
moderate, sparing, characterized by abstinence and self discipline
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censurable
deserving of blame or correction
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contingent
dependent on uncertain events or conditions
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corroborate
to confirm, verify
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denizen
an inhabitant, resident
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discursive
passing aimlessly from one place or subject to another
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disseminate
to scatter or spread widely
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dowdy
poorly dressed, shabby
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florid
highly colored, reddish; excessively ornate, showy
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foist
to pass off as worthy or genuine
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gauche
awkward, lacking in social graces, tactless, clumsy
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heresy
an opinion different from accepted belief
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inculcate
to impress on the mind by repetition
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palpable
easily seen, heard or recognized
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perceptive
having sympathetic insight or understanding
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pernicious
extremely harmful; deadly, fatal
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salient
prominent, standing out, conspicuous
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satiate
to satisfy completely
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sear
to char or scorch the surface of
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specious
apparently good or valid but lacking real merit
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absolve
to clear from blame, responsibility, or guilt
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caricature
a representation, such as a drawing, that exaggerates a subject's characteristic features
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clangor
a loud ringing sound
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contiguous
side by side, touching
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cupidity
greed
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deleterious
harmful, injurious
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enhance
to raise to a higher degree
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enthrall
to captivate
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extenuating
lessening the seriousness or magnitude of an offense
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implicit
implied or understood though unexpressed
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incisive
sharp, keen, penetrating
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inimical
unfriendly,hostile
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ostentatious
showy
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paragon
a model of excellence or perfection
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politic
prudent, expedient
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prosaic
dull, lacking in distinction and originality
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redundant
wordy, repetitive
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sanctimonious
self-righteous, holier-than-thou
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scintillating
sparkling, twinkling, exceptionally brilliant
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winsome
charming, attractive, pleasing
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abet
to encourage, assist, aid, support
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aver
to affirm, declare confidently
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blatant
obvious or conspicuous
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broach
to bring up or begin to talk about a subject
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buttress
to support, prop up, strengthen OR a supporting structure
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carousal
noisy revelry or merrymaking
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collate
sort-out, cross-check
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connoisseur
an expert especially in one of the fine arts
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disconsolate
deeply unhappy or dejected
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encumber
to weigh down or burden
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foment
to promote trouble or rebellion
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grisly
frightful, horrible, ghastly
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herculean
characterized by great strength OR very hard to do in the sense of requiring unusual strength
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impassive
showing no feeling or emotion
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inauspicious
unfavorable, unlucky
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incontrovertible
unquestionable, beyond dispute
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nonplussed
puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a oss
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opportune
occurring at an appropriate time
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prolific
abundant, profuse
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rejionder
a reply to a reply, response
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amenable
willing to follow advice or authority
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berate
to scold sharply
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carnage
large-scale slaughter or loss of life
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credulous
too ready to believe, easily deceived
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criterion
a standard for judgment or evalution
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deplete
to use up as a result of spending or consumption
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expatiate
to expand on, write or talk at length or in deatil
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extraneous
irrelevant
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inception
the beginning, start, earliest stage of
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infirmity
a weakness or ailment
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jejune
immature, juvenile
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obdurate
stubborn, unyielding
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potpourri
a collection of diverse or miscellaneous items
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precocious
showing unusually early development
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sadistic
delighting in cruelty
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sententious
self-righteous, characterized by moralizing
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supplicate
to beg earnestly and humbly
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surfeit
an excess or overindulgence, as in eating or drinking
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tortuous
winding, twisted, crooked
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turgid
swollen, bloated, filled to excess
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adamant
firm in purpose or opinion
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brouhaha
an uproar or commotion that goes far beyond what is justified
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bulwark
a strong defense or protection
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choleric
easily made angry, bad-tempered
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cloy
to spoil or destroy in appetite by too much indulgence
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curtail
to cut short
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deference
courteous yielding to the wishes and ideas of another
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definitive
conclusive
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demeanor
the way a person behaves
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enigmatic
puzzling, perplexing
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impromptu
without preparation
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mawkish
excessively and objectionably sentimental
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mollify
reduce in intensity
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onus
something that is heavy or burdensome
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presentiment
a vague sense of approaching misfortune
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profligate
given over dissipation and self-indulgence
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remit
to send in or hand in as in money
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requisite
needed, necessary
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sartorial
having to do with clothes or dress especially men's
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thwart
to oppose successfully, to prevent
