Vocab 3 Flashcards
1
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Circumspect
A
Cautious, not a risk taker
2
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Didactic
A
Intending to teach, in the manner of a teacher
3
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Ingenuous
A
Sincere, innocent, unsuspecting (not a threat)
4
Q
Perfunctory
A
Routine tasks that don’t take a lot of effort
5
Q
Prodigal
A
When something is overdone; waste fully extravagant
6
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Qualify
A
To give necessary skill or knowledge
7
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Reprove
A
To criticize or correct
8
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Xenophobia
A
Fear of anything foreign
9
Q
Zenith
A
Highest point or state
10
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Ambiguity
A
Uncertainty or not exact in meaning
11
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Antithesis
A
Opposite person/event/action
12
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Chiasmus
A
Repeated in reverse order (X)
13
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Connotation
A
Defined based on experience
14
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Denotation
A
Literal meaning
15
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Epigraph
A
Inscriptions on a building, seen on statues
