Vocab Flashcards

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Unanimity

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In complete agreement

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Stipulate

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To make an express demand;

To require as an essential condition in making an agreement

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Anamalous

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Irregular, abnormal, inconsistent

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Periphery

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External boundary;
Relatively minor;
Irrelevant;
Superficial aspect of a subject

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Acrimonious

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Caustic;
Stinging;
Bitter in speech, behavior

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Rescind

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To abrogate;
To annul, revoke
To invalidate

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Cogent

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Convincing by virtue of forcible clear, incisive presentation

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Acquiesce

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To assent tacitly;

Submit or comply without protest

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Injunction

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A command;

An admonition

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Culpability

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Guilt or blame that is deserved;

Blameworthiness

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Obliterate

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To remove or destroy

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Intractable

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Not easily controlled or manageable;
Stubborn;
Obstinate;
Hard to treat, cure

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Ameliorate

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To make or become better, more bearable;

Improve

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Tout

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To brag about;

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Attest

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Affirm; To vouch for;

Certify

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Importunate

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Urgent or persistent in solicitation;

Troublesome

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Dubious

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Doubtful;

Wavering or hesitating in opinion

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Inhibitions

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Restrictions; hindrance;

Stopping; Restraint

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Incite

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Encourage; provoke; to stir, stimulate

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Impartial

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Not partial or biased;

Just, fair

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Decried

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To speak disparagingly of;

Denounce as faulty or worthless; Condemn by proclamation

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Adduce

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To bring forward in argument or as evidence;

Affirm; promote

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Culprit

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Person responsible for wrongdoing

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Aberrant

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Departing from the right, normal or usual course

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Confluence
Coming together
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Plenary
Full; complete; entire; absolute
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Embroil
To bring into discord or conflict; | To throw into confusion
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Corroborate
To make more certain
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Affinity
A natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing or idea
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Parochial
Narrow-minded; restricted;
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Corpus
Body of text; | Large collection of writings
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Jejune
Dull in the mind; | Immature; lacking knowledge
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Dearth
Inadequate supply; scarcity
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Stymie
To hinder; block | Discourage
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Pernicious
Causing incidious harm or ruin
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Latent
Dormant; hidden | Present but not visible
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Tenet
Belief; dogma
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Disparate
Different; distinct
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Inimical
Adverse; harmful
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Antipathy
Distaste; aversion | Roughly the opposite of sympathy
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Stipulate
To make a demand; | To require as an essential condition
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Inculcate
Implant; Infuse information; Teach persistently and earnestly
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Anathema
A person or thing detested or loathed
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Deplored
To regret deeply or strongly; | To disapprove of
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Versed
Experienced; Learned; Skilled
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Conjecture
To conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability
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Procure
Acquire; obtain
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Conundrum
A riddle; | Anything that puzzles
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Ostensible
Outwardly; Appearing as such; Pretended
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Culmination
Acme; Climatic stage; Highest point
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Predicament
Unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, dangerous situation
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Engender
To produce, cause or give rise to; | To beget
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Elusive
Cleverly or skillfully evasive
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Ludicrous
Causing laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous | 어이없어하다
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Unearth
Discover with difficulty; | To uncover, dig or get out of the earth
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Disconcerting
To disturb; upsetting; | To throw into disorder or confusion
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Recuperate
To recover from sickness; | To recover from financial loss
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Enunciated
To pronounce in an articulate manner; | To announce or proclaim
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Conducive
Favorable for; | Appropriate; useful
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Preponderant
Superior in force, influence; | Prevailing; predominant
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Prodigious
Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree; Marvelous; Monstrous
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Quandary
Dilemma; | State of uncertainty
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Belabor
Criticize harshly; | Baste
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Postulate
To assume without proof; | Self-evident
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Vicissitude
A change or variation occuring in the course of something
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Eschew
To deliberatelt avoid using
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Recondite
Esoteric; | Abstruse
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Dupliticious
Being two-fold; | Deceitful in speech or conduct
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Vituperate
To use or address with harsh abusive language
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Inveigle
To entice, lure; | To acquire by beguiling talk
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Unassailable
Undisputable; not open to attack