Vocab Flashcards

1
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Unanimity

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In complete agreement

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2
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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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3
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Anamalous

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Irregular, abnormal, inconsistent

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4
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Periphery

A

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

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5
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Acrimonious

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Caustic;
Stinging;
Bitter in speech, behavior

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6
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Rescind

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To abrogate;
To annul, revoke
To invalidate

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7
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Cogent

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Convincing by virtue of forcible clear, incisive presentation

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8
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Acquiesce

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To assent tacitly;

Submit or comply without protest

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9
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Injunction

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A command;

An admonition

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10
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Culpability

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Guilt or blame that is deserved;

Blameworthiness

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11
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Obliterate

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To remove or destroy

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12
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Intractable

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

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13
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Ameliorate

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To make or become better, more bearable;

Improve

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14
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Tout

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To brag about;

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15
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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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17
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Dubious

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Doubtful;

Wavering or hesitating in opinion

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18
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Inhibitions

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Restrictions; hindrance;

Stopping; Restraint

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19
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Incite

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Encourage; provoke; to stir, stimulate

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20
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Impartial

A

Not partial or biased;

Just, fair

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21
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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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22
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Adduce

A

To bring forward in argument or as evidence;

Affirm; promote

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23
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Culprit

A

Person responsible for wrongdoing

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24
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Aberrant

A

Departing from the right, normal or usual course

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25
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Confluence

A

Coming together

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26
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Plenary

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Full; complete; entire; absolute

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27
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Embroil

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To bring into discord or conflict;

To throw into confusion

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28
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Corroborate

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To make more certain

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29
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Affinity

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A natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing or idea

30
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Parochial

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Narrow-minded; restricted;

31
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Corpus

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Body of text;

Large collection of writings

32
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Jejune

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Dull in the mind;

Immature; lacking knowledge

33
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Dearth

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Inadequate supply; scarcity

34
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Stymie

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To hinder; block

Discourage

35
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Pernicious

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Causing incidious harm or ruin

36
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Latent

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Dormant; hidden

Present but not visible

37
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Tenet

A

Belief; dogma

38
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Disparate

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Different; distinct

39
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Inimical

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Adverse; harmful

40
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Antipathy

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Distaste; aversion

Roughly the opposite of sympathy

41
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Stipulate

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To make a demand;

To require as an essential condition

42
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Inculcate

A

Implant;
Infuse information;
Teach persistently and earnestly

43
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Anathema

A

A person or thing detested or loathed

44
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Deplored

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To regret deeply or strongly;

To disapprove of

45
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Versed

A

Experienced;
Learned;
Skilled

46
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Conjecture

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To conclude or suppose from grounds or evidence insufficient to ensure reliability

47
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Procure

A

Acquire; obtain

48
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Conundrum

A

A riddle;

Anything that puzzles

49
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Ostensible

A

Outwardly;
Appearing as such;
Pretended

50
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Culmination

A

Acme;
Climatic stage;
Highest point

51
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Predicament

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Unpleasantly difficult, perplexing, dangerous situation

52
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Engender

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To produce, cause or give rise to;

To beget

53
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Elusive

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Cleverly or skillfully evasive

54
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Ludicrous

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Causing laughter because of absurdity; ridiculous

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55
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Unearth

A

Discover with difficulty;

To uncover, dig or get out of the earth

56
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Disconcerting

A

To disturb; upsetting;

To throw into disorder or confusion

57
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Recuperate

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To recover from sickness;

To recover from financial loss

58
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Enunciated

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To pronounce in an articulate manner;

To announce or proclaim

59
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Conducive

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Favorable for;

Appropriate; useful

60
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Preponderant

A

Superior in force, influence;

Prevailing; predominant

61
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Prodigious

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Extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree;
Marvelous;
Monstrous

62
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Quandary

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Dilemma;

State of uncertainty

63
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Belabor

A

Criticize harshly;

Baste

64
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Postulate

A

To assume without proof;

Self-evident

65
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Vicissitude

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A change or variation occuring in the course of something

66
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Eschew

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To deliberatelt avoid using

67
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Recondite

A

Esoteric;

Abstruse

68
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Dupliticious

A

Being two-fold;

Deceitful in speech or conduct

69
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Vituperate

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To use or address with harsh abusive language

70
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Inveigle

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To entice, lure;

To acquire by beguiling talk

71
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Unassailable

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Undisputable; not open to attack