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Vocab day 10 part 1 Flashcards

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1
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default

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  1. not to fulfill on an obligation.

2. default setting

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delineate

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to represent, to depict

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denigrate

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to belittle someone.

sent : disparage something and denigrate someone

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denizen

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a person, animal, or plant that lives or is found in a particular place.
Native

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demotic

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pertaining to people

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demographic

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related to population balance

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demur

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to express doubt

“She agreed to his request without demur.”

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deference

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respect, regard for someone

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defunct

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no longer existing

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denouncement

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outcome, the final part after the climax.

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defame

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to malign, to harm someone’s reputation

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decorum

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proper behavious

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debauchery

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excessive indulgence in sex and drugs

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death

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scarcity

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daunt

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to intimidate

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credo

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social principles, a statement of the beliefs or aims which guide someone’s actions.
syn : creed

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credence

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acceptance of something as truth

“The theory is gaining credence among scientists.”/” I’m afraid I don’t put much credence in common gossip.”

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craven

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cowardly

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cozen

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deceive

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covetous

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desiring something owned by another

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convention

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  1. a way in which something is usually done.

2. an agreement between states covering particular matters, especially one less formal than a treaty.

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converge

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to come together

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convex

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curve outwards

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convoluted

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twisted

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cornucopia

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a cone shaped basket overflowing with fruits, abundance

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cosmology

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study of universe as a totality

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covert

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hidden

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coquette

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a flirtatious women

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convivial

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sociable

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copious

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abundance,

syn: profuse

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connoisseur

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expert of taste

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conscript

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enlist (someone) compulsorily, typically into the armed services.

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consecrate

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to declare sacred

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contend

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Contend is a verb. It means to struggle, or to compete with a rival. It can also mean to assert and maintain an opinion or stance when there’s evidence to the contrary.

Content is an adjective. It describes the state of feeling generally good about a situation, like their life or circumstances.

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contentious

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quarrelsome

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contiguous

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touching, neighbouring

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continence

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abstentious, self control

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contumacious

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stubbornly disobedient

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contrite

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feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for a sin or shortcoming
“the criminal showed contrite when sentenced to death”

40
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conundrum

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puzzle with no solution

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concave

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cave inwards

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complaint

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yeilding

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compunction

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uneasiness caused by guilt

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conciliatory

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overcome hostility

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concoct

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to invent

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concomitant

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existing concurrently

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confound

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puzzled, baffled

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condome

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to overlook voluntarily

49
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congenial

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friendly

50
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conjugal

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pertaining to marriage agreement

“the bennett sisters goal was to find a suitable man and live in conjugal happiness”

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complement

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add on, something in addition to something

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coplaisant

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obidient

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complacent

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different from complaisant.,
: self satisfied, showing smug or uncritical satisfaction with oneself or one’s achievements.
“The student grew complacent about the challenges ahead.”

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compendium

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a brief summary

55
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commensurate

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proportional

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collage

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collection of art, “collarge”

57
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cognizant

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aware, informed

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coalesce

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cause to become one, united

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coda

A

concluding part

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codify

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arrange (laws or rules) into a systematic code.

to arrange in a plan or system

61
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chicanery

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trickery, fraud

62
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chivalry

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gallantry towards women

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churlish

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boorish,rude

64
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circuitious

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roundabout

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clairvoyant

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psychic, one who can predict the future

66
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coagulate

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thicken, congeal

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centripetal

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moving towards the center

68
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centrifugal

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moving away from the center

69
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centrifugal

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moving away from the center

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celestial

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concerning sky or heavens

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caustic

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sarcastic, bitter, like caustic soda

72
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causal

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involving a cause

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caucus

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a small group within an org

74
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catalyst

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something causing change

75
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cataclysm

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a violent upheaval that causes great destruction and change

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cant

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jargon

77
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cantankerous

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irritable, ill humored

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capricious

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fickle

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cardinal

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of foremost importance

80
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carnal

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relating to physical, especially sexual, needs and activities.

81
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cartography

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science of making maps

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caste

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social groups

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castigation

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punishment

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canard

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deliberately misleading story

85
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culmany

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slander

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callous

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insensitive

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cadge

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ask for or obtain (something to which one is not strictly entitled).

88
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buttress

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support

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burnish

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to polish

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burgeon

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to flourish

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bucolic

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rustic, characteristic of countryside,pastorial

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