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Vocab day 15-16 Flashcards

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altruistic

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concerned about the welfare and happiness of others rather than one’s own

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amalgamate

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to join together to form a single organization, group

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amalgamation

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mixing

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amateurish

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done without skill or experience

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bigot

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a person who holds strong beliefs and opinions and is intolerant of those who disagree

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complacency

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calm feeling of satisfaction with oneself, one’s work, etc.

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complacent

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calmly satisfied with oneself, one’s work, etc.

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complement

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something that completes; a thing that goes well

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compliant

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willing to do what people ask one to do

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compound

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to mix together; to make something worse by adding to it

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detractor

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someone who criticizes something or someone, often unfairly

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deviate

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to do something which is different from the usual way of behaving

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devious

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cunning

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diabolic

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extremely bad or shocking

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enigma

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questions, persons, things, etc. that are difficult to understand

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enigmatic

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mysterious and difficult to understand

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ennui

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weariness of mind caused by lack of anything interesting or exciting to do; feeling of boredom

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glum

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unhappy and quiet

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indecorous

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rude

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indefatigable

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never getting tired of doing something

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indict

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to charge

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indictment

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a formal written accusation presented by a grand jury to a court for prosecution of a serious crime

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indifferent

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lacking interest or concern; not caring

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indigenous

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having origin in a country or locality

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indigent

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without financial means to live; needy; poor

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liability

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area of weakness; disadvantage

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liberate

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to free or let out

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mendicant

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living on charity; one who lives by soliciting charity

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mercenary

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interested only in money and material gain; one who will do nearly anything for money

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nondescript

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very ordinary, having no interesting feature

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ominous

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suggesting that something unpleasant is likely to happen

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polemic

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of or involving dispute or controversy

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pomp

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ceremonial or magnificent display

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pontificate

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to speak or behave with exaggerated authority

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portend

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to indicate that something is likely to happen in the future

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postulate

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to suggest something as the basis for a theory, argument, or calculation, or assume that it is the basis

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remote

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slight

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remunerative

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providing or likely to provide payment or reward

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39
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renounce

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to give up

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sonorous

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having a deep sound

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soothe

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to make a person who is distressed quiet or calm

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sophistry

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use of sophism i.e., clever but false arguments

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sophomoric

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silly and childish

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soporific

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causing sleep or making a person want to sleep

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tenacity

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the determination to continue what you are doing

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tentative

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not certain or agreed

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variegated

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having a pattern of different colors or marks

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veer

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to change directions or courses

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vile

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extremely disgusting

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vilify

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to say evil or insulting things about

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ambiguity

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presence of more than one meaning

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ambivalence

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mixed feelings or opinions about something or somebody

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ambivalent

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having or showing a mixture of feelings or opinions about a person or situation

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ameliorate

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to make a situation better or less difficult

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amenable

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willing to be influenced or controlled

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bilateral

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including or concerning two people or two countries

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comprehensible

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able to be understood

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comprehension

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understanding

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compulsive

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extremely interesting; caused by an obsession

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compunction

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feeling of guilt or regret for one’s action

61
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concealment

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action of concealing

62
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diatribe

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lengthy and bitter attack in words

63
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dichotomous

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entirely different

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dictate

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to tell or order somebody to do something

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dictator

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a ruler who has total power in a country

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enthrall

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to hold somebody’s interest and attention completely

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enthralling

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holding attention completely

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enticement

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the act of tempting somebody by offering something nice

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fragility

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frailty

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glutton

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an overeater

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indignant

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feeling or showing anger in response to something considered unjust or unworthy

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indiscriminate

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lacking in judgment and discernment

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indispensable

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absolutely necessary; essential

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indistinct

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not clearly defined or delineated; vague; blurred

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indolence

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laziness

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laconic

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using or involving the use of a minimum of words

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lag

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to fall behind

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mercurial

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inconstant, unpredictable

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merit

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the advantages something has compared to something else

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meritorious

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worthy estimable

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nonentity

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a person without strong character, ideas or influence

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omission

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something left out, removed, not done

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potentate

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a person of great power

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practitioner

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a person practicing a trade, occupation, or profession

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precarious

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dependent on chance or uncertain conditions

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precipitate

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to cause something to occur suddenly or sooner than normal

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renovate

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to put in good condition by repairing

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renown

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the state of being famous

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renunciation

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the act of not allowing oneself certain pleasures for moral or religious reasons

90
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sovereignty

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the power of a country to control its own government

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spare

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to handle gently or leniently

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sparingly

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with use in small quantities

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spate

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a large number of unpleasant things that happen or appear with a short period of time

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tenuous

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weak

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tenure

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the period of time during which someone holds an important job

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tepid

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slightly warm

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terrestrial

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living on land

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vicious

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acting or done with evil intentions; violent or severe

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vicissitude

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change in one’s circumstances

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vigilant

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looking out for possible danger, trouble, etc.

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