Vocab day 5 Flashcards
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Acumen
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keenness on judgment; mental sharpness
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annex
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to add or attach
3
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acute
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sharp; shrewd
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angst
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anxiety; fear; dread
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admonish
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to scold gently; to warn
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brouhaha
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uproar
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brazen
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impudent; bold
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brink
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edge
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boon
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a blessing; a benefit
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blandishment
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flattery
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chasm
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a deep, gaping hole; a gorge
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choleric
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hot-tempered; quick to anger
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cabal
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a group of conspirators; a clique
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calamity
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a disaster
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civil
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polite; civilized; courteous
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demeanor
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behavior; manner
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demography
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the statistical study of characteristics of populations
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denomination
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a classification; a category name
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denote
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to signify; to indicate; to ark
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epitome
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a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole
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equanimity
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composure; calm
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equivocal
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ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way
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fidelity
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faithfulness; loyalty
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futile
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useless; hopeless
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gratuitous
given freely (said of something bad); unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for
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heyday
golden age; prime
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incorrigible
incapable of being reformed
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indifferent
not caring one way or the other
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indigent
poor
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indignant
angry, especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted
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latent
present but not visible or apparent; potential
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manifest
visible; evident
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marshal
to arrange in order; to gather together for the purpose of doing something
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obviate
to make unnecessary; to avert
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penchant
a strong taste or liking for something
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penitent
sorry
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pensive
thoughtful and sad
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pious
reverent or devout;
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replenish
to fill again; to resupply; to restore
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replete
completely filled; abounding
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rebut
to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
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relegate
to banish; to send away
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sloth
laziness; sluggishness
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solicitous
eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive
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specious
deceptively plausible or attractive
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tenuous
flimsy; extremely thin
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terse
using no unnecessary words; succinct
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vociferous
loud; noisy
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vindictive
seeking revenge
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voluminous
large; extensive; having large volume
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keenness on judgment; mental sharpness
Acumen
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to add or attach
annex
53
sharp; shrewd
acute
54
anxiety; fear; dread
angst
55
to scold gently; to warn
admonish
56
uproar
brouhaha
57
impudent; bold
brazen
58
edge
brink
59
a blessing; a benefit
boon
60
flattery
blandishment
61
a deep, gaping hole; a gorge
chasm
62
hot-tempered; quick to anger
choleric
63
a group of conspirators; a clique
cabal
64
a disaster
calamity
65
polite; civilized; courteous
civil
66
behavior; manner
demeanor
67
the statistical study of characteristics of populations
demography
68
a classification; a category name
denomination
69
to signify; to indicate; to ark
denote
70
a brief summary that captures the meaning of the whole
epitome
71
composure; calm
equanimity
72
ambiguous; intentionally confusing; capable of being interpreted in more than one way
equivocal
73
faithfulness; loyalty
fidelity
74
useless; hopeless
futile
75
given freely (said of something bad); unjustified; unprovoked; uncalled for
gratuitous
76
golden age; prime
heyday
77
incapable of being reformed
incorrigible
78
not caring one way or the other
indifferent
79
poor
indigent
80
angry, especially as a result of something unjust or unworthy; insulted
indignant
81
present but not visible or apparent; potential
latent
82
visible; evident
manifest
83
to arrange in order; to gather together for the purpose of doing something
marshal
84
to make unnecessary; to avert
obviate
85
a strong taste or liking for something
penchant
86
sorry
penitent
87
thoughtful and sad
pensive
88
reverent or devout;
pious
89
to fill again; to resupply; to restore
replenish
90
completely filled; abounding
replete
91
to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false
rebut
92
to banish; to send away
relegate
93
laziness; sluggishness
sloth
94
eager and attentive, often to the point of hovering; anxiously caring or attentive
solicitous
95
deceptively plausible or attractive
specious
96
flimsy; extremely thin
tenuous
97
using no unnecessary words; succinct
terse
98
loud; noisy
vociferous
99
seeking revenge
vindictive
100
large; extensive; having large volume
voluminous
