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Vocab day 5 part 2 Flashcards

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1
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reparation

A

compensation, amends
“the judge said she would not sentence the man to jail on the condition that he pay full reparation to the family hurt by his crime”

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2
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repine

A

a passionate expression of grief or sorrow.

syn : lament,

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3
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reprise

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repetition, especially of a piece of music

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reproach

A 
blame, to find fault with.
express to (someone) one's disapproval of or disappointment in their actions.

reprimand, reprove, rebuke, lambast, admonish, chastise, castigate

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5
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reprobate

A

morally unprincipled person.

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repudiate

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to reject, refuse to accept

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rescind

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to cancel

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8
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resolution

A

determination

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9
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resolve

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determination

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reticent

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not been able to express one’s thoughts and feeling freely

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profound

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deep, not superficial, intense feeling.
“profound knowledge of the subject”
“profound feeling for somethinge”

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prohibitive

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prohibit, prevent, forbit

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proliferate

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to increase rapidly

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14
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propensity

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inclination, tendency

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propitiate

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appease, to win over, to do something that they like to win them over.
pro for peace, is propitiate

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propriety

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: the quality or state of being proper or suitable : APPROPRIATENESS
Syn : conformity (to what is socially acceptable in conduct or speech),
correct conduct,decorum, standard practices,, decency

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proscribe

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forbit, outlawed

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18
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provident

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providing for the future, like the provident fund

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19
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puissant

A

powerful.
to remember this word->
pussy ain’t powerful. LOL

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punctilious

A

showing great attention to detail or correct behaviour.

syn: meticulous

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quiescent

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inactive, still, dormancy

22
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quibble

A

argue over insignificant things

23
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query

A

a question

24
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qualms

A

an uneasy feeling of doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one’s own conduct; a misgiving.
hesitation, second thoughts etc.

25
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qualified

A

Being fitted for a specific purpose, means being restricted to that specific thing i.e.
being limited or being restricted.

26
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quail

A

to cower , lose heart

“To quail in fear”

27
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quagmire

A

difficult situation

28
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pusillanimous

A

cowardly

29
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purport / purported / purported

A

claim, support, to profess, to pretend to do something
“ Claim to do something without truth”

Syn : Specious, fallacious

” The ring purport to be real gold”
When used purport that means the speaker is doubtful of it being a truth.
In this case, speaker is doubtful of the ring being of gold, hence is purport.

30
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pungent

A

sharp strong smell

31
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renege

A

to go back on one’s words

32
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remonstrate

A

to object, protest

33
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relegate

A

to allocate to an inferior position

34
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regale

A

to entertain / amuse with talk

“ He regaled her with his charming personality”

35
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refute

A

to disprove, to contradict

36
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recondite

A

Little known

Syn : Obscure, abstruse, profound, arcane, esoteric,

37
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refractory

A

stubborn, unmanageable

Syn : obstinate

38
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refulgent

A

brightly shining.

39
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redoubtable

A

formidable, arousing fear

40
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recluse

A

a person who lives in seclusion ad often in solitude

Syn : hermit, ascetic

41
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recant

A

to retract a statement / opinion

42
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recalcitrant

A

resisting authority

43
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rebus

A

puzzles in which pictures / symbols represent words

44
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rationale

A

fundamental reason

45
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rarefied / rarefy

A

refined, thining

“ Increasing industrialization leads to rarefying of the forest”

46
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ramification / ramify

A

implication, outgrowth, consequences
“ Before making a law we have to think of all the possible ramifications, for example: things that will occur as a consequence of this law, also, all the loops holes of this law all of these are ramifications”

47
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raiment

A

clothing, attire, apparel, garments,

48
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rail

A

to scold

49
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raconteur

A

witty, skillful storyteller

50
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quorum

A

number of member necessary to conduct a meeting

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