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Vocab day 6 part 2 Flashcards

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pellucid

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transparent, like lucid, clear

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penchant

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inclination

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pallid

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lacking color/liveliness

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panegyric

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praise

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pathological

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departing from normal condition

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patois

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reginal dialect

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paucity

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scarcity

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pedantic

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excessively concerned with minor details or rules; overscrupulous.

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partisan

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one sided

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paragon

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model of excellence

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oligarchy

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government lead by few

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onerous

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burdensome

(of a task or responsibility) involving a great deal of effort, trouble, or difficulty.

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onomatopoeia

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words that are written exactly how they sound

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opprobium

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disgrace

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ornithology

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study of birds

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oscillate

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moving back and forth

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ostentatious

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show off

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overweening

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presumptuously arrogant / showing excessive confidence or pride.

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paean

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a song of praise

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paleontology

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study of past remains

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nugatory

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having no value or importance

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obdurate

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stubborn

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obsequious

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overly submissive

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occult

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group

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occlude

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block out

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obsequy

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funeral ceremony

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obviate

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to make something useless

“ AI and ML will soon obviate the need of people doing things manually”

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odyssey

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journey, voyage

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officious

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helpful in meddlesome way

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olfactory

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relating to smell

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neophyte

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novice, beginner

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necromancy

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black magic

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neologism

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new word or new expression is called neologism.

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nexus

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connection between things, “like wall street is America’s nexus for financial system”

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nonplussed

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bewildered

“the boys were nonplussed at the sight of the female in their changing room”

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mundane

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related to ordinary things

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negate

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to cancel out

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nostelgia

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longing thoughts for the past

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multifarious

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diverse

“her life was a bundle of multifarious adventures”

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nostrum

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supposed cure

“there are many nostrum cures for obesity but the prosaic approch is the only way to go”

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motley

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made up of many parts

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morose

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sullen, ill humored

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monolithic

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solid, unified

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mollify

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soothe

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modicum

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limited quantity

46
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mnemonic

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assisting memory

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mitigation

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to alleviate, to reduce

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misogynist

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one who hates women

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miscrent

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villain, criminal

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miscellany

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mixture of writing on many subjects

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