Vocab "E" Flashcards

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Inexorable

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Aging is an inexorable process that cannot be changed

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Impinge

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Her work is impinging on her social life, effecting her badly.

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Approbation

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The council has finally indicated its approbation, approving the plans.

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Redress

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It is time to redress the injustices of the past, which was unfair.

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Replete

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The library is replete with books, being filled with them.

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Personage

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The personage of Taylor Swift shows she is a famous person.

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Misnomer

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Nowadays it is a misnomer to call a farmer a peasant, as it is not appropriate.

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Expurgate

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Editors heavily expurgated the novel before its initial publication to censor it.

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Garner

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the police struggled to garner, or to gather, sufficient evidence.

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Translucent

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Laura’s window has a translucent quality, allowing light to pass through.

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Oblivion

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He was a celebrity who was consigned to oblivion, being unaware of what is happening.

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Penury

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He was brought up in penury, being very poor

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Consolidate

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The two funds will be consolidated, joining into one.

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bemuse

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The people were bemused by the foreigner’s confusing attire.

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totalitarian

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The Soviet Union was totalitarian, having total control over its people

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amoral

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An infant is amoral, not following moral rules.

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Fidelity

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Tell your husband it is fidelity and his loyalty, or divorce.

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Inordinate

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I waited an inordinate amount of time, far more than expected.

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Surly

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the guard’s surly, bad-tempered expression did not bode well

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Stolid

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Holmes shares rooms with the stolid Dr Watson, who doesn’t show much emotion.

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Subscribe

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I subscribe to that view at all, as it is a theory I agree with.

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staple

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wheat is one of the world’s staple and basic part of food crops

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Omnipotent

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They believe that God is the omnipotent creator of all things, having total power.

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Moribund

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One patient was moribund, or in bad condition, at presentation and died 4 days later.

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Uncanny
The movie was uncanny and strange.
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Vignette
Bob Ross made things like a vignette, or a small drawing.
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Categorical
The answer to the kidnappers has been categorical, being expressed with great certainty.
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Sequel
Cars 2 is a sequel that continues the story of the first movie.
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Desiccate
The sun desiccated the surface, removing all moisture.
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Bereft
His sister was bereft, having lost something.
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Destitute
His brother was destitute, or very poor.
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censorious
The reviewer was censorious about the movie, criticizing it a lot.
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palliate
The palliate medication made it less painful, but did not cure him.
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excise
His job is to excise, or cut out, the paper cutouts.
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panorama
His camera's panorama shows a wide view of land.