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Vocab- Final 2 Flashcards

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apathy

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n. a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

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compatible

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adj. able to work well with; capable of use with some other model or system

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consecrate

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v. to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

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deride

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v. to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

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ingenuous

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adj. innocent, simple, frank

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multifarious

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adj. having great variety; diverse

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parsimonious

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adj. stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small

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recalcitrant

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adj. stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

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stultify

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v. to make ineffective or useless, cripple

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animosity

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n. strong dislike; bitter hostility

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ardent

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adj. very enthusiastic, impassioned

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assiduous

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adj. persistent, attentive, diligent

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capricious

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adj. subject to whims

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copious

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adj. abundant, plentiful; wordy

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indemnity

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n. a payment for damage or loss

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limpid

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adj. clear, transparent; readily understood

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omnipotent

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adj. almighty, having unlimited power or authority

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poignant

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adj. deeply affecting; keen or sharpen taste or smell

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rancor

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n. bitter resentment or ill-will

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sophomoric

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adj. immature and overconfident; conceited

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acquiesce

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v. to accept without protest; to agree to submit

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allure

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v. to tempt, to be attracted to

n. a strong attraction

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askew

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adj. twisted to one side, crooked; disapproving

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contentious

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adj. quarrelsome, inclined to argue

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crestfallen

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adj. discouraged

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garrulous

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adj. given to much talking, chatty

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insuperable

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adj. incapable of being overcome

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misnomer

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n. an unsuitable or misleading name

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retribution

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n. a repayment; a deserved punishment

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sinuous

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adj. winding, having many curves; flexible

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sonorous

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adj. rich in sound; impressive in style

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allude

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v. to refer to casually or indirectly

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clairvoyant

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adj. supernaturally perceptive

n. one who possesses extrasensory powers

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endemic

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adj. native or confined to a particular region or people

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fathom

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v. to understand; get to the bottom of, determine

n. a measure of depth in water

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integrity

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n. honesty, high moral standards; completeness

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misconstrue

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v. to interpret wrongly; mistake the meaning of

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placate

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v. to appease, soothe, pacify

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placid

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adj. calm, peaceful

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pretext

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n. a false reason, deceptive excuse

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stark

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adj. harsh, unrelieved, desolate

adv. utterly

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abjure

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v. to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun

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august

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adj. majestic, inspiring admiration and respect

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callous

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adj. emotionally hardened, unfeeling

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clandestine

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adj. secret, concealed; underhanded

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compunction

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n. remorse, regret

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indelible

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adj. not able to be erased or removed; memorable

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inveterate

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adj. firmly established, long-standing; habitual

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platitude

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n, a commonplace, stale, or trite remark

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ruminate

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v. to mediate, think about at length

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tacit

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adj. unspoken, silent; implied, inferred

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beset

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v. to attack from all sides; to surround

adj. harassed, troubled; studded (jewels)

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decorum

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n. proper behavior, good taste; orderliness

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implacable

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adj. not to satisfied; unyielding

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infinitesimal

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adj. so small as to be almost immeasurable

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innocuous

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adj. harmless, inoffensive; insignificant

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prowess

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n. distinguished bravery; superior skill or bravery

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sedate

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adj. quiet, settled, sober

v. administer a tranquilizer

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stentorian

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adj. extremely loud

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stipulate

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v. to arrange specifically; to require as a condition of agreement

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