Vocab Final Flashcards
animosity / enmity, rancor, antipathy
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apathy / indifference, disinterest, detachment
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to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose
consecrate
decrepit / vigorous, robust, sturdy
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eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes
omnivorous
animosity / affection, fondness, rapport, amity
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a state of perplexity or doubt
quandary
consecrate / desecrate, profane, dishonor
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apathy / enthusiasm, fervor, ardor, concern
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old and feeble; worn-out, ruined
decrepit
omnivorous / all-devouring, voracious
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strong dislike; bitter hostility
animosity
consecrate / devote, sanctify
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quandary / confusion, dilemma, predicament
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reprisal / retaliation, revenge
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a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest
apathy
revel / abhor, loathe
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decrepit / infirm, broken-down, rickety
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suave / sophisticated, urbane, polished
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an injury done in return for injury
reprisal
subject to whims or passing fancies
capricious
revel / relish, savor, bask in, carouse
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chastise / commend, reward
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smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses
suave
capricious / impulsive, fickle, unpredictable, mercurial
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to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration
revel
chastise / discipline, censure
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suave / crude, clumsy, oafish, loutish
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unnaturally thin
emaciated
capricious / constant, steady, unwavering
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gnarled / smooth, unblemished, straight
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to inflict physical punishment as a means of correction; to scold severely
chastise
emaciated / withered, shriveled
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inkling / clue, intimation, suggestion
inkling
to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; the power to attract, charm
allure
gnarled / knotty, misshapen, contorted
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deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
poignant
sophomoric / pretentious, superficial, fatuous
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emaciated / plump, fat, obese, corpulent
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a hint; a vague notion
inkling
gnarled / smooth, unblemished, straight
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poignant / heartrending, melancholy
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immature and overconfident; conceited
sophomoric
allure / repel, turn off; repellent
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quarrelsome, inclined to argue
contentious
knotted, twisted, lumpy
gnarled
rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
disheveled
poignant / unaffecting, bland, vapid, insipid, funny
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sophomoric / mature, judicious, knowledgeable
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allure / beguile, tantalize; temptation, enticement
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contentious / argumentative, disputatious, combative
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rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder
disheveled
garrulous / reticent, mum, taciturn, laconic
garrulous
a period of relief or rest
respite
to be regretted or pitied
lamentable
contentious / agreeable, amiable, affable, pacific
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to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract, charm
allure
disheveled / tidy, well-groomed
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lamentable / praiseworthy, commendable, laudable
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given to much talking, tediously chatty
garrulous
wastrel / skinflint, tightwad
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respite / interval, intermission, lull, breather
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allure / repel, turn off; repellent
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disheveled / untidy, disarranged, tousled
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lamentable / deplorable regrettable, distressing
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garrulous / talkative, loquacious
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wastrel / loafer, idler, profligate
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to refer to casually or indirectly
allude
disreputable / honest, aboveboard, respectable, creditable
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to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of
misconstrue
to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; a measure of depth in water
fathom
allude / suggest, insinuate, intimate
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a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing
wastrel
not respectable, not esteemed
disreputable
fathom / grasp, figure out, plumb
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to appease, soothe, pacify
placate
misconstrue / misjudge, misinterpret
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placid / stormy, agitated, turbulent, tempestuous
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disreputable / disgraceful, discreditable, shady
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placate / vex, irk, provoke, exasperate, annoy
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stark / sheer, downright, grim, bleak; absolutely
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placid / undisturbed, tranquil, quiet, serene
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to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun
abjure
harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly
stark
placate / satisfy, mollify, allay, conciliate
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abjure / affirm, avow, aver, profess
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calm, peaceful
placid
stark / bright, cheerful, embellished, ornate
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majestic, inspiring admiration and respect
august
abjure / forswear, retract, abstain from
abjure
indelible / erasable, impermanent, ephemeral
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remorse, regret
compunction
august / stately, dignified, exalted, venerable
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platitude / epigram, quip, witticism, bon mot
antonym
indelible / lasting, permanent
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compunction / scruple, qualm, misgiving, contrition
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a commonplace, stale, or trite remark
platitude
august / humble, base, mean, lowly, abject
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not able to be erased or removed; memorable
indelible
compunction / shamelessness, insouciance, nonchalance
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platitude / cliché, truism, bromide
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inactive; at rest
quiescent
beset / assail, harass, badger, pester, torment
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capable of being touched; real, concrete
tangible
decorum / seemliness, good form, propriety
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quiescent / still, inert, motionless, tranquil
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to attack from all sides; to surround, hem in; harassed, troubled; studded (as with jewels)
beset
proper behavior, good taste; orderliness
decorum
tangible / immaterial, imperceptible, insubstantial
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compulsion by threat; forcible confinement
duress
decorum / impropriety, bad form, bad taste
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quiescent / active, thriving, bustling, volatile
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tangible / perceptible, actual, evident
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duress / intimidation, coercion
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prowess / valor, courage, heroism, mastery, proficiency
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facsimile / variation, modification, permutation
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innocuous / feeble, impotent, unobjectionable, insipid
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to drink; to take in, absorb
imbibe
duress / persuasion, coaxing
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an exact copy
facsimile
imbibe / swallow, gulp, quaff, digest
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harmless, inoffensive; insignificant
innocuous
prowess / cowardice, incompetence, ineptitude
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facsimile / replica, duplicate, clone
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imbibe / eject, emit, expel, discharge
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innocuous / harmful, dangerous, pernicious, toxic, virulent
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extremely loud
stentorian
distinguished bravery; superior skill or ability
prowess
a cheerful readiness; brisk and eager action
alacrity
to fill with dismay or horror
appall
stentorian / hushed, inaudible, whispered, mute
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disparage / praise, extol, laud, plug
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alacrity / reluctance, unwillingness, hesitancy
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appall / shock, stupefy, horrify
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to belittle, speak slightingly of; to undervalue
disparage
stentorian / thundering, deafening, earsplitting
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alacrity / promptness, willingness, celerity
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disparage / degrade, decry, run down, underrate
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appall / please, cheer, gladden, elate, exhilarate
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to clarify, explain
elucidate
loquacious / silent, reticent, closemouthed, terse, taciturn
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magnanimous / petty, selfish, unforgiving, spiteful
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rescind / affirm, endorse, uphold, ratify
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vivacious / spirited, animated, ebullient
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elucidate / obscure, becloud, muddy, obfuscate
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talkative, wordy; fond of talking
loquacious
magnanimous / unselfish, charitable, noble, bighearted
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to repeal, cancel
rescind
lively, sprightly, full of energy
vivacious
elucidate / interpret, expand, explicate
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loquacious / gossipy, voluble, garrulous, long-winded
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generous in forgiving, above small meanness
magnanimous
rescind / withdraw, retract, annul, abrogate
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vivacious / dull, spiritless, listless, indolent
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